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How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan’s Fight against COVID-19 By Sharon Atieno Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan’s health system was weak and vulnerable due to decades of underfunding as a result of the economic crisis, the ever-increasing inflation rates coupled with political unrest. Thus when COVID-19 hit, the health system was more than overwhelmed. The Sudan Federal Ministry of Health identified the first case of COVID-19 in Sudan on 12 March 2020 and as of 20 December, 23,316 people contracted the virus, including 1,468 who died from the disease. To reduce COVID-19’s toll on communities and support the overwhelmed hospitals…

This feature tells testimonies of two parents who had children with clubfoot deformity and how they got helped . It also tells roles being taken by stake holders to ensure better and quality services to clubfoot treatment in UgandaIt was gathered and produced by Byamukama Alozious with the help of101.7 Mama FM staff and Health journalists Network Uganda HEJNU

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: PATIENT LED CONTACT TRACING HELPING UGANDAN MEDICS TO FIGHT DRUG RESISTANT TB BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, September 10, 2022 While attending a tailoring workshop in Luwero district in 2020, Faridah Namukwayo, 22, developed a little cough. For three weeks, Namukwayo took this as a usual cough that occasionally attacked her after a common cold or flu. However, everything changed when she coughed out blood in the sputum and was shocked by it. “I went to Kassana health center III. I was tested and found with Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital,”…

Women in rural Rwanda find affordable sanitary solutions By Violah Natukunda Before it clocks six in the morning, Alice Bazizane Twisenge is up to start preparing for her dayat school. Among her many early chores before she leaves is to fetch water and in the dry seasonshe has to walk at least three kilometers away from home. The 18-year old is the second born in a family of five girls and two boys living in Nyagitabirevillage in Kayonza district, Eastern Rwanda. For the teenage Twisenge, carrying a jerrycan for the three kilometers or any other cleaningchores at home is not…

By Namiganda Jael Despite the Yellow Fever disease being endemic in Africa, in Uganda identifying a patient suffering from it takes several tests which usually follow failure to detect Malaria and other common infections. The Assistant Commissioner for Disease Surveillance in the Ugandan ministry of health, Dr. Michael Mwanga,says there is no specific treatment for yellow fever; only supportive treatment is available to manage symptoms. Without treatment, up to 50% of severely affected persons die but there is a vaccine which provides life-time protection against the disease. He explains that yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by…

By Namiganda Jael In August 2020, Mr. Mark Oguma Oguti, and his daughter Claudia, were thrilled when they received news about the launch of the Yellow Fever Vaccination campaign in their area. Indeed, when the vaccination campaign rolled out in West Nile region, Oguti and his daughter were among the first people to be vaccinated. They were followed by hundreds of others who gathered at the Moyo Town Council headquarters to receive the jab. The vaccination exercise targeted about 1.6 million people, including children. According to Dr. Nsubuga Fred, the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization (UNEPI) senior Medical Officer,…

By Olivia Namaloba Palliative care is giving an extended lease of life for patients with serious illnesses in Hoima district. Even with the pain, patients hang in a little longer and face life with the medicines offered by trained health specialists to cushion the pain. This story was first published in UBC radio-Uganda

Easy access to water in Makima Village has improved school attendance, reduced deaths/injuries due to crocodile attacks and saves time for residents This story was first aired under County Fm

Breastfeeding mothers are among hundreds of traders who sell wares at Kibuye, in a bid to put food on their table on a daily basis. For a long time, those who go with their kids to the market have had to breastfeed them under unfavorable conditions such as dust, rain, sunlight and the normal hustles that come with being in a market. But now, things have changed for the better. In the middle of the market is the Kibuye Market Breastfeeding Centre. The Centre was opened about a month ago, following a partnership deal between the County government of Kisumu…

Biometrics register helping to improve health workers attendance in Uganda.This was first published in UBC -Uganda