Giving Opportunity: Fitness with Purpose: Help Us Bring Sickle Cell Testing Closer to Home

Every year, over 20,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease in Uganda, yet 80% won’t live to see their fifth birthday. In the Rwenzori region, this painful reality remains largely unspoken. But silence doesn't heal, and distance shouldn't delay care.

Currently, diagnostic testing for sickle cell is only available at centrally located labs, with turnaround times stretching up to a month. For a region served by the high-volume Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, this is not just inconvenient; it’s a matter of life and death.

That’s why Bakann Fitness, in partnership with local health and advocacy partners, is hosting the Fitness Day Celebrations on 28th June 2025 at King Oyo Sports Arena–Bukwali (along Fort Portal–Kamwenge Road).

This is more than a fitness event; it’s a community-driven fundraiser with clear goals:

1. Raise awareness about sickle cell disease in the Rwenzori region.

2. Mobilize funds to procure an HB electrophoresis machine for timely, local testing.

3. Support access to critical treatment like hydroxyurea.

🎽 Participate by donating:

• 25K (comes with a kit: vest & bottle)

• 10K (without a kit)

🏃🏾‍♂️ Activities:

• 10km & 5km marathons

• Aerobics

• Dance Fitness

• CrossFit on the field

🕖 Event starts at 7:00 AM

📞 For more info: +256(0)772 490 276 / +256(0)7087 559 977

Let’s turn our strides into solutions. Together, we can give every child born with sickle cell disease in Rwenzori a fighting chance.

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