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The disease affected children aged 5–15 years, mainly in the Acholi sub-region and a few in the Lango sub-region. [71] Over 3,000 confirmed cases were documented as of 2012, with Uganda having the highest number of cases in the world. [72] The disease has profound health effects on children, families, and communities. [73]
With a focus on infectious diseases, IDI operates in five main areas: Prevention, Care and Treatment: IDI supports over 100,000 HIV+ people across Uganda in both urban and rural settings in Uganda (both directly, and in partnership with government and non-government health facilities). This translates into about 10% of the national effort.
There is a shortage of essential drugs in Uganda that are needed to treat the most prevalent diseases among children in the country. According to Uganda Country Working Group, 32–50% of vital medications to treat the most common disease such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, TB, diabetes, diarrhea, and hypertension are not easily accessible ...
Uganda's health system is composed of health ... not-for-profit organizations for HIV/AIDS counseling and treatment. [2] ... diseases, prostate cancers, infertility ...
The Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases (UPCID), established in 2004, is a joint program between Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and the Uganda Cancer Institute. [16] [17] [18] The program works to understand and treat infection-related cancers in the United States and abroad.
The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) is a medical research institute owned by the Uganda government that carries out research on communicable diseases in man and animals, with emphasis on viral transmitted infections. UVRI is a component of Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO), an umbrella organization for health research ...
The 2017 Uganda Marburg virus outbreak was confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 20 October 2017 after there had been an initial fatality due to the virus. [ 6 ] The Ugandan Ministry of Health indicated that an individual had died of the virus on 19 October; the following day, 20 October, WHO released a press statement regarding ...
Busoga Health Forum was established in 2020 to respond to health issues that are faced by women, children, and young people to promote healthier families and communities in Busoga through a combination of research and evaluation, health systems strengthening, quality improvement and lobbying among other ways.