Uganda cancer Survivors Support Organisation UWOCASO

Cancer survivors petition Parliament over drug defeciency at Cancer Institute

Cancer survivors petition Parliament over drug defeciency at Cancer Institute

The Women Cancer survivors have petitioned Parliament over the shortage over the deficiency of drugs at the Uganda Cancer Institute. In their petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, the women urged government to increase cancer drugs at Institute, saying the number of cancer patients has increased and the drugs are low in stock. The […]

Uganda government asked to fight non-communicable diseases

The government of Uganda has been asked to increase its commitment to the fight against non-communicable diseases especially breast cancer. Statistics indicate that 36 out of every 100,000 Ugandans were found with the cancer in 2009, with a current survival rate of 56 cases per 100 patients in developing countries. The chairperson of Uganda women’s cancer […]