By Nangayi Guyson – A Man in Uganda’s Buyende district known to be Mr Vincent Onyango undressed himself in public before doctors in protest over poor government health facility services and unfair demands from medics at the facility centers. Mr Vincent Onyango who took the boy he adopted after he found him dumped in a dust bin for treatment, got infuriated after a hospital staff asked him for gloves before they could attend to a three-year-old child who was dying of pain from wound. In his statement, Onyango, said,“I am a good Samaritan sympathizing with this innocent boy with septic... Continue Reading
Written by Kizito Makoye in Dar es Salaam – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) has introduced telemedicine- a distant diagnosis platform in which health workers use cell phone technology to carry out distance diagnosis through a web-based programme. Cell phone diagnosis-which was initially applied in the field of dermatology (skin disorders) -has apparently come to the rescue of many patients in rural Tanzania- who could not be diagnosed due to lack of expertise necessitated by poor logistics and infrastructures. Through telemedicine- clinical officers could use of their cell phones to capture images and record information of complex... Continue Reading
8 May 2011 is World Thalassaemia Day and the world over, the spotlight will be on thalassaemia, a condition that affects the lives of thousands. Thalassaemia, an inherited blood disorder is the result of a genetic defect that causes anaemia (an insufficiency of red blood cells). According to Dr Natasha Sewpersad, a clinical haematologist based at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban: “Thalassaemia affects mainly people of Mediterranean as well as south and south-east Asian descent. It is especially common where there is a high rate of intermarriage within a community.” People who carry a single abnormal gene... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – It is going to be another tough week for now famous Loliondo cup cure seekers as the services conducted by Rev. Ambikile Mwasapila were suspended from yesterday till this Friday following the death of the herbalist’s son. According to Shout-Africa.com sources in Arusha, the Reverend’s son, Jackson Mwasapila (43) who was living in Babati District in Manyara, died yesterday morning of malaria. There were confirmed information that the government was willing to take charge in ensuring that Rev. Mwasapila who has claimed the name ‘Babu” (grandfather) is flied to the funeral area, a several hours... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna: The United Nations says the world must dramatically step up its existing efforts to conquer malaria if it is to reach the goal of near zero deaths from the disease – which, despite being preventable and curable, currently kills almost eight hundred thousand (800,000) people people every year – by 2015, the United Nations warns today. Ahead of World Malaria Day, which is officially observed on the 25th of April every year, The Secretary-General of UN Mr. Ban Ki-moon said the goal will not be met unless there is “an extraordinary intensification” in two key areas.... Continue Reading
