Tag Archives: nodding syndrome

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five percent of nodding syndrome victims in Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region have developed severe mental problems, the health minister Dr. Ruth Jane Aceng has revealed. Aceng said the children require urgent rehabilitation noting that they have become a huge burden to their parents …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has reported five new cases of nodding syndrome, a decade after the last cases were registered. Joe Otoo, the coordinator of nodding syndrome in Labongo Akwang sub-county, says the cases were registered in Abudere and Labworormor villages in Pajimo parish, Labongo Akwang sub-county, …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 55 girls suffering from the nodding syndrome in Lamwo district have been sexually abused in the last four years. Statistics from the Lamwo District Probation Department indicate that 39 of the victims are aged between 15 and 17 years, while 19 of them …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of dieticians and laboratory technologists in the Department of Public Health at Lira University is developing at least ten different recipes to improve the nutrition of children suffering from nodding syndrome in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. The development follows a baseline survey by …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least twenty pupils of Alune Primary School suffering from the nodding syndrome have failed to resume studies. The school with an enrollment of 449 learners is located in Labongo Akwang sub county. Of these, 30 were suffering from nodding syndrome as of the 2020 enrollment, …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alune Primary School in Labongo Akwang sub county, Kitgum district is struggling with dozens of learners suffering from nodding syndrome, a neurologic disorder characterized by seizure-like activity, such as convulsions and staring spells. The school, located in an area densely populated by children suffering from …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Mary Catholic Church in Kitgum district is in the final stages of setting up a care center for children suffering from the nodding syndrome. Through the Archbishop John Baptist Odama Care Center Kitgum, the church intends to start by taking care of at least …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty children suffering from the dreaded nodding syndrome disease in Angagura sub county, Pader district have died in the last three years. On average, this translates into more than one child dying because of nodding disease every month in the sub county. Freddy Stephen Okello, …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rural communities in Lamwo and Pader districts are living in fear of experiencing new cases of nodding syndrome due to an upsurge in black flies. People living along the belt of the fast-flowing river Achwa, say that since November last year, the population of black …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Caretakers of children debilitated by the nodding syndrome in Omoro district want the government to roll out special soft skills training to ensure sustainable livelihood in their families. The affected families say they have continued to survive on handouts from well-wishers and charity organizations, saying …