{"id":13210,"date":"2026-08-31T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=13210"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:01:46","slug":"regional-health-officials-raise-alarm-over-rising-alcohol-and-malnutrition-in-kigezi-sub-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/regional-health-officials-raise-alarm-over-rising-alcohol-and-malnutrition-in-kigezi-sub-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Health Officials Raise Alarm Over Rising Alcohol and Malnutrition in Kigezi Sub-Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KABALE &#8211; <\/strong>Health professionals in the Kigezi Sub-Region have voiced growing concerns over rising levels of alcohol consumption and malnutrition among community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was highlighted during a press briefing ahead of the 4th Annual Kigezi Regional Health Sector Joint Performance Review Mission (JRM), an annual forum that brings together stakeholders from across the region to evaluate healthcare services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the press conference, held on Monday, August 31, at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Mr. Johnson Bitungwa, Principal Clinician and Head of the Mental Health Unit at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, stated that most of the cases admitted annually at the hospital are linked to alcohol and substance abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Bitungwa attributed the rise in cases to unregulated alcohol production within the Kigezi Sub-Region and called for stricter regulation of alcohol sales, including the implementation of mandatory opening hours for bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the community, we see the production of illicit alcohol. They mix various ingredients, and after consumption, you hear someone say they don\u2019t remember how they reached home,\u201d Bitungwa explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CUE IN: BITUNGWA ON ALCOHOL<\/strong>. <strong>ENG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BITUNGWA-ON-ALCOHOL.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kabale Regional Referral Hospital\u2019s Executive Consultant, Dr. Anne Marion Namutebi, noted that alcohol is a \u201ccommon denominator\u201d for many illnesses treated at the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She specifically cited mental illnesses, chronic liver disease, pancreatitis, malnutrition, and physical injuries, among other debilitating conditions directly linked to excessive alcohol consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CUE IN: DR. NAMUTEBI ON ALCOHOL<\/strong>. <strong>ENG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DR-NAMUTEBI-ON-ALCOHOL.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubanda District Secretary for Health and Education, Mr. Obed Mutatiina Kitabutuuka, emphasized the need for local governments to enact by-laws regulating the sale and consumption of alcohol to help curb the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CUE IN: KITABUTUKA ON REGULATION<\/strong>. <strong>ENG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KITABUTUKA-ON-ALCOHOL-ENG.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Rubanda District Health Officer, Dr. David Mporampora, highlighted that aside from alcoholism, the region is also experiencing a rise in malnutrition cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He attributed this to the community\u2019s failure to utilize the region\u2019s abundant food resources, despite large-scale agricultural activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Bakiga grow and produce a lot, but they sell almost everything and leave very little for domestic consumption. We plan to embark on mass sensitization campaigns to address this issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CUE IN: DR. MPORAMPORA<\/strong> <strong>ON MALNUTRITION. ENG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DR-MPORAMPORA-ON-MALNUTRITION-.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubanda District will host the 4th Annual Kigezi Regional Health Sector Joint Performance Review Mission (JRM), scheduled to take place over three days starting September 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JRM is convened by Kabale Regional Referral Hospital on behalf of the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with regional health departments and development partners. Its purpose is to assess healthcare service delivery, rank district performance, and identify solutions to key health challenges affecting communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi is expected to formally open the event, which will be attended by medical officials, political leaders, Ministry of Health representatives, media personnel, and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health professionals in the Kigezi Sub-Region have raised alarm over rising alcohol consumption and malnutrition, with officials revealing that most hospital admissions at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital are linked to substance abuse. Speaking ahead of the 4th Annual Kigezi Regional Health Sector Joint Performance Review Mission, clinicians blamed unregulated illicit alcohol production and called for stricter bar operating hours. Meanwhile, district health officers attributed increasing malnutrition cases to communities selling most of their harvested food rather than keeping it for domestic consumption. 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