The cause of nodding syndrome, endemic in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts, remains unknown but it presents with seizures and the weakening of bones.
Nodding syndrome is silently killing many children in Northern Uganda, long after the spotlight that was put on the condition about two years ago has dimmed.
The cause of the syndrome, endemic in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts, remains unknown but it presents with seizures and the weakening of bones.
In the first of a four-part series on nodding syndrome, NTV’s Sudhir Byaruhanga visits Kitgum district and brings the heart-rending story of a 17 year old malnourished girl whose mobility has been constrained by the syndrome.
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