Dr Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya, Consultant Psychiatrist at Mulago National Referral Hospital, she discussed " the Early Onset of Substance use, Unveiling the widespread access to Alcohol and drugs among young minds "
She explained the alcohol use that has gone as far as 6years of age.
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Dr Ampeire Immaculate from the EPI Ministry of Health, presenting the Updates of HPV Vaccine in Uganda PATH.
She notes that HPV 1 is doing well unless HPV 2 is still low taken especially in South Central Uganda.
She encourages that Cancer Elimination targets go beyond Vaccination however for us to meet this, we have to follow child Health days.
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Dr Njeri Karianjahi, Explaining the THREADS : Preparations in Action at the 10th Adolescents Conference happening Day 2 at the @GoldenTulipKla .
She explains the THREADS as;
T - Transition
H - Home
Rx - Treatment
E -Education
A- Activity
D-Drugs
S- Sexual Reproductive Health.
She explains the importance of this transition in management of Adolescents.
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Dr Mellisa Stockwell, Chief of Child Health & Adolescent Health and the Felice K. Shea Professor of Paediatrics and of Population and Family Medicine at Columbia University in New York, @Columbia@nytimesworld
She gave us important insights about "how to get Adolescents Vaccinated against HPV, Can Text messages reminder help ? "
While Speaking at #AdolescentConference @GoldenTulipKla .
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#Day2of2 at the #AdolescentConference happening at @GoldenTulipKla .
Dr Karen Soren, a professor of Paediatrics, at Columbia University lrving Medical Centre and Chief of the Section of Adolescent Medicine at the NewYork Presbyterian Morgan Stanely Children's Hospital.
She emphasised the need to screen for Sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and not being judgemental, but also ensuring its done always to exclude the STIs.
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