Current Affairs
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1.7KEating soil by pregnant women could harm babies: Midwives’ insight
The practice of soil consumption (geophagy) can be seen as a form of pica which is the craving and ingestion of non-nutritive...
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1.1KLILIAN NUWABAINE: Choose when and how many children to have
OPINION: According to the United Nations (UN) Contraceptive report of 2019 and the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 190 million women...
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2.6KOPINION: Can Doctors work without Nurses and Midwives?
OPINION: “They’re just nurses, simply a doctor’s assistant,” a cliché that is nothing new to us. In fact, some patients treat us...
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830Breast cancer in Ugandan men 7 times higher than world average
KAMPALA, UGANDA: While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days...
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1.1KBasic First Aid Kit: A Must Possess in Every Home
HEALTH & LIVING: There will be a time in your life when you wish you had a first aid kit close by....
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2.0KWhat are the danger signs in pregnancy and after childbirth?
HEALTH & LIVING: Maternal mortality rate is still a global issue despite the various efforts by most countries to reduce it. Although...
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OPINION: Respect and dignified care, every pregnant woman’s unspoken desire
OPINION: Every woman has a right to be treated with dignity and respect according to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...
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1.1KJoin midwives in saving the lives of young girls!
If all of us would come together, join hands, and get involved in women’s matters, the world would be a better one....
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1.4KOPINION: Maternal Mental Health; Uganda’s Alienated Health Field
Pregnancy is a normal life event and is often a happy exciting time, however, it’s a period in which a woman is...
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1.5KThe image of nursing: Nurses and Midwives deserve better
Growing up, the nursing profession was one of the most respected professions. Whenever each one of us was asked about their dream...
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1.5KEVE KATUSHABE: Fear of Childbirth
The fear of childbirth (FOC) is a common phenomenon among women. Their confidence and ability to give birth normally is highly affected...
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991EC Releases Programme for Conducting By-Elections in Local Government Positions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has released a programme that will be followed to conduct By-Elections for Local Government Councils,...
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954Jinja Pastor arrested over sexual harassment, child trafficking
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja district have arrested a Pastor identified as Robert Masiga over allegations of defilement, sexual harassment, authorities have...
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1.8KSafe abortions or letting women die? The Midwives’ perspective
Abortion in Uganda just like in any other African countries is legal only when performed to save a woman’s life. As of...
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1.4KSafe abortions are a lifesaver for young girls and women
Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with unintended pregnancies choose abortion. Nearly half of these procedures, 20 million, are unsafe while...
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NUWABAINE: What everyone needs to know about Covid 19 jabs in pregnancy
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE: Recently, the Ministry of Health (MoH) Uganda through their twitter account communicated that pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers who...
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1.0KHow to manage pain during labour and after childbirth
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE: Most women experience pain during labour and after childbirth. The World Health Organization (WHO) includes pain management as a...
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1.6KLILIAN NUWABAINE: When can women resume sex after childbirth?
HEALTH & LIVING: During the first weeks after giving birth, women face physical, psychological, social, and emotional challenges as well as changes...
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1.5KLILIAN NUWABAINE: Why women should attend a minimum of 8 Antenatal Care contacts
HEALTH & LIVING: Globally, approximately 300,000 women die annually from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Almost...
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891Katikkiro Mayiga calls for maintaining of court bail
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has called for the maintenance of court bail as a way of ensuring...
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633Jonah Lwanga: MPS eulogize fallen Archbishop, say he stood for truth at all costs
PARLIAMENT, KAMPALA: Members of Parliament who subscribe to the Orthodox faith have hailed the Orthodox church Archbishop, Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga as a...
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693Army Court Remands LDU Officer Who Killed UBC Journalist Kagolo
The 1st Division Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Court Martial in Kakiri barracks in Wakiso district has started trying Rashid Mamuri, a Local...
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1.8KSFC Commander Brig. Candia retires 30 officers
The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig Peter Candia has retired 30 officers and men whom he hailed for their...
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886Three children admited after eating bananas laced with poison, one dead
Police in Mukono Division is investigating circumstances under which three children were poisoned after eating bananas laced with poison. The atrocious incident...