By Florence Adong | Project Leader
Although economic hardship and drought have affected people in Northern Uganda including Agago District, persons with mental disorders and epilepsy (PMDEs) continues to live healthy life because of your support. They have reliable access to mental health medicines which have not only lifted the burden of care among family caregivers but ensured consistent intake of medicines consequently steady recovery of clients on treatment.
221 PMDEs (120 F, 101M) benefited from the mental health medicines supplied by BasicNeeds to the health facilities. Cumulatively, 489 PMDEs (251F, 238M) benefited from anti-epileptic and anti-psychotic drugs which included carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and chlorpromazine.
Comments from members of the community drug bank initiative.
The economy has been so tough this year that even raising the minimum of UGX 7,000 ($2) to save in the drug bank on a monthly basis was very hard for me but because of the medicines supplied by BasicNeeds, I managed to get drugs and keep up with my dosage said a client from Apwoyo Rwot Self-Help Group (SHG)
I am grateful for the mental health medicines procured for us, it has played a significant role in my recovery process at a time when drought was striking and I could only raise money to buy foodstuffs. There was no money in the community and my health could have deteriorated without drugs supplied by BasicNeeds said a client from Makmukemi SHG in Paimol Sub County.
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