The World Food Programme has been accused of negligence after hundreds were poisoned and four people died after eating its food aid. Earlier this March, the dry and isolated region of Karamoja was suddenly struck by a strange illness. In this north-eastern corner of Uganda, where the desert thorns cut into the dusty air, scores of people started vomiting around the same time. They suffered from high fevers and delirium, and complained of stomach pain and swollen limbs. Health centres became overrun. “I didn’t believe everyone can fall sick at the same time like this,” says Helen Korobe, a nursing … Continue reading A curious case of poisoning in Uganda’s poorest region