Ophthalmologist Gladys Atto, Doctor of the year 2023
In a country where human resources for health are still few, Dr. Gladys Atto chose to defy the odds and become the first and only eye doctor in the Karamoja subregion, which has the highest incidence of eye illnesses.
With an increasing number of sight difficulties reported in the Karamoja subregion, having a team of doctors to manage the patients would be both timely and efficient. Every month, Moroto Hospital receives between 500 and 1000 patients with eye issues that require surgery, with the busiest months being March and December. These patients can only receive care when Dr. Gladys Atto is on duty.
Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, Director General, MOH, HIHA 2023, Special award for improvement of health service delivery
On a national, regional, and district level, Dr. Mwebesa has planned and overseen a variety of health programs and initiatives. His work has been on creating systems for improving quality and performance, which includes creating standards, keeping track of performance, and setting up systems for rewards and accreditation.
Junior Delafrique, a researcher and Formulation scientist, Students Innovation winner
Leading the charge to modernize health care via the use of herbal and alternative medicines, Deogratias Delafrique offers treatment options that are safe, effective, and reasonably priced.
In this context, the Pipeline offers VEP antimicrobial herbal wound spray, which is formulated using raw medicinal plants from the area, specifically Bidens pilosa (black jack) and aloevera. It is meant to be applied to wounds, particularly small burns, cuts, and diabetic wounds.
Ms. Agnes Nambozo, Nurse of the Year, 2023
For her heroic tenacity as a nurse at Buluganya Health Centre III in Eastern Uganda, once filmed climbing a ladder on to the mountainous Masheluse village in Nataba parish to vaccinate children.
Celina Alice Mari Bako, Midwife of the Year, 2023
For her extraordinary perseverance in teaching and supervising midwives in the face of challenging working and learning circumstances, while maintaining standards of care at Soroti Nursing School. Mari walked home with what she deserved, if not less than she deserves, only but a token.
Dr. Magaret Nakakeeto, Maternal and Child Health Care 2023 Winner
Dr. Magaret Nakakeeto set out to make a difference ten years ago when she developed the kangaroo afterbirth technique, saving the lives of Neonatal babies.
Kangaroo care is a classic and cost-effective way to directly warm preemies by laying them on a mother’s bosom in order to establish skin-to-skin contact. Kangaroos do a similar task to incubators. Numerous moms who gave birth prematurely at Mulago Referral Hospital would confirm that Dr. Nakakeeto saved their lives.
Media Excellence Heroes in Health Award 2023, Atukunda Nobert, Daily Monitor
For her distinguished reporting about COVID-19, Ebola survivors, mumps outbreak, among other quality health stories.
In a news reporting climate where critical health issues often fall by the wayside, Nobert’s attention to marginal, yet life-changing stories packaged in persuasive prose is a delight for healthcare awareness for policy maker-audiences and pedestrians alike.
Dr. SIlver Bahendeka, Winner, Pallative Care category, 2023,
Dr. Bahendeka Senior Consultant Physician for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Doctors Plaza Clinic and St Francis Nsambya Hospital in Kampala.
His tale is one incredible perseverance and good fortune, having rose from a child that has never seen a doctor to become one of Africa’s leading authorities on diabetes.
Anaka General Hospital, Public Health Facility of the year 2023.
Anaka General Hospital in Nywoya district, northern Uganda, built in the 1960s, has faced challenges like the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency.
Despite these, the hospital has continued to serve its community. In 2014, the Ministry of Health renovated the hospital using a World Bank loan, constructing new facilities like an outpatients’ department, mortuary, private wing, staff housing, water source, and sewerage disposal system. The hospital’s resilience and dedication serve as a testament to its commitment to providing quality healthcare services.