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Health
Behind the quiet walls of student hostels and university corridors, a silent reproductive health crisis is brewing. What is meant to be an emergency solution, the morning-after pill, is increasingly being misused as a routine contraceptive among university students.
“You’d be surprised how many students are hooked,” one student says, pulling back the curtain on a hidden crisis. “They can’t pay rent, but they’re high every day.”
Gas is a natural byproduct of digestion, but too much intestinal gas means your digestion is gone awry. While you can ingest gasses by swallowing air or drinking carbonated beverages, these gases mostly escape through belching before they reach your intestines. Gases in your intestines are mostly produced by gut bacteria digesting carbohydrates, in a process called fermentation.
At six months, my mother noticed a peculiar swelling on the lower part of my tiny back. It quickly grew into a huge sac and prompted a rush to the hospital. Following tests, the doctor determined I had spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. The National Institutes of Health reports up to 10 of every 1,000 babies have it. An estimated 1,400 children are born with spina bifida annually in Uganda.
“No mother or child should die or be harmed due to preventable childbirth-related complications: a role of multidisciplinary professionals.”
The woman also had an open ulcer. Although this was Nantambi’s first time working in a hospital, she did her best to help the woman. By evening, the patient’s condition had improved.
Peptic ulcers, once primarily associated with the elderly, have become increasingly prevalent among university students, particularly at Uganda Christian University (UCU).
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is now offering yellow fever vaccinations as part of the Government Ministry of Health initiative.
According to the information obtained from the Ministry of Health, conjunctivitis is caused by viral infections, seasonal allergies, bacterial infections, and reactions to eye medication. It’s symptoms include redness in the white of the eye or inner eyelid, increased tears, thick yellow discharge over the eyelashes, itching, blurred vision, and sensitivity to light.
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