Uganda’s Malaria Vaccination Programme Is Picking Up Pace
Families and health leaders say community health workers deserve much of the credit for rising uptake. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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A Nurse’s Vertical Commute: Scaling 1,000-Foot Ladders to Deliver Vaccines in Uganda
Agnes Nambozo, a Ugandan nurse, climbs treacherous mountain ladders to provide vaccines to remote communities, exemplifying how healthcare workers overcome extraordinary geographic barriers to reduce childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
All Eyes on Remote Uganda
At the River Kayo, Ugandan Ministry of Health and Carter Center staff are carefully monitoring the black flies that breed in its waters for evidence of the parasite that causes onchocerciasis.
Uganda’s Healthcare System Strains Under Wave of Cross-Border Medical Refugees
Emoter, a Ugandan-Czech NGO, provides essential medical services to thousands fleeing conflict zones, offering everything from basic painkillers to HIV testing in Uganda’s remote northern regions, where healthcare access is critical.
“It is a risk someone has to take”: the Catholic Nun Helping Vaccinate Thousands in Uganda’s Karamoja
Karamoja has faced intracommunal violence for decades, and as climate change exacerbates water scarcity, it’s getting worse. But vaccinator Sister Virginia Virgo is not backing down.