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Nurse Trades Medicine for Mangoes in Uganda

Summary by CicloVivo
In the Yumbe district of northern Uganda, a routine scene transformed a nurse’s practice and gave rise to an initiative to combat child malnutrition with mangoes. Fourteen years ago, Francis Asiku was returning home after a day of work, caring for a four-year-old child suffering from acute malnutrition. The episode was disturbing, according to him. As he passed through the village of Midigo, Asiku saw mango trees laden with fruit lying on the gr…
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In the Yumbe district of northern Uganda, a routine scene transformed a nurse’s practice and gave rise to an initiative to combat child malnutrition with mangoes. Fourteen years ago, Francis Asiku was returning home after a day of work, caring for a four-year-old child suffering from acute malnutrition. The episode was disturbing, according to him. As he passed through the village of Midigo, Asiku saw mango trees laden with fruit lying on the gr…

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CicloVivo broke the news in on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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