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Young people need more health services and information during the COVID-19 lockdown period
ADJUMANI DISTRICT: Nineteen year-old Martin Kidaga is a senior three student, currently at home following closure of schools in March on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. Martin lives... Read more
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a... Read more
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more
UNFPA and SafeBoda launch e-shop for door-to-door delivery of reproductive health commodities during COVID-19 pandemic
June 12 2020, Kampala, Uganda - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency and ride-hailing company SafeBoda have today launched an e-Shop that will enable users in Kampala and... Read more
COVID-19: UNFPA Supplies Personal Protective Equipment to 3,000 Frontline Health Workers in Northern and West Nile Regions of Uganda
Amidst rising cases of COVID-19 with infections spreading among health workers, Uganda is grappling with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals and health facilities. UNFPA is... Read more
Act now to end period poverty for frontline health-care workers fighting COVID-19
While looking after patients, Joyce Achan, a nurse, realised her dress was stained with menstrual blood – and could do nothing about it. Period... Read more
‘To end fistula, we must address poverty and gender inequality’
KAMPALA: Stakeholders in the campaign against obstetric fistula in Uganda have collectively called for deliberate actions to eliminate the condition with in a generation by addressing the underlying... Read more
Going door to door to meet the reproductive health needs of most-at-risk- populations during the COVID -19 pandemic
“Never in my life had I been in a situation where I couldn’t get simple medical treatment,” This is how 25 year old Fifie, (nickname), a commercial sex worker in Kampala described the challenge... Read more
UNFPA support to Moroto district for continuity of Integrated Sexual Reproductive Health during the COVID-19 lockdown
On 18th May 2020, UNFPA handed over 51 hand sanitizers, 18 boxes of non-sterile disposable gloves, four boxes of N95 face masks, 14,400 male condoms as well as female condoms and Sayana Press, a self... Read more
Supporting pregnant mothers give birth safely in disasters
SIRONKO: Childbirth does not stop even in emergencies. And when disaster strikes, women face increased risks to their health and wellbeing due to loss of medical support, trauma and violence. Such... Read more