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Ensuring access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Amuru district amid COVID-19 pandemic

calendar_today 23 July 2021

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Ensuring access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services in Amuru district amid COVID-19 pandemic

LABONGO-OGALI, AMURU, Uganda - At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions such as school closures have further heightened the plight of adolescents and young people in…

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Do you know where your birth control is? Tracking contraceptives improves health services – and choice in Uganda

calendar_today 21 July 2021

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Do you know where your birth control is? Tracking contraceptives improves health services – and choice in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda – When Isirimu Margret got pregnant at 16, her hope to continue her studies vanished. She dropped out of school, married her partner and had their…

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Early marriage robbed her of her childhood, but not the resolve to re-imagine a better future

calendar_today 16 July 2021

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Early marriage robbed her of her childhood, but not the resolve to re-imagine a better future

Mbale district, Eastern Uganda - Jane*, was only 13-years-old when she decided to elope with her boyfriend in 2015. She had been living with her Aunt in Jeeja village, Kigumba…

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The right to choose: Giving adolescents the power to bodily autonomy

calendar_today 11 July 2021

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The right to choose: Giving adolescents the power to bodily autonomy

In 2019, at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, nations, civil society, development institutions and others called for the protection of the right to bodily autonomy and integrity,…

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The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population

calendar_today 11 July 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population

For some, it has led some to postponing childbearing. For others, disruptions in health care have led to unintended pregnancies.   Although we have yet to get a full…

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Uganda refugee response partners joint press release

calendar_today 20 June 2021

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Uganda refugee response partners joint press release

“Even before the pandemic, gender-based violence was a challenging concern. As economies and schools are on lockdown, community and household tension has heightened, making women…

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Ensuring sexual and reproductive health commodities reach “the last mile”

calendar_today 07 June 2021

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Ensuring sexual and reproductive health commodities reach “the last mile”

The delivery of an effective Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) programme depends on the availability of health commodities for the end-user. “Bringing health…

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Towards achieving a fistula-free generation one stitch at a time

calendar_today 03 June 2021

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Towards achieving a fistula-free generation one stitch at a time

MASAKA CITY: Thirty-three-year-old Night Kabagambe from Kyenjojo district is an obstetric fistula survivor. She said she spent six years with the condition following the birth of…

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The magic in outreaches; taking sexual and reproductive health services closer to communities

calendar_today 02 June 2021

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The magic in outreaches; taking sexual and reproductive health services closer to communities

Sister Atiku Catherine is a midwife working in Ara Health Center III Moyo district. She was very excited to share her story following an experience from integrated community…

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