After a long silence, we return with an even better experience. Will be letting you know

.Hope Fortunate Achiro : There are new treatment options.
1. Gene editing option
2. Bone marrow transplant
If you are found both carriers..please break up and if you don’t use the IVF route. It costs 60m

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.Robert Kabushenga .African Role Models

.Hope Fortunate Achiro : what is not clear that doctors don’t say is that 1/4 is for every pregnancy.

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.Daniel Roy O'dur : Before getting married … can we test first

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.Daniel Roy O'dur : Where there is higher prevalence of malaria there is higher prevalence of sickle cells though it needs t be expounded by medics

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.Robert Kabushenga :When i was talking to Minister .Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero i was told ….The epi centers are Lango tooro and Tororo.

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.Hope Fortunate Achiro : Uganda in Africa is third prevalent after Congo and Tanzania. 20000 children born & tested are, yearly.

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.Hope Fortunate Achiro : If i was to marry a person with HIV and that who has sickle cells, i would marry one with HIV because HIV is not that expensive to treat like sickle cells.

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.Hope Fortunate Achiro : They estimate 13% of our population are carriers and by 2050 it will be 30%
Everyone should test.. ur sugar Mammie, boy friend, girl friend, side dish.
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.Robert Kabushenga : As a parent how does it affect you?

.Hope Fortunate Achiro : Its emotionally draining… Everything you ar raring it on guilt its what you cant take away.

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.Robert Kabushenga .African Role Models .Hope Fortunate Achiro

.Hope Fortunate Achiro : Its emotionally draining…. because they reach a point of almost loosing their lives.
We are medics and we have all failed at this … its not easy.

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.Robert Kabushenga .African Role Models .Hope Fortunate Achiro

An intergenerational hug between Hon. Rhoda Kalema and a pupil who just rapped a song at the Uganda Women's Network #5NWW #Re -imagining women's organizing

Leadership!

Happy Birthday Boss. You are having way too much fun!

I'm honoured to be named among #BBC100Women , alongside remarkable individuals Michelle Obama, Wanjira Mathai, Amal Clooney, Aitana Bonmatí Conca, Gloria Steinem, & America Ferrera.

Thank you very much BBC 100 Women for this incredible acknowledgment! Read more bbc.in/3QRgSs2

Rose Nanyonga Clarke PhD Michael Niyitegeka & the guys at @refactory_ug thank you for letting us at African Role Models use your place at Clarke International University to get our first cohort of the #360Fellowship started. Who knows where this will take us? The key is always to start

Here is a recording of our conversation with Acaye Kerunen twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdKr…

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This was such a powerful conversation. If you missed this, here is the recording twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvKp…

African Role Models Powerful story, Aamito!
Your focus and intentionality is such a testimony, 👏🏾

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