On 5/21/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Heptitis B a big challenge in West Nile (Christine Munduru) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 03:43:51 +0300 > From: Christine Munduru <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Heptitis B a big challenge in West Nile > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks Steve for working on all the videos and and also summaring the > discussions. Thanks to those who have visisted the site and heard with their > own ears how the discussions took place. Those who have never got chance to > attend physically atleast have a feel of what we have been talking about. > > science cafe has just touched on a small component of our issues. I hope > that we shall stop "Pool Him/her Down" strategy plans, elicit talks in the > cyberspace and join hands to support such practical initiatives to help > ourselves and out people. > You can see the ethusiasm in the community and the yearning for knowledg > sharing from the videos > I encourage those who are in Arua particularly to come for the next cafe > discussions which will be advertised later. Other interested groups in > Kampala and Entebbe can join those near them or let us know but for Arua we > shall maintain the one location for the moment until we are able to open > another one. > > Today I met a doctor from Uganda in a conference in Portugal and she was > telling me that West Nile has a very big problem of Heptitis B and right now > many people are infected in WestNile and at this rate the life span of a > Westniler is 40 years. If you got the disease from childhood, that is the > maximum you can live. Those who know about Heptitis B know that it is a very > infectious viral disease without cure and it is transmitted through the same > routes as HIV but in addition can be transmitted through any body > fluid(formites) and the virus lives longer on surfaces than HIV. So any > contact with such a surface results into transmission so long as there is > some loose skin. It is very cronic and destroys liver and cause liver > cancer. If you have one infected person in a family, count every body in the > family infected > > According to her, this is a more crucial public health issue that needs > urgent attention than HIV but she was so disturbed that programs being taken > to Arua do not even include this and Arua people cannot define their > priorities. She also says that exposing people for HIV test and carrying > invasive procedures in presence of Hep B is more dangerous because the > health worker carries the infection from one person to another, patients > touch each other, spiting on the floor and touching sink handles, doors are > all promote transmission. She told me she can share the documentation about > the infection prevalence and incidence with If I am interested. This is more > scaring if we see the poor hygiene situation in our health facilities > The good thing about the infection is that it is an immunisable disease and > those who have immunised all there children are lucky but many of us didnt > have it because the diease was included into immunisation schedule later and > therefore are at very high risk, the disease is diagnosed accidently because > it is a silent killer, this means many of us are already carrying it. > > This is very disturbing to hear. This lady said she visited four patients in > Arua who were all at age of 38-40 but already had liver cancer due to Hep > B. > We shall include this as one of the discussion topics in Arua but we need > another strategy to deal with it more than just health education. > I encourage all of us to think proactively towards this issue that needs > immediate attention. I though this was important to share. > > Thanks > > Christine > > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Steve Adraka <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Milton Anguyo, >> >> I agree with your analysis on "*Science Caf? at Enyau Kebiri - Arua >> (Uganda), Part 2*". All the 4 parts of the discussion reveals a lot about >> rural family conditions, the ordinary people, and the professionals as >> follows: >> >> 1. Difficulties, the rural families face. >> 2. Irresponsibility on the part of some husbands who entirely leave >> family maintenance in hands of women. >> 3. Domestic violence and lack of respect. >> 4. Poor feeding of mothers during pregnancy. >> 5. Mothers dying due to lack of transport and electricity for operation >> (the case of Cesareans). >> 6. Lack of explanation about side effects of contraceptives. >> 7. Some nurses not taking good care of mothers at labour, instead they >> become violent and beat mothers under the pretext of overcoming fear >> (professional deficiency). >> 8. Some mothers do not follow doctor's advice (negligence and >> ignorance) >> 9. Negligence on the part of some professionals causing death of some >> mothers. >> 10. Men who fear AIDS test, while mothers must be tested once at the >> hospital. In case found positive, a mother can die due to psychological >> torture. >> 11. Some mothers telling different names for the father of the same >> child, causing difficulties in giving support to them. >> 12. Some mothers dying due to lack of electricity needed for operation. >> 13. etc. >> >> I would like to appreciate the way the professionals on the ground handled >> the discussions. They managed to demonstrate the spirit of humility, >> commitment, clarity, concreteness and empathy that led to the openness as >> well as active participation of the audience. They have also shown that >> professionalism is not a privilege to boast around and dominate others, >> rather it is one's vocation to render diligent and indeed effective >> service >> to the human other. >> >> Do we really need to wait for NGOS from the Western World or even outside >> West Nile region to come and address our own silent issues? How long do we >> want to hang on brainstorming? What our own professionals have done at >> Enyau Kebiri is far better than an excellent idea which never develops >> into >> reality. >> >> Many thanks go to the sons and daughters of West Nile for having made >> Science Caf? a reality at Enyau Kebiri, for empowering public health of >> the >> ordinary people. >> >> The event of Science caf? at Enyau Kebiri is a big revelation that a >> little >> bit of sacrifice and goodwill on the part of the professionals can make a >> big change in the lives of majority of our people languishing with >> absolute >> poverty. >> >> For details visit *Enyau Kebiri event in 4 parts* by clicking: >> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Scafeug&aq=f or >> http://www.sciencecafeuganda.org/index.php?option=com_videoflow&task=latest >> >> God bless you all! >> >> Steve Adraka >> >> On 20 May 2011 15:06, anguyo