By Our Reporter
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A third year student of Medicine & Surgery at Makerere College of Health Services has succumbed to sickle cell disease.
Joshua Bagenda died on Thursday, at Mulago Hospital’s ICU where he had been admitted on critical condition. The immediate cause of death was Aspiration Pneumonia. He has ben a resident of Mitchell Hall.
The Medical Students Fraternity shared the sad news on Twitter today, 15th December, 2023.
“It’s with heavy hearts and sorrow that we announce the death of one of us Bagenda Joshua, 21/U/0019, a 3rd year Bachelors of Medicine & Surgery student at Makerere College of Health Services. He succumbed to Aspiration Pneumonia following ICU admission at Mulago Hospital due to a sickle cell.” Reads the message.
