“Part of the solution”: Men and boys in Uganda work to stop cycles of gender-based violence
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Source: UNFPA News - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Tiperu Woos Turkish Investors to Health Sector
[Nile Post] Uganda's ambassador to Turkiye, Nusura Tiperu has led a delegation of six members of Acibadem Healthcare Group led by Racim Topuz, the Deputy CEO to meet Dr. Charles Ayume, Parliamentary Committee on Health to discuss Uganda Investment opportunities in Health sector. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and antenatal care utilization predictors in Uganda: an analysis applying Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization - Anguzu R, Walker RJ, Babikako HM, Beyer KMM, Dickson-G ómez J, Zhou Y, Cassidy LD.
BACKGROUND: Optimal utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services improves positive pregnancy experiences and birth outcomes. However, paucity of evidence exists on which factors should be targeted to increase ANC utilization among women experiencing intima... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Uganda: Cultural Perspectives and Mental Health in Uganda
[Nile Post] Uganda has a nuanced tapestry of beliefs, traditions, and customs that shape the perspectives on mental health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 17, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Child pedestrian crossing behaviour and associated risk factors in school zones: a video-based observational study in Kampala, Uganda - Osuret J, van Niekerk A, Kobusingye O, Atuyambe L, Nankabirwa V.
This study determined crossing behaviour and associated factors among child pedestrians around primary s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Uganda: Unravelling the Mental Health Challenges Among Youth in Uganda
[Nile Post] Even though they constitute the biggest percentage of Uganda's population the youth face a silent but pressing challenge of mental health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: African Voices Unite to Drive Cervical Cancer Elimination Across the Continent
[Independent (Kampala)] In collaboration with stakeholders, ACHA will leverage resources and expertise, contributing to women's health, and protecting families and livelihoods (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases NGOs and Civil Society Uganda Source Type: news
South Sudan: Unshattered Hope in the Face of Adversity in South Sudan
[MSF] Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South Sudan in Yei, Central Equatoria state. In 1983, a dedicated MSF team, including medical and support staff from then southern Sudan and other countries, provided emergency medical care to host communities and refugees who were fleeing civil unrest in Uganda. A region struggling with conflict became itself a refuge, a home to (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society South Sudan Source Type: news
Uganda: Human Rights Watch - Support Maternal Community Health Workers
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Governments should review their positions on traditional birth attendants and recognise and support their work, including by ensuring they are paid and resourced adequately. That is the position of the international research and advocacy NGO, Human Rights Watch in its latest dispatches. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda's Rising Disease Burden Linked to Climate Change
[Nile Post] Environmental scientists have sounded the alarm, attributing Uganda's escalating disease burden to the impacts of climate change, citing man-made disruptions to fragile ecosystems as a key factor. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Climate East Africa Environment Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Surge in Preterm Births Alarms Ugandan Medics
[Nile Post] As the world approaches World Premature Day, Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital grapples with an influx of preterm babies, attributing the surge to a concerning trend of expectant mothers neglecting antenatal care services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: A Plea to Recruit Specialists for Uganda's Ailing Healthcare System
[Observer] In a stark revelation, the recent report by the Uganda Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has shed light on the severe shortage of medical specialists in public hospitals, painting a grim picture of the nation's healthcare landscape. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Sexuality Education Is Key in Reducing Teenage Pregnancies, Activists Say
[Nile Post] Activists have insisted that formal sexuality education will help reduce adolescent sexual risky behaviours when provided before sexual initiation and in turn help reduce teenage pregnancies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Education Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Herbert Luswata Elected President of Uganda Medical Association
[Nile Post] Dr. Herbert Luswata has been elected as the new President of the Uganda Medical Association, succeeding in his bid for leadership after serving as the Secretary General of the association. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Approves First African-Manufactured Malaria Drug
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Company News East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Kenya Malaria Manufacturing Source Type: news
