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Uganda's Ntungamo District tackles through various interventions

Uganda has been grappling with a malaria crisis for years. Despite concerted efforts by health workers, malaria remains the leading condition among all outpatient diagnoses (OPD) for all ages, accounting for 32.1 per cent of all OPD attendances. Muhwezi Robert Biostatistician at Ntungamo District Local Government ...

Village Health Teams in Uganda's Ntungamo District lead the fight against Malaria

In the fight against malaria in Uganda's Ntungamo district, Village Health Teams (VHTs) are playing a vital role. Banzimbana Phenehasi, a VHT based in Kabingo village, Nyamunuuka Town Council, is one such individual. He is among the over 1000 VHTs that were trained by the Ministry of Health with support from (Unit...

Millions more children to benefit from malaria vaccine as UNICEF secures supply

NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN 16 August 2022 — UNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to USD 170 million [1] . The landmark award will lead to 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) being available over the next three years, potentially saving thousands of live...

A day in the life of an essential worker

Every day in Pacaka parish in Nebbi District in the West Nile sub region of Uganda, 30 men and women pick up their health information packs, referral registers and in some cases medicine kits, then ride or walk to different homesteads to inform, educate and monitor the health of the community members. Even as vari...

Why escape COVID-19 only to die of malaria?

Uganda has been at war battling with the COVID-19 pandemic since 21 March 2020. The country’s worries about the virus are justified; COVID-19 infections can easily overwhelm the health system due to an increased demand for services and disruption of essential health service delivery at both facility and community ...

Community health workers lead fight against malaria

Malaria is a life-threatening disease and currently the third largest killer of children after pneumonia and diarrhoea, globally. In Uganda, malaria accounts for 14.5 per cent of under-five deaths. Children under five, pregnant women are more at risk of contracting the disease. When children contract malaria, thei...

UK Government strengthens Uganda’s response to fight malaria

KAMPALA, 29 July 2019 – The UK government is supporting the Government of Uganda’s response to fight malaria among the most vulnerable particularly women and children. In Uganda, malaria, a preventable and treatable disease, kills 14 children under five years every day. The five-year support worth two hundred and ...

iCCM turns district from drug stock out victim to surplus donor

The remote district of Kaberamaido in Eastern Uganda is full of praise now that the district has adequate essential drugs especially those needed to treat malaria. This is attributed to the on-going integrated Community Case Management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea (iCCM) and the indoor residual spraying (IR...

17 districts roll out Mass Action Against Malaria initiative to wipe out the disease

17 districts in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub regions have rolled out the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) initiative to wipe out malaria. The districts have established MAAM taskforces whose representation include heads of technical departments, political and security heads. The district taskforces are either chai...

“Test and Treat” strategy reinforced in the implementation of UKaid’s Malaria Programme

If your under five year old is experiencing a high temperature, headache and fever, it does not necessary mean that he/she is suffering from malaria. The health workers or village health teams must carry out a malaria test on the child that is unwell for confirmation. Akello Susan, 20-year-old, resident of Lalem ...

Meet a VHT who diagnoses and treats malaria among under five children day and night

Franics Komakech is one of the village health team members that diagnoses and treats malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the UKaid funded Strengthening of Uganda’s Response to Malaria (SURMa). While the SURMa progamme started in November 2017, Komakech has been a VHT of Pawatomer West village for the last 5 yea...

Atim miscarriaged at 3 months due to Malaria, is now better informed to protect her unborn baby

21-year-old Atim Cecilia is 8 months pregnant and is looking forward to completing her pregnancy cycle and deliver a bouncing baby. Atim, a resident of Atura Township, Aber Sub Country in Oyam district, learnt from her mistake that cost her a three months pregnancy due to malaria. “My mistake was that I was not sl...