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08 June 2020
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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 poverty is being felt by many…
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08 June 2020
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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…
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02 June 2020
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‘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…
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29 May 2020
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Going door to door to meet the reproductive health needs of most-at-risk- populations during the COVID -19 pandemicpopulations 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…
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28 May 2020
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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…
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27 May 2020
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Ensuring safe births even 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…
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26 May 2020
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COVID-19 Response: UNFPA donates Dignity Kits to Vulnerable Women and Girls
KAMPALA, Uganda - In a struggle to make ends meet amidst the COVID-19 crisis, it is a tight bargain choosing between a meal for the day and a sanitary pad. Recognizing that…
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26 May 2020
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Amid COVID19, UNFPA outreaches increase access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services
In Uganda, like many parts of the world, the COVID19 pandemic is having a significant effect on the way of life of many societies and vulnerable groups. Most significant, COVID19…
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23 May 2020
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End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Last November, the world convened in Nairobi to celebrate the tremendous gains of the past 25 years in advancing the health and rights of women and girls. With a…
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