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  • Rift Valley Fever Surveillance

    Olivia Namaloba

    November 11, 2022 |

    UBC News |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    Heath care workers and Ugandan officials are containing Rift Valley Fever through heightened surveillance by a team that monitors and reports all potential cases. They also made symptoms clear to the public so they, too, can report potential cases.

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  • Maternal Health And Scan Use In Uganda

    Olivia Namaloba

    October 01, 2021 |

    Science Africa |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    M-SCAN is improving maternal health outcomes in Uganda by offering mobile ultrasounds to pregnant women. The health ministry recommends at least one ultrasound before a woman gives birth, but there are many barriers to access of these scans, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. M-SCAN has brought scans to over 1,000 women. The scans are brought to the homes of pregnant women at no cost. The mobile ultrasound scans have improved the ability of medical professionals to provide appropriate care to mothers and their newborns and have also decreased mothers’ anxieties by giving them peace of mind.

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