Neglected Diseases - Nodding Disease
- Publisher:
- IRINFILMS
- Publication Date:
- 19 October 2010
- Tags:
- Uganda, Health and Medicine
Nodding disease first emerged in the Sudan in the 1980s. A neurological disease characterized by episodes of nodding and seizures, it now affects a growing number of children in Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania. There is little understanding of the disease, no known treatment and no cure.
Uganda: Govt Addresses Nodding Disease
- Mysterious Disease Toll At 100
- Nodding Disease Ravages Kitgum Family
- MPs Want Urgent Attention to Nodding Disease Victims
- Nodding Disease - MPs Threaten to Ferry Ill Children to Kampala
- Ministry Fails to Find Cause of Nodding Illness
- Nodding Deaths Call for Action
- Govt Offers Condolences Over Nodding Disease
- Health Ministry Yet to Roll Out Action Plan for Nodding Disease
- Ministry Develops Emergency Response for Nodding Disease but Cause Still Unknown
- Government on the Spot Over Nodding Disease
- Pader Runs Out of Drugs for Controlling Nodding
- Acholi Sub-Region Desperate As Children Nod to Their Death
- Gulu Varsity Tries to Solve Nodding Disease Puzzle
- Nodding - Parents Cry As Govt Makes Slow Move to Save Kids
- Nodding Ailment - Parents Want Rehabilitation Centres for Kids
- Northern Region Hit By Nodding Syndrome
Uganda: Ministry Starts Action On Nodding Disease
- Ministry Starts Action On Nodding
- Kamya - Government Shs7 Billion Nodding Disease Plan a Sham
- Nodding Mystery - Do More Research
- Govt Announces Shs7 Billion Plan to Fight Nodding Disease
- Declare Acholi Disaster Area
- Nodding Disease - What Do the Acholi and New Yorkers Share?
- Nodding Disease, the New Terror in Acholi Sub-Region
- Nodding Disease Is a National Problem - Let's All Unite Against It
- Nodding Disease - Unlocking It Will Take Years of Research
- Nodding Disease Is a National Problem
