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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 90 patients of spinal cord injuries in Kabarole district are stranded after running out of assistive devices. Under their umbrella, Spinal Injury Association Kabarole – SIAK, the patients say they have been rendered jobless and they can no longer afford buying the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Four people have succumbed to suspected pneumococcal Meningitis in two villages of Ojia and Ediofe in Terego County, Arua district. The disease is a life-threatening infection that causes inflammation of the layers that surround the brain and spinal cord.  The infection occurs when the bacteria …