Currently, over 55,000 residents are infected with the diseases with an overall prevalence rate of 28 percent, according to information obtained from the district health office.
Hillary Onziga, the in-charge of Radiology and Imaging at Arua Regional Referral Hospital says that the CT Scan machine has not been working for the past three weeks after it developed software malfunction, but they lack the expertise to repair it.
Dominic Lomurecu, the acting Obongi District Health Officer told Uganda Radio Network-URN that they have been investigating 16 suspected cases who presented with signs and symptoms of the disease since last month.
Dr Patrick Asibo, who is supervising the campaign in Kitgum district told URN this morning that his team surpassed the health Ministry’s target and vaccinated a total of 104,069 children [109.9 percent] in the five days’ exercise.
