{UAH} SOLAR ECLIPSE - A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF MASSIVE BLINDNESS

Dear Colleagues and fellow concerned citizens,

Hope this finds you all in good health.

As we get excited and warm up to view this once-in- a-life-time event let us be cognisant of the massive hazard that could befall our predominantly young population if the necessary precautions are not taken.

We surely wouldn't want to mix the wealth this event is bringing to Uganda with the unhealthy and helpless estate it is likely to leave behind.

A lot of misleading information from relatively non- technical sources has been availed to the public which could result in more problems than desired.

Some useful information has been availed to the Ministry of health so that as the authority on health matters it will advise the nation.

Editing has been done of the message to give to the general population, however as the bureaucracies, protocol and procedures of the government offices still drag on, TIME HAS FLED FROM US.

It is therefore my desire to let you know (in case you hadn't known) or to summarize for you some of the info you can use as a technical person to inform the public and measures you can take as a parent, teacher, mobilizer, organizer , leader and patriotic citizen.

We surely DO NOT NEED TO WITNESS AN EPIDEMIC OF MASSIVE BLINDNESS!!!

PEOPLE FROM ALLOVER THE COUNTRY WILL BE VIEWING THIS AND

MAY NOT BE TAKING THE PRECAUTIONS. ALL HAVE SIMILAR RISK AS THOSE IN PAKWACH

Find attached the general info and the editted message. references were left out but can be availed on request.

Kindly help disseminate this information in whichever way you can. 

Suggestions and advice are still welcome.

Yours truly

Dr Anne Ampaire Musika

Ophthalmologist and scholar of Clinical epidemiology and Biostatistics

Mulago National Referral Hospital

P.O.BOX 7051

Kampala

Tel 0772 424995

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