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Safe births amidst COVID-19: Midwives are saving lives of mothers and babies
Carrying her seventh pregnancy, 35-year-old Salama Akello knew that the safest way to go through it would be to ensure to attend all the antenatal care (ANC) visits, thanks to the Village Health... Read more
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being born. Childbirth doesn't stop for pandemics, and neither do midwives. They are working tirelessly on the... Read more
UNFPA supports development of guidelines on prevention of gender based violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights
As Uganda grapples with the health and socio-economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFPA is putting its technical expertise to work, supporting the government and partners to fight the... Read more
UNFPA works with Boda Boda riders to keep condom supply going during COVID-19 pandemic
On 25 March, Uganda entered a nationwide lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. The country has so far recorded 81 cases of COVID-19. With the restrictions on movements imposed by the... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
More than 47 million women could lose access to contraception, leading to 7 million unintended pregnancies in the coming months. New York, USA, 27 April 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the... Read more
UNFPA Uganda supports districts with fuel vouchers to ensure safe births amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Northern Uganda and West Nile Regions, 22 April: Fourteen districts in the Northern and West Nile regions of Uganda have received fuel vouchers worth UGX 67.6 million (approx. USD 17,835) for... Read more
Stay Home and Stay Safe: Engaging my neighbours to play by the rules amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Stay Home and Stay Safe is one of the public health measures promoted by the Ministry of Health in Uganda, critical to slow the spread of COVID-19. This means that one should not leave their home,... Read more
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
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
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