All posts tagged "Lilian Nuwabaine"
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397OpinionWhy You Should Prioritize Self-Love
Self-love involves impressing oneself and not anyone else, you find happiness in doing things that give pleasure to you. Loving yourself provides...
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316HealthNurses and Midwives play a key role in facilitating successful breastfeeding
There is a great need to also strengthen the leadership role of midwives and nurses at national, local, and facility levels and...
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370OP-ED
OPINION: Gov’t should prioritize graduate midwives
Care provided by midwives who are educated and regulated according to international professional standards is defined as a core strategy for decreasing...
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303Opinion
Provide sexuality education to children and adolescents
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) aka sex education is an instruction method based on-curriculum which aims at giving students the knowledge, skills, attitudes,...
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522HealthSafe sex is not only about preventing unplanned pregnancy
Safe sex is also sometimes referred to as protected sex which is defined as sexual contact that does not involve the exchange...
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420Health
Provide Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to HIV exposed persons
In the context of HIV, post-exposure prophylaxis refers to the set of services that are provided to manage the specific aspects of...
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489Opinion
OPINION: Sexuality education for children and adolescents – more harm or good?
After the recent scandal circulating on social media by the Lubiri students in the Midland High school bus, this article entitled “Has...
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526Health
Why high blood pressure in pregnancy should not be taken lightly?
health institutions among others organized various events across the country including community outreaches creating awareness on high blood pressure during pregnancy, screening...
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495OP-ED
Why Govt should strongly invest in Nursing and Midwifery
There is a worldwide shortage of health workers, in particular nurses and midwives, who represent more than 50% of the current shortage...
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453Health
Boosting children’s immunity; A must-do for every parent in the current situation
The increasing number of children with recurrent, on and off fevers that do not respond to antipyretics; the coughs and flue that...
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585HealthIs it right for a woman to conceive every year?
It is important for every woman to space their children for a minimum of at-least 2 years, despite their financial status and...
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732OP-EDAntenatal care: A must-attend by all pregnant women
We recommend all pregnant women attend a minimum of eight ANC contacts. We also advise the community to always be on the...
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733OP-ED
Uganda needs more midwives; the world too needs more midwives
As of 12th/May/2020, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council had registered a total of 70,167 nurses and midwives. Approximately only 32,000 of...
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597Health
Detection and management of adverse drug events among people living with HIV to end HIV/AIDs by 2030
Poor adherence leads to an inability to suppress the viral load, an eruption of opportunistic infections, increased likelihood of HIV transmission, drug...
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754OpinionNurses and Midwives need synergy to regain the lost hope
For the growth of the nursing and midwifery profession in Uganda, there is need for synergy within associations and unions. Hence this...
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866Health
LILIAN NUWABAINE: Safety of Sex During Pregnancy
Many couples refrain from sexual intercourse late in pregnancy because they fear they may harm the baby or induce labour, however, sexual...
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827HealthNegative attitudes and misconceptions about sexual intercourse during pregnancy
Since sexual desire and performance are part of pregnant women’s health, efforts should be made to correct the negative attitudes towards sex...
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980Health
Does pregnancy affect the sexual function of couples?
Safe sexual function during pregnancy is one of the keystones for couples to go forward from partners to parents. Research shows there...
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658Health
Govt should adopt new recommendations for Cervical Cancer screening and treatment
Uganda's Ministry of Health should adopt the HPV-DNA testing method since it is simpler, prevents more pre-cancers and cancer, saves more lives...
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589OP-ED
Alcohol, the only drug we have to explain not using
According to the World Health Organisation, alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year as well as to disabilities and poor...
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586Health
Vaccinate young girls and women to protect them from Cervical Cancer
In Uganda, cervical cancer is the most common incident and mortal cancer amongst women as it contributes to about 40% of all...
