Current Affairs
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919Heavy rain blows off Equity bank roof in Kawempe
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Traffic along the Kawempe-Bombo Road was paralyzed after the roof of the Equity Bank branch in Kawempe was blown off...
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1.1KAvail sexual and reproductive health services to young people
“Prevention is better than cure” is a statement we often hear. It is now a fundamental principle of modern health care and...
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625Preparations in High Gear For This Year’s National HIV & AIDS Scientific Meeting
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda AIDS Comission (UAC) is currently buzzing with activities following the kick off of preparations for this year’s National...
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1.1KHealth and protection of elderly persons (>60yrs) in light of COVID-19 pandemic crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. The...
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1.2KJoin Ugandan midwives in the fight against abortion stigma
Abortion stigma plays a critical role in the social, medical, and legal marginalization of abortion care around the world and it leads...
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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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1.2KLILIAN 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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2.7KOPINION: 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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853Breast 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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1.2KBasic 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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2.1KWhat 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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1.0KEC 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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972Jinja 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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Safe 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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1.1KHow 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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1.7KLILIAN 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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1.6KLILIAN 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...
