Typhoid is still a killer in Uganda

Alison recovering from surgery to repair the perforation in his bowel

Alison recovering from surgery to repair the perforation in his bowel

Alison is a 28 year old, male, teacher who was diagnosed with typhoid fever.

He developed severe abdominal pain and became very ill. As sometime happens as a complication of typhoid, he suffered a bowel perforation. Thanks to life-saving surgery at Kisiizi he is on the road to recovery.

A contaminated water supply was identified as the source of the infection after several other villagers also contracted typhoid.