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Health activists under their body Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) have petitioned parliament seeking for its intervention in improving health care in order to save the many mothers who perish in the process of delivery. This happened yesterday during the commemoration of the international maternal health day under a theme: “Rights Based Approach to Maternal […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga rejects claims that Uganda parliament neglect maternal health advocacy. Kadaga says the Uganda parliament is known internationally of advocating for maternal health although they are attacked locally for not doing anything. Kadaga made the remark during a meeting in Kampala where parliamentarians under Network of African Women ministers and Parliamentarians […]
As the world prepares to host the UN General Assembly to debate the post 2015 agenda, Ugandan citizens are strongly demanding that their views be incorporated in the UN development agenda and also make them trickle down to the national development goals for better implementation and excellent service delivery. Addressing journalists today in Kampala the Executive Director White Ribbon Alliance […]
First Lady and Minister for Karamoja Affairs Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni has thanked Amref Health Africa for their dedication and support towards efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in Uganda. This happened in a meeting at State House Nakasero where a delegation from Amref Health Africa in Uganda called on her to discuss reducing […]
The Ministry of Health has launched a new electronic tool that will be used by both the ministry and Non Government Organizations to track on the resources that are allocated to maternal health programs across the country. The electronic tool is expected to act as a new avenue to avert duplication of programs and accelerate […]
As a result of continued death of mothers and their new borns at birth has compelled White Ribbon Allaince Uganda to launch a new three year maternal campaign dubbed, Act now to save mothers’ that will be piloted in the three districts of Mityana, Kabale and Lira. Addressing the media before the launch of the […]
World vision has launched a maternal and child care services campaign in kabale district aimed at saving children at birth in healthy centers. This world vision as a Nongovernmental has been operating in Rukyiga County only for the last eleven years aiming at reproductive maternal, newborn and child healthy for child survival. The assistant district […]
GOVT DONOR PARTNERS LAUNCH NEW MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROG 26TH/NOV/13. Govt and donor partners that deal in maternal health issues have today launched a new programmee dubbed sharpened reproductive maternal and new born and child health plan which targets to reduce lives lost as a result of maternal death to 6100 among mothers and 12000 […]
Health activists are to meet lawmakers next week to devise mechanisms of how to drastically reduce infant and maternal mortality. The planned meeting comes at a time when more women and children continue to die due to preventable deaths. The coordinator child health now campaign at World Vision Richard Kintu says they want policy makers […]
The ministry health has announced plans to equip Health Center IIs to deliver pregnant women. Previously, health centers IIs have been handling only general illness and primary health care. The announcement comes as the country joins the rest of the world to commemorate the safe mother hood day tomorrow in Kyenjonjo districts. The commissioner clinical […]