Turyamushanga, even though still in pain, is without the swelling he has had since 1983. He also got spectacles to aid his sight. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH KIGGUNDU
The Big Story
Free of the weight on his neck but still needs help
When I saw Johnson Web Turyamushanga, I could not tell that he once had a painful swelling on his neck. Accompanied by his wife and an official from Nkumba Presbyterian Ministries, he gladly walked into The Daily Monitor offices after one of his prayers was answered....
Health & Living
Hwang Sung gives hope to heart patients
Ruth Nakate couldn’t stop crying right from the moment I walked into the Hwan Sung offices until I left. She has been sad since...
Health & Living
Still linking HIV to witchcraft
Witchcraft is a very common phenomenon in this country or let’s just say Africa. It is therefore not unusual to hear that...
Health & Living
Are you dehyrated?
Dehydration is a state one acquires when they lose more water than what they take in, Dr Paul Ssemugoma, a general practitioner...
Health & Living
A mother’s agony: HIV+ politician defiled my daughter
She gazes into space. It is hard to locate what she is staring at. Her eyes glaze over with tears. “I actually travelled from...
Health & Living
Voluntary testing and counselling at Monitor Publications Limited
It has always been the media encouraging people to take HIV tests so they can know their status. On Wednesday February 24, the...
Health & Living
Kicking polio out of Africa
On Wednesday March 10th, a ball will arrive in Uganda and be kept at Kololo. It will then be handed over to the Ugandan...
RSS