The Wednesday Vision 26 July 4, 2012 VIII Mwalimu 26 ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY.pdf 1 N7/3/2012ewSPAPERS 3:17:07 PM in Education I helped my sister CONGRATULATIONS!! get treatment

We were alone at home when my young sister got a fever. My mother had gone to work, so I had to act very fast to save my sister’s life. Fortunately, there was some credit on Hon. Margaret Zziwa Hon . Mike Sebalu the telephone. I rang mum explaining the condition of my sister. She responded very fast and in just minutes she had returned home. We rushed my sister to a nearby clinic for a medical checkup. After examination, the doctors discovered she had malaria and gave her treatment with clear instructions on how to swallow the medicine. Mother would leave me to take care ICT BUILDING OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY of my sister while she went to work. I followed instructions while giving my sister medicine. After two days she recovered. I advise fellow children to always follow instructions when taking medicine. Mary Francis Nabbosa, 11, Primary School

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CY CMY Stop giving patients expired drugs K A relative of mine went to a hospital in Jinja for I bought expired treatment. Unfortunately, she was given expired medicine and she reacted to it. Her skin became medicine itchy and developed blisters. Later, her skin started peeling o and she remained with scars. It is I was alone at home when I advisable that before we take any medicine, we developed a fever. I went to a should check the expiry date. drug shop and bought some tablets. When the ‘pharmacist’ Patience Nakimuli, P6, The Bright School, gave me the tablets in a pack, I did not check for the expiry date. When I got home, I Abusing medicine is bad swallowed the tablets. A few hours later I developed My cousin Judith almost ended her life when she a stomachache and started took a drug overdose. Judith had a stomachache vomiting. When mom came and decided to take medicine without an adult’s back, I showed her the pack supervision. She started vomiting and became from which I had picked the very weak. We rushed her to hospital. From her tablets. She discovered that experience I learnt that improper use of medicine, the medicine had expired. for example, taking an overdose is harmful to Pharmacists should stop selling one’s health and sometimes leads to death. I expired medicine because it is advise parents to always keep medicine away from harmful to life. children. Promise Karungi, P6, Patricia Nalwanga, 13, Masindi Public School Masindi Public School

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