All posts tagged "Opinion"

Midwifery care remains key in managing complications of pregnancy and childbirth

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 15% of all pregnant women will develop a potentially life-threatening complication that calls for...

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OPINION: It is awkward for MPs to query salaries in government agencies

What do you expect the board of directors of Uganda Airlines to do if government wants them to be the number one...

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Why 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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The Poor Getting Poorer in Uganda-A repeat of the French Revolution

By Muwanga Onesmus K With the rising fuel prices, covid lockdowns, many businesses are collapsing, it is like from flying pan to...

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Support breastfeeding at workplaces: A great need for the working mother

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (giving a baby no other food or drink) for the first six months after birth.

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MUGERWA MARK JUDE: The African Family

The family is a place where man learns to be of service to society. In Africa, the family has never closed in...

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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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ROGERS WADADA: In Mao’s own words “it is a great day when a person who has been cohabiting finally gets married!”

All that Mao had left at the door steps of the Democratic Party were his shoes to hoodwink party members that he...

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Lifestyle

DANIEL KAMARA: The Importance of Breastfeeding for Both Mother and Baby

The unique composition of breastmilk, the importance of breastfeeding in infectious disease prevention, the iron status of breastfed infants, and breastfeeding's protective...

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ANDREW MWENDA: Thumbs up for Norbert Mao, he has proved that he is a serious politician

I am very happy with Norbert Mao. He has proved, yet again, that he is a serious politician able to blend principle...

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Understanding the future impact of Partnerships on improving Communities in Uganda’s Health Sector

For some of the different global health problems, there is a need to have a partnership structure between the different institutions as...

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OP-ED: Government plan to construct oil roads has registered immense progress

By linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, and the sick to hospitals, roads are vital to any development...

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DR Mwaka Lutukumoi: Mao DP- Museveni NRM pact exposes fake Uganda opposition

To Ugandans, let's wait and see the outcome, to Acholi, don’t condemn Mao, his politics has just begun. Our name has been...

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OWEYEGHA-AFUNADUULA: Nsereko’s Abortive Bill is Museveni’s attempt to curtail Freedom Of Speech

By stressing non-issues such as suppressing the thoughts of social media users, however defective, Parliament will end up being anti-democracy, pro-authoritarianism and...

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DAN MURAMUZI: The unfulfilled Joy of a Ugandan Parent

Uganda`s education system comprises of three layers and these cut across both in Private and government-aided schools. In the year 2019, over...

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Safe 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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National

OPINION: Bamasaaba of Bugisu demanding for a public university like other regions

The appeal for a full public university in masabaland is coming from all corners of the region and granting masaba_land a fully-fledged...

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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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OP-ED: Domestic water vendors should be fair to us

Domestic water consumers will now pay additional sh4.22 per litre per 20 litres of water, according to the statement from National water...

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DENIS JJUUKO: Decent housing necessary for better health outcomes

Increasing household incomes is the most sustainable way to decent living but some of the vulnerable are old or sick people who...

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SEM BIGABWARUGABA: Faith and Reason

After the celebration of the Uganda Martyrs in our country, most people criticized the spirit of the faith pilgrims had using reason.

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DAN MURAMUZI: ‘Fit for purpose work health work force’

There's a need to involve collectively all ministries of Education and Health across Africa to develop curricula that meet Africa’s health challenges...

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