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20 April 2020
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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 the slow the spread of COVID-19. This means that one should…
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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…
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07 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…
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05 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…
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05 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…
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04 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…
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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…
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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 system responses and announcing…
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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…
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