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Causes of cracked feet: diabetes, obesity

Gerald Businge — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:51:50 +0000

Causes of cracked feet are diabetes; obesity and this damage the foot nerves.

The aging process also interferes with one’s hormones causing hormonal imbalance.

Under-sweating, shortage of essential vitamins and minerals results into inadequate nutrients the skin.

Other causes of cracked feet are cold and hot whether, mal-alignment or poor positioning of the metatarsal bones, poor foot maintenance, i.e not washing the feet and wearing open shoes.

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NWSC disconnects Kyambogo University

Gerald Businge — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:46:32 +0000

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has disconnected Kyambogo University leaving the toilets there to stink.

The students and some of the administrators of Kyambogo University allege that NWSC disconnected the institution of learning over non payment. Now over 20,000 people the university houses are fetching water from nearby wells and dirty water sources.

Now we are told that the university’s sanitation and health services are poor due to the shortage of water at Kyambogo University.

Kyambogo University has been failing to address water problems for over three times. The students at Kyambogo University are planning a violent strike if their university fails to address the water crisis.

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Uganda in TB drug shortage but government plans to import drugs in September

Gerald Businge — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:14:41 +0000

Uganda is experiencing TB drugs but the National Resistance Movement government is planning to import the TB drugs in September. Today is March 15, 2012. We don’t know whether TB patients will not have died by September. Currently most hospitals in Uganda have run out of drugs.

The minister for Health, Christine Ondoa has told a press conference in Kampala this morning that the Government has earmarked 4 billion shillings to procure TB drugs starting with the month of September.

Ondoa says that the government is planning to distribute the drugs once imported to both private and government aided health centers across the country. TB is still one of the major causes of death in Uganda and Africa in general. Uganda registers, according to the ministry of health 330 per 1000 patients who report at the hospitals.

Uganda also experiences inadequate supply of fluorescent microscopes used in laboratories. The few microscopes the country has were procured a few years back by Global Fund grants.

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Hospitals run out of TB drugs

Gerald Businge — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:02:10 +0000

Shock and grief befell on patients as most of Uganda hospitals faces a shortage of tuberculosis drugs, an insider in Uganda’s ministry of health told our news informers today.

The monitoring and evaluation officer with Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS Uganda) also says that the shortage of tuberculosis drugs has lasted for the last four months.

The doctors at Mulago hospital told us that they realise the shortage but there is little they can do about the problem unless the ministry of health and the government comes in.

A source names some of the health centres and hospitals that have run out of tuberculosis drugs as Jinja Hospital, Walukuba health centre IV, Entebbe Hospital, Makerere University Hospital, Mbarara Teaching Hospital, Gulu Regional referral Hospital, Lalogi health centre IV and Nsawo health centre IV among others.

The Executive Director of Gulu Regional Hospital, Dr. Nathan Onyaci confirmed the shortage of tuberculosis drugs in Gulu and said many patients were lacking treatment due to the shortage.

The lead pharmacist in Jinja Hospital, John Kizito also confirms that there has been a delay in the distribution of tuberculosis drugs.

The Ministry of Health’s Permanent Secretary, Asuman Lukwago also confirmed the shortage and added that the National Drug Stores is doing whatever is possible to restock the drugs. Some of the drugs needed in the treatment of TB are Ethambitol, Isoniazial, Rifampicin and Pyranamide.

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Police open bids for Nsambya police land redevelopment

Gerald Businge — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:20:57 +0000

Police and other government officials have today opened bids that seek to redevelop Nsambya, Kibuli and Naguru police barracks. The police want to redevelop the barracks through a Public Private Partnership.

The redevelopment may save the Uganda Police officers from an acute shortage of housing units.

According to the programme, tens of thousands of police families have stated vacating the above barracks to allow the redevelopment of the above barracks.

The bidding process has been done at the Police Estate Department in Kampala. Over 20 companies have shown interest in working with the police to redevelop Nsambya, Kibuli and Naguru. The police Projects Manager, Jim Mugunga headed the opening exercise.

By Christine Kate

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Kampala calm after protests over electricity shortage

Gerald Businge — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:13:18 +0000

The Kampala central business district is calm, hours after traders staged demonstrations in different parts.

The protests were brought about following several days without power.

Several traders accused power distributor, UMEME of switching off power for days without any explanation on the matter.

The traders began their strike at Nasser Road; thereafter it spread to busy streets of Kikuubo, Luwum and William streets, among others.

Anti riot police was heavily deployed in the areas where the demonstrations were held, as traders held placards, protesting over the 24 hour load shedding schedule.

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