Health
News Round-Up for Diaspora and Friends
President Obama announces $105 million in emergency humanitarian relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. Africa.com launches a social coupon website for the African diaspora, with deals for discounted airfare, money transfers, phone cards, and other products. Plus more diaspora news. »
Diabetes On The Rise Back Home
Malaria and HIV often dominate the conversation when it comes to health issues back home, but diabetes is a growing problem in Uganda and the larger African continent. »
The Haven in Harlem
Ugandans Abroad spoke to Stephanie Kaplan, the communications director for the New York-based African Services Committee, about the services they have available for African immigrants. The nonprofit has served African communities in New York City for almost 30 years. »
Standing Up For HIV-Positive Immigrants
A new campaign aims to beat stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive Africans in New York by urging the wider population to show solidarity with them. »
Private Clinics A Disaster Back Home For Patients & Taxpayers
Millions of Ugandan taxpayer dollars back home are squandered every year in public-private healthcare units in Uganda, impoverishing households all over the country. Some patients even sell their land to pay for treatment. »
Drug Shortages Cause Panic Back Home
Drug shortages in northern Uganda are terrifying patients in Gulu as four people die this month of HIV-AIDS related causes, unable to access ARVs and septrine. Ugandans Abroad reporter Samuel Ouga shares this tragic story with us. »
Dr. Sarah Matovu: Diaspora Needs to Support Healthcare in Uganda
Ugandans Abroad had a chance to meet with Dr. Sarah Matovu, who works in family medicine in Macon, Georgia. Matovu told Ugandans Abroad about her life in the U.S., the brain drain, and her dream to relocate her practice to Uganda in two years. »
Taxpayers Cough Up $75,000 For Cool and Family’s Trip to Boston for Medical Treatment
After Bebe Cool was shot by a police officer last January after an R-Kelly concert, he's had to move using a wheelchair or crutches. Now Ugandan taxpayers will pick up the tab of over $75,000 to send Cool and his family to Boston for medical treatment next week. »
Uganda leads all African nations in alcohol consumption
Makerere University researchers announced that Uganda consumes 19 liters of alcohol per capita, significantly higher than other African countries. Most alcohol is produced informally. »
Uganda: Ground Zero for Mental Health
The Ugandan media recently took a hard look at the state of the country's mental health-- after a mentally disturbed man said he burnt down Kasubi Tombs, a national icon and cultural monument. »
