@SamsonMKasumba Maybe we first get to the basics, it's an outbreak it's English no need of calculations here cox there protocols governing public health...
However how communication is made depends on the system.
Explainer: Doctor to Patient ratio in Uganda is 1:25,000, way below WHO recommendation of 1:1000. This is one doctor attending to more than half of the entire sitting capacity of Namboole stadium. Government’s new Medical Internship policy could make this worse, here’s how 👇🏾
WATOG Africa Bimonthly Clinical Case Series:– Zambia 🇿🇲 WATOG Africa is pleased to invite you to the next session in our bimonthly clinical case series, hosted by Zambia.  This session will focus on:The Silent Obstruction Post-LEEP Cervical Stenosis  @MinofHealthUG
@tinkagw@AlanPaulCourage@rkalyes1@MinofHealthUG In a proper functioning healthcare system primary healthcare is a basic need.
Drs are employed usually by government to offer it to the population, the challenge we are not in the ideal situation. Ofcox in a system without regulated labor laws those to offer labor will suffer.😔
The average adult human body contains ≈ 5 litres of blood. During late pregnancy, blood flow to the uterus increases to 600 mL per minute.
If bleeding from the uterus occurs after delivery (postpartum haemorrhage), the body’s entire blood can drain out within 10 minutes. This leaves obstetricians with very little time to intervene and stop the bleeding.
They therefore act immediately by inserting a fist into the vagina to compress the uterus and stop the bleeding. Otherwise, the mother may bleed to death within minutes.
Although other treatment modalities are available, manual manipulation of the uterus remains one of the fastest life-saving interventions.
But Uganda...... Are we saying that the health of Ugandans has been in jeopardy under their hands (predecessors ).....
Complete greed but this cow one time they will milk blood ... @MinofHealthUG@JaneRuth_Aceng@rkalyes1
Minister of Health Dr. Ruth Aceng has defended the Government’s policy to have medical students undergo training for six years, saying the move is intended to safeguard the health of Ugandans.
She noted that some medical students had failed internship four times even after graduating from medical school. The new policy will therefore ensure that only those who pass internship graduate.
Dr. Aceng made the remarks while appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee during the consideration of the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement. She was responding to a letter from the Federation of Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI).
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In 1879, British medical missionary Robert Felkin witnessed a procedure in the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara that defied contemporary Western medical expectations: a successful cesarean section where both mother and child survived.
While European surgeons at the time struggled with high maternal mortality rates due to infection, Ugandan healers had already mastered sophisticated protocols:
Anesthesia & Antisepsis: Healers used spiked banana wine to intoxicate the mother (anesthesia) and cleanse their hands and the mother's abdomen (antisepsis).
Surgical Precision: They used a single rapid incision and used cautery to manage bleeding.
Post-Op Care: The wound was closed with polished iron needles and dressed with a paste of mashed herbs.
This documented event proved that African medical systems had independently developed advanced surgical techniques, including the concept of sterilization, long before they were standardized in Europe.