Parenting in a post-conflict region: associations between observed maternal parenting practices and maternal, child, and contextual factors in northern Uganda - M öllerherm J, Saile R, Wieling E, Neuner F, Catani C.
Studies show that war leads to an increase in harsh parenting and a decrease in parental warmth, which in turn has a devastating impact on children's development. However, there is insufficient research on the factors that affect parenting in post-conflict... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Uganda: Midwives and Nurses 2023 Results Released
[Nile Post] Of the 4,255 candidates, 2,808 were for certificate programmes, while 1,447 were for diploma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 1, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Health and Medicine Labour Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda's Disease Surveillance Gets Boost With €62,000 It Equipment Donation
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ministry of Health of Uganda today received a donation of IT equipment valued at €62,000 to bolster its disease surveillance capabilities. This initiative was coordinated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and funded through the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with implementation by GIZ. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Country's Disease Surveillance Gets Boost With €62,000 It Equipment Donation
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ministry of Health of Uganda today received a donation of IT equipment valued at €62,000 to bolster its disease surveillance capabilities. This initiative was coordinated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and funded through the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with implementation by GIZ. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Aleksandr Li: Understanding Pik-Swap and the Hybrid Decentralized Wager Platform
N-PIK is an online gambling platform that utilizes its own PIK token, PLYP token to enable players to join raffles, as well as a comprehensive token-based economy to allow players to bet, wager, and win in the best games of skill and chance. The ecosystem’s platforms are already licensed in Uganda…#npik #pik #plyp #uganda #kenya #lialeksandr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strike Announces Africa Expansion
No Bullshit Bitcoin is funded by our community. "Today, we are launching Strike Africa, expanding our full suite of Bitcoin products and services into Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia with more African markets to come in the future," announced Jack Mallers in a…#strikeafrica #bitcoin #gabon #ivorycoast #nigeria #southafrica #uganda #zambia #african #jackmallers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Life satisfaction factors, stress, and depressive symptoms among young women living in urban Kampala: findings from the TOPOWA project pilot studies - Culbreth RE, Nielsen KE, Mobley K, Palmier J, Bukuluki P, Swahn MH.
Young women living in Kampala, Uganda, often face adversities related to Social Determinants of Mental Health (SDoMH) including poverty, food scarcity, environmental stressors such as high levels of community violence, and lack of adequate healthcare acces... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Dual harm among patients attending a mental health unit in Uganda: a hospital based retrospective study - Favina A, Abaatyo J, Kaggwa MM.
BACKGROUND: Dual harm encompasses the complex interplay of the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression. Individuals with dual harm may display a more hazardous pattern of harmful behaviors like homicide-suicide compared to people with sole harm. This stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Disney's first Nigerian animated series is a futuristic take on Lagos and its flaws
The Facts Iwaju, a limited animated series, will become Disney’s first feature set in Nigeria when it airs this week on the Disney+ streaming service. Imagining a Lagos where flying cars zoom over today’s crowded street markets, the project is co-produced by Disney and Kugali media, a seven-year…#disney #nigeria #kugali #nigerians #olufikayoadeola #hamidibrahim #ugandan #simisolagbadamosi #lagos #nigerian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Educational exchange brings Ugandan hematologist to Yale
Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire of the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala recently visited Yale to work alongside Robert Bona and other faculty members. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Exploring ecosocial contexts of alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: multi-method findings - Logie CH, Okumu M, Admassu Z, MacKenzie F, Tailor L, Kortenaar JL, Perez-Brumer A, Ahmed R, Batte S, Hakiza R, Kibuuka Musoke D, Katisi B, Nakitende A, Juster RP, Marin MF, Kyambadde P.
Urban refugees may be disproportionately affected by socio-environmental stressors that shape alcohol use, and this may have been exacerbated by additional stressors in the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-method study aimed to understand experiences of, and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
War, forced displacement, and alcohol abuse: experiences and perceptions of war-affected south Sudanese refugee youth living in Bidibidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda - Makoha G, Denov M.
Refugees are at high risk of alcohol abuse due to their experiences of structural, physical, sexual, and psychological violence in their countries of origin, during flight, and within host communities. Given the prolonged civil war in their country, South ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Uganda Sees Health Workforce Gains; Increases in Family Planning and Safe Deliveries at End of USAID Project
cbalesFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 2024Between 2017 and 2023, Uganda strengthened its health workforce and systems, improved health services, and championed locally led development in collaboration with IntraHealth ’sRegional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) Activity.Led by IntraHealth in partnership with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), Malaria Consortium, and Medic, the USAID-funded project worked closely with the government at the national and local levels to expand access to high-quality health services. RHITES-E also sup...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
Predictors for the utilization of community support systems against intimate partner violence among married women living with HIV in southwestern Uganda-a cross sectional study - Muteesasira E, Akampumuza D, Abaho D, Nuwasasira L, Kumakech E.
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects married women living with HIV (MWLHIV), resulting in undesirable human rights, socio-economic, mental, maternal, and child health consequences. Community Support systems against Violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Uganda: What If We Are All Mentally Unwell, We Need a Mental Health Budget
[Nile Post] If many of our fellow Ugandans are experiencing mental health challenges, its crucial to recognize the seriousness of the situation. Blaming others might serve a purpose at times, but when it comes to mental health, it is essential to move beyond finger-pointing, especially if emotions are involved. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
