Growing call for strengthening tobacco control in Uganda

Joseph Elunya, CNS Correspondent, Uganda
[First published in The Continent Observer, Uganda]
Activists in Uganda are calling for increased sensitization of the public on the dangers posed by consumption of tobacco products. The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2014 is ‘Raise taxes on tobacco’. The goal of World No Tobacco Day is to protect people not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.

Asthma Patients in Uganda Resort to Herbs Over High Cost of Treatment

Joseph Elunya, CNS Correspondent, Uganda 
(First published in The Continent Observer, on 14 May 2014)
Asthma patients, in Uganda, are resorting to traditional herbs, to cut the high cost of treatment. Patients, interviewed, by The Continent Observer, say they prefer using traditional herbs, for treatment because of the high cost of treatment. Some patients, use herbs while others, have resorted to drinking donkey’s milk, as a remedy whenever they get asthma attacks.

World AIDS Day:Experts Call for Scaling of HIV-Tuberculosis Treatment

Joseph Elunya, Uganda 
(First published in The Continent Observer, Uganda on 30th November 2013)
As countries around the world commemorate the World AIDS Day on Sunday 1st December experts are calling for the scaling up of treatment for Tuberclosis and HIV/AIDS. The experts note that with more than one million people needing simultaneous treatment for TB and HIV, it is essential that services for the patients be scaled up and coordinated within the general health system.

New Road Map for Tuberculosis Control in Children Launched

Joseph Elunya, Uganda 
(First published in The Continent Observer, Uganda)
The lives of more than 74,000 children lost to tuberculosis (TB) each year could be saved according to the first plan specifically to address TB in children, released today by the world’s leading agencies in the fight against the disease. The road map, released by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), World Health Organization (WHO), Stop TB Partnership, and other partners.