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Nodding disease kills 200 children in Uganda
By Pascal Kwesiga
Over 200 children have so far died of the mysterious Nodding disease in northern Uganda where it broke out three years ago.
The Ministry of Health reported early this month that it had recorded 66 deaths as a result of the disease. The number has since more than tripled.
The ministry on Tuesday also announced that the number of children infected with the disease had also risen to over 3,000 from 2,000 that was reported at the beginning of this year.
In an interview with New Vision, the commissioner for health services, Dr. Anthony Mbonye, said they were investigating reports that the disease that has been concentrated in Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader districts has spread to Lira and the surrounding areas.
Mbonye added that in Tumangu sub-county in Kitgum, almost every household has at least a Read more…
Ugandan police battle students, opposition
KAMPALA — Fresh battles pitted Ugandan police against students in Kampala, and against opposition supporters in a western province Friday, a day after similar clashes left 57 people injured, officials said.
Opposition supporters are protesting a rise in the cost of living and what they say is bad governance by President Yoweri Museveni. On Thursday police fought running battles with opposition supporters hurling stones in several Read more…
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