Posts By Lilian Nuwabaine
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767HealthPatriotism in healthcare: Strengthening Uganda’s Nursing and Midwifery workforce
On the 09th October 2025, Uganda commemorated her 63rd Independence Day. Reflections on patriotism, especially within the healthcare sector, occurred. Among the...
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1.1KFeaturesA Mobile Smartphone: A valuable tool for every Nurse or Midwife
While scrolling through one of the trending professional platforms, I noted that I was tagged in a mind-blowing post by a Gen...
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2.8KOpinionIs it necessary to waive Medical Internship for Graduate Nurses and Midwives in Uganda?
On the 21st June 2025, the internet and social health platforms across Uganda received news about the plan to waive the one-year...
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1.3KHealth
Support health and wellbeing of Nurses and Midwives
Are you aware that caring for nurses and midwives not only improves patient outcomes and quality of healthcare but it also strengthens...
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Midwives as active and first responders of climate crisis
Opinion, Editorial: With increasing climate crisis globally manifesting in various ways, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather events of heatwaves and floods,...
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Tokophobia is real: The fear of childbirth
Imagine being terrified, not just anxious at the thought of pregnancy but also childbirth. For many, this is a constant fear and...
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My research journey as a Ugandan Nurse-Midwife
Globally, nurses and midwives provide direct care to their patients and clients on a daily basis. Thus, they know which approaches work...
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Did you know that January is cervical cancer awareness month worldwide?
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is a global healthcare event observed for the entire month of January every year, with an aim to...
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7.1KHealth
Cervical cancer is among the most preventable cancers
While contributing to cervical cancer awareness in January through community sensitization using various social media platforms, lots of questions keep coming in...
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Why women need midwifery care during pregnancy, labour and after birth
As midwives, being ‘with woman’ is at the heart of what we do every day. This is part of our identity and...
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1.7KOP-ED
Midwife: The first choice for all women
A wide range of strategies to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality through encouraging facility-based births and skilled attendance at birth...
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1.3KOP-EDNational Safe Motherhood Conference: Why you should attend such conferences!
“I sincerely congratulate NASMEC on the success of the 03rd National Safe Motherhood Conference, which was well-organized, well-balanced, and had a very...
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2.0KHealthStigma still a major hinderance to getting HIV care and treatment
By Aisha Naava & Lilian Nuwabaine Luyima Several HIV newly diagnosed clients are discovered on a daily, irrespective of the preventive measures,...
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2.1KHealth
Breast Cancer Awareness: Why self-examination remains a vital screening tool
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In fact, 1 in 8...
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1.5KOpinionNow is the time to embrace and attend scientific conferences!
“What a fantastic conference!”. The presentations were of very high quality. This was by far the most informative conference that I have...
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2.2KHealthConsider using Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of HIV contraction
Recently, while conducting Antenatal Care (ANC) in one of the lower health facilities, a pregnant woman walked in with her spouse for...
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2.1KHealth
Blood clots and death: A worrying condition for most Ugandans
In a space of one to two months back, we have noted increasing cases where people collapse and die mysteriously in Uganda....
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1.4KOP-ED
Continuous viral load monitoring for HIV-positive patients is essential
By Aisha Naava and Lilian Nuwabaine Of recent, we received a client with several opportunistic infections which were life-threatening. We went ahead...
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1.8KHealth
How frequent breastfeeding can delay pregnancy for a woman
Globally, it is a well-known fact that breastfeeding suppresses a woman’s fertility in the early months after delivery. However, many women do...
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2.4KHealthBreastfeeding: The best gift for your newborn and infant
Often, we as health workers support mothers to successfully breastfeed their babies. Globally, it is known that breastfeeding is one of the...
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2.8KHealthBreastmilk: The Liquid gold for every child’s perfect life
Interestingly, we cannot talk about breast milk without talking about breastfeeding. Looking at this from the oldest book ever known, the Bible....
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Why pregnant women and those trying to conceive should not drink alcohol
The consumption of alcohol by women during pregnancy may have adverse effects not only on the incidence of diseases, injuries, and other...
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Pelvic pain during pregnancy: A concern by most pregnant women
As a midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I encounter lots of pregnant women with various concerns. A few years ago, while working...
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2.2KHealthWhy you should avoid self-medication with antibiotics
As health workers, often, we receive calls from family, friends and different people in the community complaining of not feeling well, with...