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Afro Health Connect, Plot 14-18 Cooper Road (Off Acacia Avenue, Kampala (2025)

11/03/2023

Comprehensive pediatric heart care. Educating the children about how obesity and heart health.

Obesity contributes directly to incident cardiovascular risk factors, including dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension.
It’s important for children to understand this at an early age so that they make healthy choices!

11/03/2023

In partnership with Heart Health Foundation Uganda.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 18.6 million CVD deaths in 2019.
Taking annual health checks regularly may even further improve the control of cardiovascular risk factors.

04/02/2023

Uganda is in that category.

Source: WHO

There's no sure way to prevent cancer, but you can help reduce your risk by making healthy choices and gong for regular medical checkups.

Prevention programs are an important part of the effort to control cancer.

04/02/2023

Today is World Cancer Day.

According to WHO, Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths.
Early detection is key. We@can’t emphasize that enough!
Normalize annual preventive care checkups. Talk to your doctor next week, schedule an appointment for a thorough checkup.

1. Stop smoking
2. Reduce alcohol intake
3. Exercise regularly, stay active
4. If a close relative in most cases first degree relative died of any type of cancer, find out more with your doctor about next steps.
5. A healthy diet prolongs life, and reduces cancer risk.
6. Avoid being under sunlight for too long.

02/02/2023

February is National Cancer Awareness Month.
According to WHO, every 6th death in the world is due to Cancer.
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common in 2020 (in terms of new cases of cancer) were: breast (2.26 million cases); lung (2.21 million cases);

colon and re**um (1.93 million cases); prostate (1.41 million cases);
skin (non-melanoma) (1.20 million cases); and
stomach (1.09 million cases).
This month l will share more content on how we can reduce the burden of cancer, how we can live healthy and prevent cancer!
Stay tuned!

29/09/2022

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

Let’s talk about how to accelerate growth in the healthcare industry as we create impact on large scale, in our communities. For us, it’s always about social impact.

Through our venture Afro Health Connect, we bring healthcare even closer to our community members through online platforms as we visit them at the privacy and comfort of their homes or offices when they need it most.

We currently provide FREE healthcare online to over 𝟯𝟬𝟬 individuals through our WhatsApp platforms. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

When you pay for our services, 10% of that goes to a fund we use to run this community that is unable to access quality medical services remotely, wherever they are. This is how we manage to coordinate several community activities remotely.

How does this work?

𝟭. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝟭𝟱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀.
𝟮. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺.
𝟯. 𝗪𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀.
𝟰. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱.

Studies show that participation in social media by the general public has increased sharply over the years.

WhatsApp is relatively safe thanks to end-to-end encryption on all chats, which makes it a highly secure messaging app.

26/07/2022

𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲.
Go to any government facility and get vaccinated. Vaccines work. Vaccines are free.
Covid-19 cases are still rising, on 24th July the reported more than 100 cases.
3 patients are hospitalized. Mre than 20 million vaccines have been administered we are doing great, let’s continue…..
Afro Health Connect will continue sensitizing the public about the need to protect each through vaccination.

17/04/2022

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 wishes you all great joy and health during this Easter holidays and beyond.

01/12/2021

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

Division, disparity and disregard for human rights are among the failures that allowed HIV to become and remain a global health crisis.

Now, COVID-19 is exacerbating inequities and disruptions to services, making the lives of many people living with HIV more challenging.

The theme of World AIDS Day 2021 is “End inequalities. End AIDS”. With a special focus on reaching people left behind, WHO and its partners are highlighting the growing inequalities in access to essential HIV services.

On 1 December 2021, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to rally to confront the inequalities that drive AIDS and to reach people who are currently not receiving essential HIV services.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟳𝗠 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗜𝗩/𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦.

Source: WHO

04/10/2021

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

When to do a self breast exam. Timing is everything.
If you are still seeing your periods every month, there’s a phase called Luteal Phase just after ovulation that would be after 14 days from the day you see a drop of blood.
During this time, your breast undergoes changes, it’s more lumpy, sometimes a bit painful and feels full(engorged) in some women, the hormone called progesterone causes these changes.
3-5 days after your periods, the levels decrease and breast tissue becomes less dense. This is the best time to do a self breast exam. There’s programed cell death in preparation for another cycle(apoptosis) this is when you do it. Not before this time because you can easily think you’re feeling a lump yet it’s normal breast tissue. Stick to the best time of the month.
Pregnant women and those breast feeding can still do this physical exam at home but it’s tricky since their breasts undergo changes, your breasts respond to hormonal changes. Do it anyway, but, when you go for antenatal visit ask your midwife to help you, ask your doctor or nurse if your breast feeding to do a clinical breast exam. It’s extremely important for you to check your breasts at least every month, at home.
If you’re in menopause already, pick a day and stick to it, do this every single month. Stay in touch with your doctor, report anything abnormal.
The emotional, physical and financial burden of breast cancer can take a toll on you and your loved ones. Remember, early detection is key.

05/09/2021

𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆

- 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗺 👇🏽
“This is the portion of the stomach removed after performing a robotically assisted sleeve gastrectomy. This is approximately 85% of the stomach.

This stomach when deflated squeezes through a 1.2 cm robotic incision.

Depicted here is the stomach inflated outside of the body with over 1 liter of saline. To put it in perspective this is comparable to a liter bottle of soda !!!

In this stretchy part of the stomach (fundus) are cells that produce the hunger hormone ghrelin!!! This hormone is known to increase appetite.

Not to say once this portion of the stomach comes out all of one's hunger goes away because hunger is controlled by so many things. The body is so great at redundancy!!!

Hunger can also be caused by thirst, insulin release due to carbohydrates and sugars, low caloric intake as well as mental hunger.

In rats this hormone drops in the bloodstream due to infection! No wonder your appetite drops when you’re sick!!!

Bariatric Surgery is not an easy way out!!!
The way one is successful with it is with changes in eating habits, lifestyle changes and exercise. Surgery is a tool to help reset the set point and to help keep the weight off. People should not be embarrassed to have this done after years of being overweight. When people are successful with this surgery they are putting in the work to change their lifestyle! This is NOT a QUICK FIX. The surgery is just there to support one's weight loss goals!!!”

- Nicole Basa, MD, FACS
Fellowship trained Bariatric Surgeon

Photo credit: Mexico Bariatric Center

01/09/2021

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

According to Uganda Cancer Institute, in Uganda, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men. In 2018, the incidence of prostate cancer in Uganda was 6.4%, with over 2086 new cases and 1177 deaths.

Most of them are preventable deaths. We need to understand what prostate cancer is, who is at risk and what we can do to prevent the disease burden.

The majority of the cases diagnosed at Uganda Cancer Institute present with advanced disease. Let’s cultivate the habit of screening.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿?

- Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow out of control. The prostate is a gland found only in men. It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. It is below the bladder, and in front of the re**um(the last part of the intestines)

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴?

☞︎ Age 50 for men who are at average risk of prostate cancer and are expected to live at least 10 more years.
☞︎ Age 45 for men at high risk of developing prostate cancer. This includes men who have a first-degree relative (father or brother) diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65).
☞︎ Age 40 for men at even higher risk (those with more than one first-degree relative who had prostate cancer at an early age). Find out if there’s any relative who had or died of prostate cancer.

After this discussion, men who want to be screened should get the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. The digital re**al exam (DRE) may also be done as a part of screening. Talk to your doctor today!

Stay tuned for more. Go get checked out.

Source: Uganda Cancer Institute

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