Uganda is preparing to immunize its citizens against Pneumonia according to the Ministry of Health in Kampala.

The vaccine will be made available in public hospitals by April 2013. The symptoms of Pneumonia are high fever, cough and difficulty in breathing seen in fast breathing and grunting.

The ministry of health has called on parents and all Ugandans in general to reduce on indoor pollution and crowding in their homes if they are to successfully fight pneumonia.

Indoor pollution can be reduced through improvement of ventilation, reducing the number of babies born and use of clean fuel for cooking to cut down on harmful smoke in the home.

Dr Sabrina Bakeera Kitaka, a specialist in paediatric infectious diseases, says pneumonia kills 56 babies every day in Uganda.

Dr Kitaka says episodes of pneumonia commonly occur along with diarrheal illnesses, and mortality in children sick with both pneumonia and diarrhoea is greater than mortality from either illness alone. The under-five mortality in Uganda currently stands at 90 from 138 per 1000 live births.

Pneumonia is preventable with vaccines that are only available in private hospitals in Uganda at the moment. In Uganda currently, a dose of synflorix vaccine for babies costs 100,000 shillings for each dose. A complete dose costs 300,000 for babies between one to two years while one dose for babies between two to five costs 140,000 shillings.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports indicate that pneumonia accounts for one fifth of childhood deaths around the world.

Ends

The post Uganda to immunize people against Pneumonia first appeared on Uganda Multimedia News & Information.

amooti of amarula family dozing (Red Pepper photo)

It is said Amooti who works at Beat Fm has been seen sleeping in night clubs such as A-Y pub in Makindye, New Life bar in Nakulabye and Password pub also in Nakulabye.

In fact Amooti have been heard telling his pals that he doesn’t know what has happened to him because he has turned himself into a sleeping master.

But Amooti is not alone. Many people experience sleeping disorders that make them sleep at work while some fail to sleep at all. Here is more information on what causes sleeping disorders and how you can solve them.

Why people dose off during the day or office hours

A doctor explain what causes drowsiness during the day and causes you to sleep in office or public places.

Daytime dozing may be a warning of a stroke

A story by Reuters from a research by Bernadette Boden-Albala of Columbia University in New York and colleagues that found a link between day time dozing and stroke.

Sleep disorders and how o stop them

A story on symptoms, treatment and help for common sleep disorders

The post Why many people like Amarula Family’s Amooti sleep at work first appeared on Uganda Multimedia News & Information.