Description of the Proposed Centre

Photographic Impression of the Proposed Sickle cell Centre.  It will be constructed at Kawanda- Namalere. About 8 miles from Kampala city. 

It will be a three level building with 54 rooms comprising:
  • Association Head Offices
  • Sickle cell care centre that will work 24 hours
  • Laboratory
  • Library
  • Conference room
  • Guest Houses
  • Nursing Station
  • Doctor's room
  • Visiting doctor or nurse’s room
  • Medical & nurse students’ room
  • Record room
  • Computer room
  • Day Care wards
  • Pharmacy room
  • Consultation room
  • Counselling rooms

Projected Total Building Costs:-
  • About  2,000,000,000 Uganda Shilling
  • About  803,848.17 US dollars (exchange rate of $1 per 2488 shillings)
Bills of Quantities
  • Paid off by the Association
Building Plan & Approval
  • 3,000,000 Uganda Shillings
  • 1,639.00 US dollars
Architectural drawing
  • Donated by Joan Kigundu, Luyombya Architectural Company
Artstic Impression
  • 200, 000 Uganda Shillings
  • 109.00 US dollars
Why we need your Help!!!!
  • There is only one Sickle cell clinic in Uganda and it’s a day care centre, thus the proposed centre we intend to build will serve 24 hours and will be the first of its kind.  
  • Often there is patient over flow with lack of any emergency medical equipment at the available sickle cell day care centre.
  • The paediatric and adult patients are all seen in the same room and by a paediatrician.
  • Sickle cell patients get admitted to general wards yet they are prone to infections.
  • Counselling is done less often since the clinic does not have provision for counselling, yet it is very necessary and is done voluntarily by SAU staff in the waiting area.
  • Sickle cell Association of Uganda is now located at Kawanda - Namalere Bombo Road and this is where the new Sickle cell centre will be constructed.

Yes you can end the suffering of sickle cell patients in Uganda. Please join us and help donate towards this noble cause! Contact us here.

Every minute Sickle cell disease claims a life of a child in Uganda!

Out of the 33,000 babies born with this disease, 80% of them die before celebrating their 5th birthday.

Hence average survival is less than 5 years as compared to that of Jamaica which is 55 years. 

Please get in touch here to offer your support, comments, join our mailing list or to make a donation. 

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