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  • Community Sensitization Keeping Yellow Fever at Bay in Uganda

    Namiganda Jael

    November 26, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kasese

    In response to an outbreak of yellow fever, the Ugandan government launched an awareness campaign through media, door-to-door outreach, drama performances, and community health workers. The country also introduced a free vaccination program for babies between nine and twelve months old, which distributed vaccines to about 150 babies in one state within its first several weeks.

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  • A mass vaccination campaign geared towards securing Ugandans against yellow fever

    Namiganda Jael

    September 30, 2022 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Following an outbreak of yellow fever, officials in the West Nile region of Uganda rolled out a mass vaccination campaign through community health centers and regional hospitals. Thanks to awareness efforts and diligent testing, the outbreak was addressed with no new infections, and vaccines for yellow fever are now being added to Uganda's routine vaccination schedule.

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  • Uganda's swift response to yellow fever outbreaks pays off despite challenges

    Namiganda Jael

    September 06, 2022 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Wakiso

    Uganda's National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response outlines procedures for detection, testing, and tracking of contagious illnesses. The strategy helped curb an outbreak of yellow fever in Wakiso district after health workers determined that the five cases that emerged there were in people who had recently traveled and brought the disease back with them.

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  • Youths Distribute ARVs During Lockdown to Curb Human Immunodeficiency

    Namiganda Jael

    September 23, 2021 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Volunteers around Kampala help people living with HIV – who often seek medical care far from their homes due to stigma - get their medications during COVID-19 lockdowns. The volunteers mainly use bicycles to deliver the medications and are assisted in reaching people in need by the patients’ doctors as well as community leaders, like members of parliament, who use social media platforms to advertise the services. A single volunteer, like Opio Kenneth, can deliver medications to five to ten clients a day. Another initiative, with several volunteers, has reached over 4,000 clients since 2020.

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