Ssempijja, 21, Relearns Walking at Mulago Hospital After Stroke

1 articles · Updated · New Vision · May 22

At 21, Ssempijja now spends Wednesdays at Mulago National Referral Hospital alongside dozens of stroke patients, relearning how to walk and stretch.
The rehabilitation marks a sharp break from what he had imagined for himself, placing a young patient in a ward more commonly associated with older stroke survivors.
Mulago’s therapy sessions underscore the long recovery stroke can demand, with basic movement and mobility becoming the immediate focus of treatment.

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