How Uganda’s health sector has been liberated overtime
Like it or not, Uganda’s health sector is better than before! Annually , 26th of January is the liberation day , an opportunity to appreciate our past political ,and socio economic history .To me this is not just a mere commemoration time for institutional evaluation pivotal in reinforcing government performance . Let’s gaze at the
- Published in National
Proper sanitation, hygiene, clean and safe water as strategic complements to vaccination against polio.
By: Bahikire Daraus While Uganda and the African continent were celebrating the eradication of polio as declared by WHO’s Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, another variant of the polio virus that occurs in under immunized communities with poor sanitation is spreading across parts of Asia and Africa. 31 African countries including Uganda
- Published in Vaccination
Vaccination of children as a parental responsibility
According to the Global Health Consortium, (2012), vaccine-preventable diseases are responsible for nearly 20% of the 8.8 million deaths per year among children. As of 2012, Uganda had one of the largest populations of unimmunized children in Eastern and Southern Africa. Out of the 19 countries in the region, Uganda came in at 18 (second
- Published in Child Health