Pader’s malaria focal person Cyprian Odong, shared shocking details during the meeting saying out of 230,086 individuals tested for malaria in Pader, 125,159 tested positive, resulting in a distressing 54% infection rate.
While attending the meeting held at Kibuli Senior Secondary School, Dr. Hellen Aanyu, a Pediatrician at Mulago National Referral Hospital said many undiagnosed children miss school unnecessarily because of failure to diagnose them early so that they are enrolled in treatment.
CoRSU has played a leading role in providing surgical and rehabilitation services to people with disabilities, going beyond medical treatment to ensure that individuals regain their physical independence and reintegrate into society with dignity.
Dr. Ronald Miria Ocaatre, supervisor of the mass polio vaccination campaign in the Moroto region, noted that progress had been made despite the challenges encountered by the team. He emphasized that the campaign had gone well across most of the district, but the network issues hindered data upload in three sub-counties.
