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16 April 2020
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UNFPA Uganda supports frontline health workers in Madi-Okollo district amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Madi- Okollo District, West Nile, Uganda: To support the on-going response by Government of Uganda, led by the Ministry of Health to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the United Nations... Read more

7 April 2020
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People still have sex during outbreaks. Forgetting that can be deadly

The world is gearing up its response to the rapidly spreading new coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2. But as it does so, access to sexual and reproductive health services and care are being severely curtailed.... Read more

5 April 2020
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Surviving Gender Based Violence during the Corona virus outbreak: How UNFPA’s SafePal App is connecting survivors to services

As cases of COVID-19— the disease caused by the new coronavirus —increase worldwide, the emotional, physical and mental toll is also growing. With several countries including Uganda introducing... Read more

5 April 2020
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UNFPA responds to COVID-19 in West Nile and Northern Uganda

As the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences become ever more apparent and alarming, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services is a significant public health issue that... Read more

4 April 2020
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ELA Clubs: Inspiring adolescent girls in rural Uganda to live their dreams

Tororo district, Uganda - For many girls, teenage pregnancy is a dream killer. But not for Mary Umoni, 21, who is not about to let her dream of becoming a powerful business woman slip by.  The leader... Read more

21 March 2020
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Taking precaution to prevent spread of COVID-19 virus

Kampala, Uganda, 20 March 2020: As a preventive measure, UNFPA Uganda has procured an assortment of supplies and equipment to ensure health and safety of staff against the spread of the Covid 19... Read more

20 March 2020
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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health... Read more

17 March 2020
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Running to end FGM: empowered girls in the Sebei literally go the extra mile

KAPCHORWA DISTRICT, March 7: It was yet another milestone in the campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) that morning with over 300 people participating in the ‘Tokyo 2020 End FGM Run’ in... Read more

13 March 2020
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Meet the refugee man who supports his wife deliver safely

Bazira Sibumana, father of six is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo.  For the last four years, he has lived with his wife Zainah Mariam and six children in Itambabiniga zone,... Read more

10 March 2020
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The move to end home deliveries

When Midwife Proscovia Adong was deployed to Elema Health Centre II in June 2019, she found that the facility maternity unit had recorded over twenty (20) home deliveries and the born before arrival... Read more

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