Norah Owaraga

Education in Uganda is a tool for neo-colonialist capitalism

“The weird story of the arrest of a Canadian education researcher in Uganda”, which was published in The Washington Post on 9th June 2016, is a good example of how education in Uganda is being used as a tool for neo-colonialist capitalism. Yes, the story has only recently come to one’s attention this week as…

Tuberculosis can become a weapon of mass destruction

“It is where she was working as a maid for Indians that is where she got the problem. When you are cooking their food you have to put a lot of chillies in it,” explained Mother of how she believes her teenage Daughter got infected with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This was April 2017, during an…

Mowzey’s Death & Uganda’s Healthcare System

Questions are valid to ask: Moses Ssekibogo (aka Mowzey Radio) RIP @ The Independent Would things have turned out different, if Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio had had access to a first class healthcare service shortly after he was beaten unconscious? Would things have turned out different for him if it had not been necessary…

Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities Bill

The bill is a noble cause indeed. It concurs with the work that CPAR Uganda Ltd is doing in advocating for policy and policy implementation in relation to patients’ and medical workers’ rights and responsibilities; and for action from duty bearers, albeit with a focus on tuberculosis (TB) healthcare management.