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Scabies (also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. The most common symptoms are severe itchiness and a pimple -like rash. Occasionally, tiny burrows may appear on the skin. In a first-ever infection, the infected person usually ...
NTDs were still a major health concern, affecting 1.7 billion people worldwide, 35% of who are in Africa. Tanzania, for example, had the highest cases of NTDs; more than 29 million Tanzanians, almost half the population, required treatment for at least one NTD, and 19 million of the children were at risk of intestinal worms. [14]
The first World NTD Day was on January 30, 2020. [3] [1]January 30 is the anniversary of the landmark 2012 London Declaration on NTDs, which unified partners across sectors, countries and disease communities to push for greater investment and action on NTDs.
The headquarters of NPA are located at Planning House, 15B Clement Hill Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala. [4] The geographical coordinates of the Authority's headquarters are 0°19'12.0"N, 32°35'19.0"E (Latitude:0.320000; Longitude:32.588611).
An estimated 500 million people became free from treatments against one or more diseases. One of the biggest successes was the control of Guinea worm disease; by 2018, it was eliminated in 19 of 21 countries. [13] As the London Declaration programme ended, only 15 cases were recorded globally. [14]
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Non-Governmental Organization and a branch of World Vision International committed to addressing poverty through relief, development, and advocacy programs. It was started in Uganda in 1986 to offer relief, and resettlement packages as well as help reconstruct the districts in central Uganda affected by the ...
The Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) is a government free zones agency established by the Parliament of Uganda.Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, UFZA is responsible for the establishment, development, management, marketing, maintenance, supervision and control of free zones in Uganda and to provide for other related matters.
Terego District is located in the West Nile region of northern Uganda and is a new district created out of Arua district. It borders the districts of Yumbe to the north, Madi-Okollo to the east, Arua to the south, and Maracha to the west. The district is drained by seasonal tributaries of the Albert Nile such as the Enyau River.