Uganda Cancer Institute - Uganda Multimedia News & Information https://www.weinformers.com Politics, Health, Sceince, Business, Agriculture, Culture, Tourism, Women, Men, Oil, Sports Sat, 30 Apr 2016 08:19:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Makerere shows solidarity with Cancer institute https://www.weinformers.com/2016/04/30/makerere-shows-solidarity-with-cancer-institute/ https://www.weinformers.com/2016/04/30/makerere-shows-solidarity-with-cancer-institute/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2016 08:19:27 +0000 http://www.weinformers.com/?p=44906 As the country continues to register more cancer cases, Makerere students from the psychology school this week walked to the cancer institute as a way of showing solidarity with the patients and the doctors over what is now happening in the country in regards to the disease. The students led by their dean, Prof. Julius Kikoma […]

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]]> Uganda-Cancer-InstituteAs the country continues to register more cancer cases, Makerere students from the psychology school this week walked to the cancer institute as a way of showing solidarity with the patients and the doctors over what is now happening in the country in regards to the disease. The students led by their dean, Prof. Julius Kikoma and the acting vice chancellor, Prof. Basasha say they can put their expertise to preventing cancer to practice since it is so crucial in addition to the medical approach but Prof. Basasha tasked the psychology students to encourage the rest to also do the same as a gesture to show support to the institute.

On receiving the students and their heads, the director Uganda cancer institute, Dr. Jackson Oryem said the misery at the institute should be shared by all of the citizens instead of the institute and the patients and on this matter he emphasized awareness as a key factor if cancer is to be scaled down. He further challenged the population to always check up for cancer among other silent disease to avoid ending up in hospital when the situation is worse.

The students also donated a number of items to the institute and also engaged in community work around the institute as they were accompanied by the cranes head coach Micho and singer Moze radio.

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]]> https://www.weinformers.com/2016/04/30/makerere-shows-solidarity-with-cancer-institute/feed/ 0 Cancer survivors petition Parliament over drug defeciency at Cancer Institute https://www.weinformers.com/2015/04/15/cancer-survivors-petition-parliament-over-drug-shortage-at-the-cancer-institute/ https://www.weinformers.com/2015/04/15/cancer-survivors-petition-parliament-over-drug-shortage-at-the-cancer-institute/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:30:42 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=40596 The Women Cancer survivors have petitioned Parliament over the shortage over the deficiency of drugs at the Uganda Cancer Institute. In their petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, the women urged government to increase cancer drugs at Institute, saying the number of cancer patients has increased and the drugs are low in stock. The […]

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]]> Cancer UgandaThe Women Cancer survivors have petitioned Parliament over the shortage over the deficiency of drugs at the Uganda Cancer Institute.
In their petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, the women urged government to increase cancer drugs at Institute, saying the number of cancer patients has increased and the drugs are low in stock.
The women under the Uganda Women’s Cancer Support Organization (UWOCASO) said government should increase funding toward provision of drugs, control and management of cancer.
“People being diagnosed with cancer have increased in number, but we have only one treatment center which cannot accommodate the growing numbers of the cancer patients,” said Rebecca Mayengo the Chairperson UWOCASO.
The women’s plea to the Speaker was that government speeds up the process of installing another radiotherapy machine and other equipment in the Cancer Institute.
Mayengo told the Speaker that their organization had learnt that 200 patients received treatment form radiotherapy daily with 50 others under going review.
One of the survivors narrated to the Speaker how she was continuously deferred because of the radiotherapy machine breakdown.
“I moved to mulago for five months without being worked on, the machine would breakdown because of the many numbers of people being worked on, so I would be told to come back next time,” she said.
The women also recommended for the integration of supportive and palliative cancer care to improve on the quality of life of the cancer patients.
In her response to the women petitioners Kadaga thanked the women for their concern and for exposing the silent killer disease.
Kadaga informed the women that their petition was timely and reassured them that Parliament would consider their concerns when the budget process begins.
“I am going to forward this petition to the Committee on Health so that your proposals are captured during the budget process,” she stressed.
UWOCASO brings together a group of breast cancer survivors. It was founded in 2004 by five survivors but has continued to attract more survivors and well wishers. The current membership is 50 survivors.
Meanwhile the burial of NTV News Anchor Rosemary Nankabirwa who succumbed to Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cancer at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi on Sunday 12th April 2015 will be buried today in Kinoni Masaka. This the third reknown media personality that has died of cancer in Uganda this year following the demise of Dan Kyazze and Bbale Francis

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