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16 July 2019
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GetIN mobile, a mobile App used to reach and follow up on young pregnant girls as a way of increasing access to antenatal care, skilled delivery and postpartum family planning in rural areas is... Read more
3 July 2019
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Fulfilling young people’s potential lies at the heart of UNFPA’s work. Under the WITH YOU(TH) pillar of its Live Your Dream campaign, UNFPA Uganda is attempting to contribute to this critical... Read more
26 June 2019
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I am Nabakooza Shakira! I was born and raised in the outskirts of Kampala, a slum called Kawempe in Uganda. I grew up in an extended family. According to my parents, I was born just like any other... Read more
21 June 2019
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Bidi-Bidi refugee settlement, YUMBE: Eighteen –year-old Alice Apunyo (not real names) had just delivered a baby boy at Swinga Health Centre III in Bidi-Bidi refugee settlement in the wee hours of... Read more
18 June 2019
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Despite high general knowledge and the perceived risk of pregnancy and HIV, risky sexual behaviour among young Ugandans remains high – a report published by the BioMed Central (BMC) journal shows. A... Read more
31 May 2019
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RUKUNGIRI: The Minister of Health (General Duties) Hon. Sarah Opendi has asked the leadership of Rukungiri district to come up with by-laws to address child and forced marriages by making parents and... Read more
29 May 2019
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UNFPA has established a partnership forum with heads of over 25 private sector companies to address gender-based violence (GBV) at the work place. The Corporate Collective against GBV will bring... Read more
27 May 2019
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ADJUMANI/MOYO/YUMBE: Twelve-year-old Job Andama is a hero in his school. Not that he is superman, but for a great cause of championing the making of reusable sanitary pads used by adolescent girls to... Read more
24 May 2019
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and... Read more
21 May 2019
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“How do we ensure that while women are facing reproductive responsibilities, they are not left behind in playing their role as game changers for socio-economic development?” Dr. Maxime Houinato, the... Read more