Without access to consistent, accurate vaccine-related information and meaningful community participation, anti-vaccine movements will exploit the loopholes to manipulate and bias the public. Lessons ought to be drawn from 2019, where nearly 150 measles-related deaths were recorded, according to the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization.
The estimated 150 deaths represented a nearly 100 per cent increase from 2018, as a result of misinformation about the after-effects of the measles-rubella vaccine.
Over time, vaccination programs across the globe have positively contributed to a decline in mortality and morbidity from vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, among others, by providing herd immunity.
This success is partly attributed to high vaccine acceptance, awareness, accessibility, affordability and activation. For instance, the eradication of smallpox speaks volumes about the vaccination program. However, the rapid spread of misinformation through vari
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A district in Uganda is celebrating new heights of success today, thanks to its hard work and a partnership with the University of Calgary.
Bushenyi District in southwest Uganda has been recognized as the 2019-2020 best-performing district in health care among 134 districts in the east African nation.
“It was great to hear Bushenyi was recognized! This is the first time in 15 years the district has been awarded this honour. The Ministry of Health monitors about 26 health service delivery indicators every year to determine the district rankings,” says Bushenyi’s district health officer, Dr. Edward Mwesigye.
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A district in Uganda is celebrating new heights of success today, thanks to its hard work and a partnership with the University of Calgary.
Bushenyi District in southwest Uganda has been recognized as the 2019-2020 best-performing district in health care among 134 districts in the east African nation.
“It was great to hear Bushenyi was recognized! This is the first time in 15 years the district has been awarded this honour. The Ministry of Health monitors about 26 health service delivery indicators every year to determine the district rankings,” says Bushenyi’s district health officer, Dr. Edward Mwesigye.
Daily Monitor
Monday February 08 2021
A man wears a mask on 8th Street, Namuwongo in Kampala on September 1, 2020. PHOTO/ DAVID LUBOWA
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Health facilities in Kampala Metropolitan Area have registered 48 per cent decline in acute respiratory illnesses among children aged below five, a new report indicates.
Up to 21,983 deaths nationally occurred among children aged below five, who suffered from respiratory illnesses, with pneumonia being one of the major causes, according to the 2019/2020 Annual Health Sector Performance Report.
Dr Theresa Piloya, a paediatric endocrinologist at Makerere University, who led the study in six health facilities in two sub-counties in Wakiso District, attributed the decline to Covid-19 prevention measures such as hand washing and wearing facemasks.