Health briefs
Jul 25, 2006
<b>URCS donates</b><br>SOROTI - Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) recently donated mosquito nets to people living in Kapelebyong Internally Displaced People’s camp.
URCS donates
SOROTI - Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) recently donated mosquito nets to people living in Kapelebyong Internally Displaced People’s camp. LC1 chairman Peter Ewalu said malaria was a problem in the camp, yet it had no resident doctor.
Health fair
LUWERO - more than half the number of girls between the age of 15 and 24 have had sex in exchange for favours or gifts, often with men 10 years older, according to research by Save the Children USA. This was said recently during the launch of a health fair at Kasana organised by Young Empowered and Healthy.
Free treatment
WAKISO - Residents of Nakawuka were recently examined and given free treatment by doctors from Nsambya hospital during the launch of Ngolongolo Community Based Organisation. The campaign will include HIV/AIDS and malaria awareness.
Surgical camp
MBALE - This year’s annual surgical camp and conference will cover the eastern region, with Mbale as the host. The camp, which runs from Sunday to next Saturday, will see surgeons, nurses and aesthetic teams all over the country conduct mass surgery for all complications free of charge. Dr. Robert Ssentongo, the secretary of the Association of Surgeons of Uganda, also the head of Plastic Surgery Mulago Hospital, says the exercise will cover Tororo, Pallisa and Kapchorwa districts.
MOH trains
KAMPALA - The Ministry of Health has finalised arrangements of training private medical practitioners on the new malaria drug to ensure proper usage. John Rwakimari of National Malaria Control Programme said the ministry, in conjunction with AFFORD and the President Bush Initiative, will embark on the training nationwide, targeting rural areas. He was addressing The Civil Society Organisations’ consultative meeting at Hotel Africana recently.
50% reduction
MBARARA - The director of Mbarara Community Hospital, Dr. Nathan Kalema, has offered a reduction of 50% to elders from Ankole who come for treatment at his hospital as long as they produce an identification card from Nkore Older Persons Association. Addressing a meeting of the association recently.
New programme
KAMPALA - People living with HIV/AIDS recently launched a programme that provides an opportunity for exchanging ideas on issues related to their rights with a theme, Tukyogereko (let us talk about it). The programme coordinator, Richard Serunkuma, said the main aim was to advocate a law and agitate for services that ensure quality life for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Mulago plans
KAMPALA - Soon, patients will not have to incur high costs of treatment abroad for complicated conditions like neuro surgery. The Public Relations Officer Mulago Hospital, Eliphaz Sekabira, recently said efforts to address professional inadequacies are under way.The Health Service Commission has directed the Dean, College of Health Sciences Makerere University, to establish training programmes in medicine.
SOROTI - Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) recently donated mosquito nets to people living in Kapelebyong Internally Displaced People’s camp. LC1 chairman Peter Ewalu said malaria was a problem in the camp, yet it had no resident doctor.
Health fair
LUWERO - more than half the number of girls between the age of 15 and 24 have had sex in exchange for favours or gifts, often with men 10 years older, according to research by Save the Children USA. This was said recently during the launch of a health fair at Kasana organised by Young Empowered and Healthy.
Free treatment
WAKISO - Residents of Nakawuka were recently examined and given free treatment by doctors from Nsambya hospital during the launch of Ngolongolo Community Based Organisation. The campaign will include HIV/AIDS and malaria awareness.
Surgical camp
MBALE - This year’s annual surgical camp and conference will cover the eastern region, with Mbale as the host. The camp, which runs from Sunday to next Saturday, will see surgeons, nurses and aesthetic teams all over the country conduct mass surgery for all complications free of charge. Dr. Robert Ssentongo, the secretary of the Association of Surgeons of Uganda, also the head of Plastic Surgery Mulago Hospital, says the exercise will cover Tororo, Pallisa and Kapchorwa districts.
MOH trains
KAMPALA - The Ministry of Health has finalised arrangements of training private medical practitioners on the new malaria drug to ensure proper usage. John Rwakimari of National Malaria Control Programme said the ministry, in conjunction with AFFORD and the President Bush Initiative, will embark on the training nationwide, targeting rural areas. He was addressing The Civil Society Organisations’ consultative meeting at Hotel Africana recently.
50% reduction
MBARARA - The director of Mbarara Community Hospital, Dr. Nathan Kalema, has offered a reduction of 50% to elders from Ankole who come for treatment at his hospital as long as they produce an identification card from Nkore Older Persons Association. Addressing a meeting of the association recently.
New programme
KAMPALA - People living with HIV/AIDS recently launched a programme that provides an opportunity for exchanging ideas on issues related to their rights with a theme, Tukyogereko (let us talk about it). The programme coordinator, Richard Serunkuma, said the main aim was to advocate a law and agitate for services that ensure quality life for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Mulago plans
KAMPALA - Soon, patients will not have to incur high costs of treatment abroad for complicated conditions like neuro surgery. The Public Relations Officer Mulago Hospital, Eliphaz Sekabira, recently said efforts to address professional inadequacies are under way.The Health Service Commission has directed the Dean, College of Health Sciences Makerere University, to establish training programmes in medicine.