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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88381, member: 27"]
Uganda's first bone-marrow transplant center is $4 million short of opening its doors, and a coalition just rallied to close that gap.

The Lubowa facility and what it treats
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[*]JCRC is building the center in Lubowa, Uganda.
[*]It will handle leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell disease.
[*]Only Kenya has a comparable facility in East Africa.
[*]Dr. Cissy Kityo says infrastructure investment is already substantial.
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Funding push and partners involved
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[*]Pearl Bank pledged 200 million Ugandan shillings to it.
[*]An online donation portal accepts mobile money and cards.
[*]Rotary Uganda is spearheading the fundraising campaign efforts.
[*]Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga praised the whole collaboration.
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Pearl Bank's rebrand and broader mission
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[*]Julius Kakeeto leads the bank formerly called PostBank Uganda.
[*]Rebranding reflects expanded financial-services ambitions for Pearl Bank.
[*]Kakeeto frames the project as a strategic health investment.
[*]It aligns with national goals to cut overseas treatment costs.
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JCRC's legacy in Ugandan healthcare
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[*]JCRC launched in 1991 as an antiretroviral therapy pioneer.
[*]The new unit positions Uganda as a regional medicine leader.
[*]Sickle-cell disease impacts many families across central Uganda.
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