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Concern over high maternal deaths in Uganda

Gerald Businge — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:56:18 +0000

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’ Week.

She however lauds government for continuous efforts to save pregnant mothers though several women are still facing challenges regarding access to quality health care.

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‘Obama is in Uganda’

Gerald Businge — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:55:05 +0000

The Executive Director of the United States of America and President Barack Obama’s Global Health Initiative chief, Lois Quam has arrived in Uganda on Monday.

Lois Quam is in Uganda for a one week visit to support Uganda’s Ministry of Health’s effort to reduce maternal deaths by at least 50% in four western districts of Uganda by the end of this year.

According to the programme, Lois will tour the districts of Kabarole and Kyenjojo. Research shows that Kabarole and Kyenjojo are among the districts in Uganda where cases of maternal mortality are rampant.

The ministry of Health in Uganda recently released a report that indicated that the the common causes of death among pregnant women in Uganda are over bleeding, infection, obstructed labour, abortion and hypertension. Other causes of death among pregnant women in Uganda are malaria related diseases and HIV/AIDS.

Uganda’s maternal mortality ratio stands at 435 maternal deaths for each 100,000 live births. On daily basis at least 16 women/girls die during delivery.

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Nabagereka launches maternal and child health campaign

Gerald Businge — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:27:28 +0000

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 in women and children among others.

Nabagereka says the increase in maternal deaths in Uganda is due to the high corruption, the weakness in implementing decisions made, the absence of health facilities and poverty as well as unemployment which facilitates men to think in terms of producing.

The Nabagereka has urged the speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon. Rebecca Kadaga to continue advocating the girl child education, fight corruption as some of the ways in which the high levels of maternal and child mortality will be arrested.

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