I’m humbled to pen down my appreciation to KIDA for supporting me throughout my education journey. I joined KIDA OVC program in 2017 after my Senior Four.I was raised by my grandmother who practiced peasant farming and trading in weekly markets which was a source of our livelihood and my school fees. Unfortunately in 2016, …
It was around 11pm when I received a call from a nurse on night duty who expressed urgent need for laboratory investigations. Upon reaching the ward I found a 4years old boy who had been brought in by his parents. The infant was severely nose bleeding, paper white and the head was severely injured by …
It was a Saturday morning when I received an 8years old girl known as Hadijah escorted by her parents. She was unconscious with fever. The mother explained that Hadijah started feeling unwell like 3days back and while at school and because the school nurse couldn’t manage her sickness, the school administration sent her home. While …
April 7th 2023 begun like a normal day until 2.30pm when Mr. Kasaija brought his 1 month old baby boy known as James. James had staphylococci skin infection, malnourished, high temperatures, peeling skin, anemic discharging pus, oral candidiasis and couldn’t breast feed. James was diagnosed with congenital syphilis. We ran syphilis tests on the parents of …
One Monday afternoon during routine ward visits, I was welcomed by a heated squabble in paediatric ward. A disagreement had broken up between Jessica and her husband. The two were nursing their 6 weeks old baby boy called Simon. I called them a side to find out what had gone wrong. The gentleman told me …
Mwesige Donald (not real names) a 30 years old patient was received at KIDA Hospital inpatient ward at 10pm. He was admitted with sickle cells disease, charged emotions and suddenly went into vaso-occulusive crisis. He started desaturating, oxygen circulation was 86% on room air. The patient was quickly put oxygen therapy, vasodilators were given and …
“I was a chronicle malaria patient and could hardly end a month without being bed ridden due to malaria. After a number of months in and out of hospital, I consulted a Medical Doctor on what could be causing the frequent illnesses. He asked me several questions about my homestead and noted that I wasn’t …
“Kunihira Phiona” (not her real name) was born by a HIV positive mother and later tested HIV positive at the age of 4 years weighing 11kilograms. Phiona was referred to KIDA Hospital for treatment, on 22/7/2010 she was re–tested and initiated on Antiviral Viral Therapy (ART). However in May 2016, Phiona was bled for viral …
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