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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Saeed Kamali Dehghan

A beacon of hope in Uganda’s war on treatable diseases

A woman has her blood pressure taken at the NCD clinic run by the Balamu project in Uganda's Nakaseke district.
A typical Friday at one of three NCD clinics run by the Balamu project in Uganda's Nakaseke district. Photograph: Balamu project

In one of the most under-resourced places in Uganda, where there is just one doctor for every 25,000 people, success does not go unnoticed.

Most Ugandan government health facilities focus on infectious diseases, but in Nakaseke district, about 65km from the capital Kampala, three clinics treat people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, kidney disease and chronic lung conditions.

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