Vaccine Update.
First the old news.Yellow fever vaccine is now valid for life. Anyone who has a certificate, whatever year it was given, that certificate is now valid for life. There may be a few problems of certificates issued by clinics notorious for giving a certificate without actually giving the vaccine: sadly that was common a few […]
Regarding the above please be informed that Yellow Fever vaccination services are available at The Surgery on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm and on Saturdays from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. Yellow Fever vaccine is only available in vial of ten doses. Once a vial is opened the vaccine has to […]
According to information from the World Health Organisation, 41 cases of Ebola virus disease have occurred in DRC since April 4th 2018. The areas affected are remote health zones of Bikoro, Iboko and Wangata in Equator Province. Information to determine the extent of the outbreak is limited, but on-site investigation is ongoing and more than […]
Are you expecting? Have you recently given birth? Do you have toddlers and older children? If so then our Maternal & Child Health Clinic is just right for you and your growing family. The Surgery’s MCH is a combination of antenatal, postnatal, and child health services. As of Wednesday 11th April we are offering these […]
Bird flu
So the next in a long line of health scares inflated by social media is bird flu. How many readers can remember the last bird flu scare? No? I remember I was playing the dame in the pantomime at the time and managed to work in a joke about it, so must have been at […]
Bilharzia
Schistosomiasis usually known as Bilharzia has been identified by WHO as one of the 6 “neglected diseases”. We are not surprised: we have been diagnosing thousands of cases over the last 20 years and only surprise is that most people have never heard of it. There are many different species, and the one most people […]
One of the most common diagnoses made in Uganda is “bacterial infection” treated with “antibiotics”. In spite of a 6-year degree in medicine and a 5-year specialization course in Internal Medicine, I confess I was absolutely not familiar with this “disease”. So I logged on to one of the best medical literature website and typed […]
Amoeba
Some people have never heard of it, others blame it for every tummy trouble they get. So what is it, where does it come from what does it do? There are many different species of amoeba. Some simply crawl around in the bottom of ponds and swamps minding their own business. They are actively encouraged […]
In East Africa there are about 200 species of snake. Most of them are harmless or very rare. Basically there are 6 poisonous snakes in Uganda that can be fatal. 1. Bitis Arietans (puff adder) This is a strong and aggressive snake with an average length of 1 meter. It is mainly found on the […]