[WestNileNet] Preparations for MOSA 2nd re-union
Dear All, Hope we are all fine and moving on with our different committments. This is yet another reminder that MOSA preparations for the second re-union is ongoing. A new date has been fixed in consultation with the school administration and the Bishop Madi and West Nile diocese. The re-union is slated for 17th July 2010 starting at 10:00am. The focus for this function is the awards and career guidance for the students, this will be crowned by an Annual General Meeting to be held at West Nile Gold Club. Please join hands in the preparations towards this day. Meetings in Kampala have been shifted from Sunday to Friday evening to accomodate the interests of all. Come and join the rest on friday 11 at Choma Restaurant starting at 5:30pm. Pass on message to the others. Thanks and regards Ejibua Sam Chairman ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] RE:Drugs resistance a serious Issue in the developing countries
Thanks On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Arike J Pundro ajpun...@hotmail.comwrote: Dear All Thanks for your response Dr. Thomas director World health organization/ Substance Abuse Department. I have read the publication you forwarded to me. Indeed drug resistance is a very serious issue in the developing countries. It’s very interesting but some of the act does not solve the problem of drug resistance. Puting drug user to prison is never a solution but there are better methods of solving the drug resistance. The treatment of Psychosis is the most common thing that triggers drugs resistance in the developing nations even though few claim that cases of schizophrenia and dementia are uncommon. During my three years of working with AED/ USAID and UNIOM/ WHO outreach program for Alcohol, Tobacco and other Substance (drugs) of abuse such cases of schizophrenia, dementia and several disorders were commonly found both in the villages and towns. We use to attend world health organization/ Substance Abuse department workshops and meeting in Kampala and even in Arua and Koboko drugs that are restricted and only be prescribed by Medical doctors and psychiatry are been prescribed by CNA and some with lab tech or an body who has drug store. The assessment used was based on the WHO and DSM IV definition of psychotic disorders. Schizophrenia is characterized by fundamental distortions in thinking and perception and by inappropriate emotions. The disturbance involves the most basic functions that give the normal person a feeling of individuality, uniqueness and self-direction. Behavior may be seriously disturbed during some phases of the disorder leading to adverse social consequences. Delusions of strong belief in ideas that are false and without any basis of reality and hallucinations commonly auditory for example hearing voices are typical Psychotic features of the disorder. Psychoactive is a substance use causing damage to health. The damage may be physical as in cases of hepatitis from the self-administration of injected psychoactive substances or mental e.g. episodes of depressive disorder secondary to heavy consumption of alcohol. While dependence is a cluster of behavioral, cognitive and physiological phenomena that develop after repeated substance use and that typically include a strong desire to take the drug, difficulties in controlling its use, persisting in its use despite harmful consequences, a higher priority given to drug use than to other activities and obligations, increased tolerance and sometimes a physical withdrawal state. The dependence syndrome may be present for a specific psychoactive substance e.g. tobacco, alcohol or diazepam, for a class of substances e.g. opioid drugs or for a wider range of pharmacologically different psychoactive substances. In the cause of drug resistance includes both of the above not necessarily these alone. Prescribed medicine like Benzodiazepines if continued beyond four weeks as a chronic use it may induce dependence and withdrawal symptoms which is also a part of drugs resistance. Prescription drugs also play a big role in drug resistance. Antidepressants are similarly drugs of abuse if healthcare providers do not offer clear information empathetic listening reassurance and psychological counseling to patients. Lithium being considered the medicine of choice in long term maintenance phase for bipolar disorder. Health care providers may consider lithium as initial monotherapy but lithium monotherapy is effective against both mania and depressive relapse although it is more effective in preventing mania. However healthcare providers have to consider that lithium has a narrow therapeutic index and blood levels must be monitored. It should be noted that lithium treatments check thyroid function every six months because severe toxic affects cam occur when renal excretion is impaired. Vaporate cause a wide range of adverse reactions including gastrointestinal pain, benign hepatic transaminase elevations, tremor and sedation. These are few I can give as an example that may cause the some of the complications including drugs resistance. Best wishes, Arike -- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 22:39:29 -0700 From: jbdac...@yahoo.com To: westnilenet@kym.net Subject: [WestNileNet] THANKS GIVING FOR LETASI SHARONS BORN CANCER TREATMENT Dear all, We would like to invite you for the thanksgiving function on Sunday 13th June 2010 at the home of Rosette Obizuyo and Emmanuel Tibaire at Kyaliwajala Namugongo. Please read the invitation in the attachment. I do not have the e-mail addresses of our colleagues in The New Vision who should be part of this function. Can someone either send me their e-mail address so that I forward them this invite, or forward this mail to them. TO ERIMA ROBERT and APOLO ONZOMA Could yu help give direction to Rosettes home. Regards
Re: [WestNileNet] Re: Up date
Hi Willy and members of the net, I think the community libraries are a great idea in action. For now I can only imagine what things are like on the ground in terms of how these libraries operate. But, if they take root and do what they are meant to do, they will surely cause a revolution -- not in the political sense, I must hasten to add. The kind of revolution that we need to help our education standards improve; *a quiet *revolution that will enable the masses open their eyes. In my humble opinion, this is like the seed in the age-old fish and the fishing rod metaphor. The agrarian version of Give a person food - tomorrow they will be back: hungry. Give them seeds to plant, soon they feed themselves might be nearer to many of us. It may and does take some time, but when watered well and tendered, it will surely bear its fruits. Thanks Willy. Adelante. If I can help like those of you already in the team (both in and outside the net) -- with some watering or weeding, I will -- although I don't know how at the moment. Besides some books have decided to discipline me at the moment: keeping my nose and eyes glued to them. All the best, for this and other such contributions all of you have made and continue in your own ways. Bona On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Willy Ngaka wng...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Caleb, I would like to share the attached information with you and the rets of the memmbers of West Nile Developent Foundation. I hope you will find it useful. Thanks Willy Ngaka ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Re: Up date
Dear Bona, Your brilliant analysis on the issue of community libraries for bringing about transformation among our communities is sport on and I just wish there were two or more of your type to give it a hand. However, never mind of your being absorbed in books, for it it these books that give shape to what we are doing. I once heard of a Nigerian saying: words obtained through reading books are like wires upon which good ideas hang so do focus on your reading for now. Thanks and I wish you all the best. Willy On 6/12/10, Immaculate Bona Maandera ibmaand...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Willy and members of the net, I think the community libraries are a great idea in action. For now I can only imagine what things are like on the ground in terms of how these libraries operate. But, if they take root and do what they are meant to do, they will surely cause a revolution -- not in the political sense, I must hasten to add. The kind of revolution that we need to help our education standards improve; *a quiet *revolution that will enable the masses open their eyes. In my humble opinion, this is like the seed in the age-old fish and the fishing rod metaphor. The agrarian version of Give a person food - tomorrow they will be back: hungry. Give them seeds to plant, soon they feed themselves might be nearer to many of us. It may and does take some time, but when watered well and tendered, it will surely bear its fruits. Thanks Willy. Adelante. If I can help like those of you already in the team (both in and outside the net) -- with some watering or weeding, I will -- although I don't know how at the moment. Besides some books have decided to discipline me at the moment: keeping my nose and eyes glued to them. All the best, for this and other such contributions all of you have made and continue in your own ways. Bona On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Willy Ngaka wng...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Caleb, I would like to share the attached information with you and the rets of the memmbers of West Nile Developent Foundation. I hope you will find it useful. Thanks Willy Ngaka ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