milton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The second video clip talks about many things I'll summarize as >>> follows: >>> >>> i.irresponsibility of some medical professionals,men and women. >>> ii.it also depicts men blaming women and vise-versa >>> iii.Economic hardships-how the women have to struggle to the extent of >>> going to the streets to survive and fend for the family,etc. >>> >>> I particularly liked the lady's message in the video who in her sharp >>> tones was passionate about what she was discussing! I liked the message >>> the >>> brother before this lady saying. >>> >>> Milton >>> >>> --- On *Fri, 5/20/11, [email protected] < >>> [email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> Subject: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 33, Issue 24 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 5:00 AM >>> >>> Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Arua cafe on You tube (Christine Munduru) >>> 2. (no subject) (anguzu yumaa) >>> 3. ARUA DIOCESE HOSTS UGANDA MARTRS DAY 2011 (diana ondoga) >>> 4. Re: ARUA DIOCESE HOSTS UGANDA MARTRS DAY 2011 (Samuel Feta) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 13:18:08 +0300 >>> From: Christine Munduru >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] Arua cafe on You tube >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >>> Dear members, >>> I hope that you are doing well. >>> This is to let you know that some clips of the first cafe held in Arua in >>> local language have been uploaded on You tube on the Science cafe >>> website, >>> www.sciencecafeuganda.org >>> Those interested can visit the site to watch and hear it live. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Christine >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: < >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110519/7823cc91/attachment-0001.html >>> > >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:43:39 -0700 (PDT) >>> From: anguzu yumaa >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> To: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> , >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> , >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> , >>> >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] (no subject) >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> http://wishafriend.in/images/acc.php >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: < >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110519/c736bc77/attachment-0001.html >>> > >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 3 >>> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 17:07:22 -0700 (PDT) >>> From: diana ondoga >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] ARUA DIOCESE HOSTS UGANDA MARTRS DAY 2011 >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> Dear all, >>> Greetings, >>> 3rd June is fast approaching and the diocese needs all the support that >>> we >>> can >>> give. >>> The Final meetings are taking place and there will be one this Sunday at >>> Christ >>> the king at 2PM, >>> >>> This is an appeal to all those around Kampala and Entebbe areas to come >>> and >>> attend the meeting in large numbers, >>> >>> For all that are unable to make it, Contributions are welcome and can be >>> sent by >>> Mobile money to the Chairman: Finance Committee; Luke Ndati who alse >>> doubles as >>> the treasurer for the committee for the reconstruction of Ediofe >>> Basilica. >>> his >>> number is 078955877. >>> >>> Please remember to indicate your name. >>> >>> You may also get in touch with the Vice Secretary : Adia Alfred on >>> 0712990894 >>> and Richard Okuti on 0772725252 >>> >>> Only through working as a team will this day be as successful as it ought >>> to be, >>> >>> >>> One team, one goal, >>> looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday, >>> >>> May God bless you, >>> Kind regards, >>> Diana Ondoga (member of the Finance Committee-Kampala) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "our lives are as a result of our decisions and thoughts and only our own >>> decisions and thoughts can change every situation we are in for better or >>> for >>> worse." >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: < >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110519/6d1f57d6/attachment-0001.html >>> > >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 09:08:13 +0300 >>> From: Samuel Feta >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> To: Westnile Kym.net >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] ARUA DIOCESE HOSTS UGANDA MARTRS DAY 2011 >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >>> >>> Morning Diana, >>> Its like the number of the chairman Finance committee's number is not >>> complete, kindly correct that... >>> Good day, >>> Fets... >>> >>> >>> >>> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 17:07:22 -0700 >>> From: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> To: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] ARUA DIOCESE HOSTS UGANDA MARTRS DAY 2011 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> Greetings, >>> 3rd June is fast approaching and the diocese needs all the support that >>> we >>> can give. >>> The Final meetings are taking place and there will be one this Sunday at >>> Christ the king at 2PM, >>> >>> This is an appeal to all those around Kampala and Entebbe areas to come >>> and attend the meeting in large numbers, >>> >>> For all that are unable to make it, Contributions are welcome and can be >>> sent by Mobile money to the Chairman: Finance Committee; Luke Ndati who >>> alse >>> doubles as the treasurer for the committee for the reconstruction of >>> Ediofe >>> Basilica. his number is 078955877. >>> Please remember to indicate your name. >>> >>> You may also get in touch with the Vice Secretary : Adia Alfred on >>> 0712990894 and Richard Okuti on 0772725252 >>> >>> Only through working as a team will this day be as successful as it ought >>> to be, >>> >>> >>> One team, one goal, >>> looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday, >>> >>> May God bless you, >>> Kind regards, >>> Diana Ondoga (member of the Finance Committee-Kampala) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "our lives are as a result of our decisions and thoughts and only our own >>> decisions and thoughts can change every situation we are in for better or >>> for worse." >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc380.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is >>> generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can >>> be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above >>> comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments >>> if >>> any). 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