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 Promising results in reducing maternal deaths

calendar_today 04 May 2021

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 Promising results in reducing maternal deaths

  Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda (March 2020), routine analysis of service delivery data by UNFPA showed an increase maternal deaths by 10.4%, from 1…

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Voucher services increase access to Reproductive Health services for women and girls in Amuru

calendar_today 30 April 2021

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Voucher services increase access to Reproductive Health services for women and girls in Amuru

PABBO, AMURU- In the Acholi sub-region, there is a high unmet need for family planning at over 39% worsened by very low use of modern contraceptives. This is further exacerbated…

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health workers on Clinical Management of Gender-Based Violence

calendar_today 28 April 2021

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health workers on Clinical Management of Gender-Based Violence

ORUM, OTUKE- Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is detrimental to the enjoyment of women’s rights such as the right to the highest standard of health. The COVID-19 Pandemic has…

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Japan contributes US$ 9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities, border security as well as COVID-19 response in Uganda

calendar_today 20 April 2021

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Japan contributes US$ 9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities, border security as well as COVID-19 response in Uganda

KAMPALA, 20 April 2021, The Government of Japan in March committed approximately US$ 9.8 million to support refugees and host communities as well as border security, with a…

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Parliamentarians pass motion to end teenage pregnancy, child marriages

calendar_today 15 April 2021

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Parliamentarians pass motion to end teenage pregnancy, child marriages

Members of the Ugandan Parliament have urged government to develop and enforce policies and strategies to protect girls against escalating cases of teenage pregnancy and child…

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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own

calendar_today 14 April 2021

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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own

Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care, according to UNFPA's…

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Strengthening accountability mechanisms to harness the Demographic Dividend in Uganda

calendar_today 14 April 2021

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Strengthening accountability mechanisms to harness the Demographic Dividend in Uganda

Uganda plans to harness a demographic dividend as a pathway to realization achieving middle income status as enshrined in Uganda’s Vision 2040. Characterized by economic…

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Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

calendar_today 14 April 2021

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Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, according to data from 57 countries, UNFPA’s flagship report announced today. The 2021 State of World Population report,…

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Using culture to positively change perceptions about HIV/AIDS in Karamoja

calendar_today 07 April 2021

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Using culture to positively change perceptions about HIV/AIDS in Karamoja

KARAMOJA: “Our culture has remained static while the world around us evolves. We, therefore, need to unlearn and denounce negative practices like forced marriage, communal…

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