Omac and Kibwota suffer from nodding syndrome, a neurological disease for which the cause has not yet been conclusively identified. In northern Uganda, a region fraught by years of civil war, the ...

More than 3,000 children in Northern Uganda have been struck by the mysterious Nodding Disease that shatters lives and has doctors puzzled. ... where another child, Francis, has just passed out.

Leaders say some victims cannot remember who sexually attacked them since the disease affects their memory Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans The growing cases of sexual abuse against ...

Although there are no new cases of the nodding disease or nodding syndrome, the victims and their caregivers continue to live with the consequences. Some of these include social stigma and sexual ...

Mysterious ‘nodding syndrome’ affects many Ugandan children; experts seek cause March 12, 2012 More than 13 years ago Nancy Lamwaka, 12, is often tied to a mango tree to keep her from ...

"The child was staring blankly and his head was intermittently nodding every five to eight seconds," Bunga says. "This lasted about three minutes." Bunga was not surprised by what he saw.

The family struggles with the costs of childbirth and worries about the future of the unborn child. ... Cases Omoro District has 212 cases of nodding disease syndrome, with no new cases reported.

Nodding syndrome, a little known disease, appears to be spreading at a rapid pace among Ugandan children and teens. The disease is characterized most noticeably by the child nodding off when they ...

From nodding to seizures, ... Denis Oloya was an active child, he loved going to school and was polite. His mother, Nighty Alal Ochola, recalls those tender memories about her son, ...