HEALTH

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto Moroto regional referral hospital in partnership with Karenga district health department and other development partners are preparing to provide comprehensive medical services to the expected thousands of visitors and locals during the Karamoja Cultural Event slated for 2-9 September 2024. This development was announced by Dr. Stephen …

Minister Anifah Kawooya with the Graduands. (Credit: Lawrence Okwakol) By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa The state minister in charge general duties in the ministry of health Anifah Kawooya urged graduating nurses and midwives to stick to their professionalism and desist from getting involved in patient’s mistreatment and harassment which is an outcry …

President Bwire with her Rotary team in Moroto (Photo: Timothy Eodu) By Agustine Olule As Karamoja sub region gears up the fight against Malnutrition which is caused by not eating enough food to maintain proper body function, or eating an imbalanced diet that does not provide the body with the …

By Timothy Eodu, Edward Akaki As the Family Planning narrative is not a good subject of discussion in Karamoja due to the entrenched cultural and religious beliefs, an impact has been realized and steadily being up taken in the region and Teso over the five years of the RISE program …

Nakapiripirit HCIII, which covers 11 villages and 5 parishes, including Nakapiripirit Town Council, registers over 50 patients daily. Whereas this figure seems big, it could have even been much more had the surrounding community sought health care in time. According to the Health Center in charge, assistant nursing officer, Hellen …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 Uganda is among twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the vaccine alliance, GAVI, have announced in a …

By Timothy Eodu Moroto Regional Referral is currently refurbishing old beds to support lower units that do not have enough but also Kaabong School of nursing due to the limited number of beds at the school so as to improve on their services. This was revealed to KaramojaNews by the …

By Timothy Eodu Select midwives from the districts of Amudat, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, Napak and Moroto have completed a one week’s training on emergency response to obstetric operations, maternal and neonatal care, and gynecology among others. The training which was held at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital last week brought together medical …

  By Edward Akaki Karamoja, a semi-arid pastoralist region found in the North Eastern part of the country, Uganda has over the years been faced with harsh climatic change effects, cattle rustling, coupled with the disarmament process, escalating insecurity and looming hunger. This has hit the region so hard most …

The Herbalists during the Inception meeting at KALIP in Moroto By Timothy Eodu National Environment Management Authority has launched the Access to Benefits Sharing-ABS project in Karamoja, partnering with a local Community Based Organization- Karamoja Women Cultural Group as the implementer. The launch that was held on Thursday 15th June …