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Women leaders in Uganda have shown concern over an increase in maternal deaths. They say as the country celebrates 50 years of independence, more mothers are dying due to poor reproductive health facilities. The concern was raised by the speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly Margret Zziwa during the opening of the National Women’s’ […]
The queen of Buganda lady Sylvia Nagginda has launched the global fight action on Maternal and child health campaign with an aim of achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The MDGs that are set to be achieved through the campaign include strengthening of gender equitable national health sector action plans, ensuring health plans, reducing maternal deaths […]
Members of Parliament under their umbrella organization, Network for African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NAWMP) have criticized the Government for re-allocating the 30m US dollars borrowed for maternal and child health. During the briefing this morning at Parliament, the publicity secretary for the forum Rose Muyinda says that the said money is allegedly re-allocated for […]
The World Health organization confirmed that Uganda has completely eliminated Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus. The minister of state for Health Dr. Richard Nduhura says the government has confirmed that the disease is no longer a threat in Uganda. The certificate declaring the elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus in Uganda was given to the ministry […]
Members of Parlaiment together with Civil Society organisations are requesting Government to address the need for family planning by increasing on financing and sensitisation which they said will help to improve on reproductive health programmes in the Country. Addressing a joint press conference at Parliament, Reproductive Health Uganda, UKAID, Network of African Women Ministers Parliamentarians […]
The Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon has called for more efforts to ensure better maternal health services in order to prevent avoidable deaths of mothers while giving birth. Ban who was speaking today during a visit to Ethiopia said that while there has been remarkable progress in the fight against maternal mortality, more effort […]
Women members of parliament under the Net work of African women ministers and parliamentarians Uganda chapter have demanded to meet president Museveni over the inadequate maternal heath funding. The chairperson of the Net work of African women ministers and parliamentarians Uganda chapter Sarah Nyombi made the demand while launching a five year strategic plan on […]
A coalition of human rights and maternal healthcare activists has petitioned the constitutional court seeking to force the government to provide basic maternal health care in order to reduce the number of mothers dying while giving birth. Mary Kamukama who is leading the group says the government has not done enough to combat maternal mortality, […]
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The government of Uganda has been called upon to increase investment in promoting maternal and child health if the gains made in empowerment of women are to be maintained and improved. The call was made by Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was addressing delegates to the 5th Regional Meeting of Parliamentary Committees […]