PARKINSON'S AS WITCHCRAFT?
CAN WE RID UGANDA
OF THIS SOCIETAL MYTH?
~bringing awareness and hope to those with PD~
again imagine...
In North America and Europe people with Parkinson's struggle with daily necessities. Cooking meals and doing laundry change as tasking abilities from how one did them before the disease.
Imagine having these same challenges in an area where your kitchen and laundry rooms are like these...and you have no access to medication.
We hop in the car to travel to our doctor or hospital appointment. We travel in relative comfort and safety.
Imagine balancing on a motorcycle with your Parkinson's...or having to trek through rocks on a trail to go to reach a medical facility. This is life with chronic illness such as Parkinson's in Uganda. parkinson's in uganda
We walk into our hospitals the nonchalant expectation of upholstered chairs, efficient staff and sanitary conditions. Doctor exams are in private rooms with modern equipment and the hum of lights or heating /cooling systems.
Imagine overcrowding to the extent you may have to sit on the floor and your exam is done is a room that may have holes in the wall and you get to sit on a wooden bench while other people wander outside your open door.
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Bringing hope to those with Parkinson's Disease in Uganda
Dispel Myths by Explaining Facts~
Remove the stigma of Parkinson's as Witchcraft; educate the public through a variety of awareness and information seminars
Train Healthcare Providers~
Hold medical conferences and distribute literature that allows for diagnosis, understanding, and common treatment of PD...one of the first to educate health care providers in Uganda.
Uganda's doctor-patient ratio is approximately 1:25,000...World Health Organization recommends a ratio of 1:1000 healthcare providers in uganda
Secure Access to Resources for Patients~
Our clinic & education help people with their PD instead of visiting ~yes~ the local witchdoctor. It's estimated that there are 3 million traditional healers (witchdoctors) in Uganda [1] but only 11 neurologists practicing in all of Uganda.[2]
As we grow, we hope to supply medication for clients...and must provide food to ensure the meds will work properly
[1] World Vision [2] Ugandan Ministry of Health
the latest news from si buko
Kanungu Si Buko 2nd Training 2024
Pallisa Training 2024
Our new "AMBASSADOR CIRRICULUM" was presented
to Community Leaders in Kanungu
- In attendance:
~Village Health Teams
~Police
~Mayor of Paliisa
~Member of Parliament (senator)
~Representative of the Palisa hospital
Included are motor & non-motor sympoms, common most bothersome symptoms, common experiences in the Ugandan communities by those with Parkinson's, statistics, resources, effective ways the ambassadors can bring this awareness to groups and individuals.