East African Gazette
Kiboga District
The number of people seeking access for treatment at Lwamata Health III has risen, calling for more infrastructures to serve the community.
In an effort to improve health service delivery, Rotary Club of Nakasero central in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kiboga has donated machine aspirators to Lwamata health Center III Lwamata subcounty in Kiboga district to facilitate the easy treatment for communities.
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The Use of machine aspirator
A suction machine, an aspirator, is a type of medical device that is primarily used for removing obstructions like mucus, saliva, blood, or secretions from a person’s airway
Rotary also painted out the dilapidated building and provided 10beds and 10 mattresses.
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Speaking with the East African Gazette, Jovet Tweheyo, the President of the Rotary Club of Nakasero Central, revealed that with the support they have rendered to the health center, we believe the community will have smiling faces.
“As Rotatory we are committed to improve the health status of the community and this will go with improving sanitation especially r water sources to reduce waterborne diseases that affect their economic production” Tweheyo
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She noted that more patients prefer coming to the health center for treatment than going to the neighboring health center like Bukomero to get health service, therefore we are committed to restore hope in the lives of the communities so that people become more productive and even they are treated faster on visiting the health centre.
During the commemoration of the World Polio Day over 50,000 babies were vaccinated
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Parental guided is need in nurturing children
Josephine Kayangire, a specialist in mental health said 80 percent of the accidents are caused by motorcycle riders (boda- bodas). Kayanire said if you work long hours and do not sleep you may end up with mental illness.
She warned the cyclists against drinking while driving passengers, adding that some of them get the drink and place it in the jacket and drink using a straw.
She said others chew mayirungi (Miraa) or Khat mixed with bubble gum while riding but later it prevents them not to sleep at night which is wrong for human health. Currently 30 percent of the Ugandans are mad, due to drugs.
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She called on the parents to monitor their children as they grow up and ensure talking to them about some of the dangers in life.
Government’s response
The head Lwamata health center, Noah Luwalaga said with Rotarians gestures that prompted the government to come to construct another health block and staff quarters which is under way.
Luwalaga said currently they are choked with a big number of 1500 patients on a daily basis seeking treatment. Luwalaga said they worried of the increasing HIV/Aids scourge among youth ages (15-25years) especially among those who drop out of school.
Currently the prevalence rate of HIV/ Aids is at 6.7 in Kiboga compared to 9.2 in 2012.
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He explained boys who drop out of school tend to get attracted to cheap manual jobs in the communities where they get exposed to drugs after earning their money.
He welcomed the idea ofRotarians who motivated the community regarding improving their life especially on the effect of drug abuse on the rise among the youth.
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Government has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality rates, decreasing from 523 per 100,000 live births in 1991 to 336 per 100,000 live births in 2016, and further down to 189 per 100,000 live births, according to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey of 2023.
Prosy Namusoke nurse said today due to the comfort some patients have after they have healed; they do not want to leave the hospital environment adding their services have improved.
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She said in the past with dilapidated buildings they hardly got patients coming in for treatment and like today when they spend the entire day offering health support.
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