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  • Misinformation about covid-19 vaccine is really out there…

    Misinformation about covid-19 vaccine is really out there…

    At first, I didn’t see how dangerous the covid-19 virus was. I was seeing from TV how Chinese were suffering and I thought it would not reach us in Uganda. When wave two came in I got scared seeing our people dying.  But I felt a bit encouraged because I had gotten my first doze…

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  • COVID-19 statistics scare people from getting vaccinated

    COVID-19 statistics scare people from getting vaccinated

    I got my first doze in May 2021, after so much persuasion from my dad. I remember he told me one morning not to come back to his home if I don’t go for vaccination. He insisted that I should bring him a card for evidence that I had been vaccinated. He also said the…

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  • Involve youth in Covid-19 vaccination drive

    Involve youth in Covid-19 vaccination drive

    My father inspired me to go for coronavirus vaccination.  At first, I was scared because some people kept saying the vaccine could kill you. And also listening to complaints people had about it. A lady in a WhatsApp group, for example, shared her experience in the hospital when her mother was vaccinated and she said…

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  • Young adults not engaged in Covid-19 vaccination drive

    Young adults not engaged in Covid-19 vaccination drive

    Government has been advocating for mainly essential workers and those in a particular age bracket (50+) to get the vaccination. This may have made many young people to have little interests in looking for Covid19 vaccines. Within our research area, Lira, I asked some young persons and they said their parents went and for them…

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  • Africa Retreat Centre on Desire Karakire

    Africa Retreat Centre on Desire Karakire

    Dear Desire, While we have not met in person and while I learnt of your suffering through social media, I am really glad I chose not to ignore your story. My tiny little bit of AMPLIFYING YOUR VOICE by publishing your story on the website of the organisation for which I am Managing Director seems…

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  • Mentally Ill and Poor in Uganda

    Mentally Ill and Poor in Uganda

    It is estimated that 35 percent (over 11.5 million) Ugandans get mental illness. Beyond the statistics, what is the really ordeal of the millions mentally ill Ugandans? In this post, we share a glimpse, through our Managing Director’s, encounter with one such mentally ill person in the city. An encounter which she first shared on…

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  • Mental Health Rehab from Hell – ePDF

    Mental Health Rehab from Hell – ePDF

    This is the testimony of Desire Lavigne Karakire, which, in her own words, she shared because: “I want to use my story and my grievances to change the law on mental health, cause the law to change, or to create the law if currently a vacuum is what has allowed for impunity like this to…

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  • Mental Health Rehab from Hell – Part V

    Mental Health Rehab from Hell – Part V

    Ms. Desire Lavigne Karakire’s testimony, shared on her Facebook wall on 11th July 2020 After my Counsellor Martin Githaiga sexually violated me, physically assaulted me, and intimidated me to not pursue the charges described in the previous parts of my testimony by ransoming my journalistic notes, he was neither fired nor suspended. Between the time…

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  • Mental Health Rehab from Hell – Part IV

    Mental Health Rehab from Hell – Part IV

    Ms. Desire Lavigne Karakire’s testimony, shared on her Facebook wall on 11th July 2020 We remained locked up for extended periods against our will, up to five or six months for some patients. If one acted out or became too vocal about their rights and the rights of others, they were threatened with extended stays…

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  • Mental Health Rehab From Hell – PART III

    Mental Health Rehab From Hell – PART III

    Ms. Desire Lavigne Karakire’s testimony, shared on her Facebook wall on 11th July 2020 A part-time Psychiatrist visited African Retreat Centre (ARC) once a week on Wednesdays from Butabika Hospital, stayed for two hours from three o’clock to five o’clock, spending only about ten minutes on each patient, leaving many unseen for several weeks. She…

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