Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 12 2021
A village health team leader shows residents how to use mosquito nets in December 2020. PHOTO | FILE
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Fact. Uganda has the third highest deaths from malaria in Africa and some of the highest recorded malaria transmission rates in the continent, particularly in the areas around Lake Kyoga in central Uganda.
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Malaria has been the leading cause of death in Gulu District in the past one year, a report has revealed .
The report released by the district health department shows that a total of 1,229 medical fatalities were registered of which 105 were caused by malaria, 82 by anaemia, pneumonia (80), and respiratory distress (71).
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Daily Monitor
Sunday March 14 2021
Rest in eternal peace. Lapwony Michael Ocan was a teacher of Physics and Mathematics whose values included discipline and integrity. Photo | Courtesy.
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In memoriam. Dad never stopped reading the Bible, newspapers and he loved keeping tabs with current affairs.
Jimmy Odoki Acellam, the eldest son of Lapwony Michael and Betty Aol Ocan pays tribute to his father, four years later.
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Four years ago, on February 22, a bright light in our family was extinguished. I remember vividly arriving at Lacor hospital in Gulu at 1.30pm to visit my father, Lapwony Michael Ocan who had been admitted for a few days for what was suspected to be a heart condition. His state did not seem worrying.