Written by Dr. Jotham Musinguzi , Regional Director, Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office On July 11, 2012, the UK government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with UNFPA and other partners hosted a groundbreaking Summit that mobilized global policy, financing, commodity, and service delivery commitments to support the rights of an …
Men’s involvement in family planning can improve gender equality and increase contraceptive uptake, but most family planning programmes target only women. FHI 360 through the PROGRESS project is supporting interventions that foster conversations about men and family planning, identify new approaches for engaging men in family planning, and promote acceptance and use of safe and effective contraceptive …
Glorias Natukunda paced about the compound of Shuuku Health Centre IV in Sheema district trying to shush her one-year-old baby Asaf Kabagambe. It is hot; her son is agitated by the heat, Natukunda is angry. “What has happened to the hospital? I have been here since 11am and it is locked. Where are all the …
John Wamukangu loiters aimlessly around the resettlement camp in Panyadoli village in Mutunda sub-country, Kiryandongo district. He is restless and bored as he finds himself with nothing better to do but wait for food handouts from government. Wamukangu and some 4,200 other people found themselves homeless when mudslides buried their houses in Bududa district on …
President Yoweri Museveni recently pledged at the London Summit on Family Planning that government would provide $5m towards family planning every year for the next five years. Health Minister Dr Christine Ondoa told Shifa Mwesigye how this commitment would be realized. Why was it necessary for the Uganda government to make these commitments on family …
Earlier this year, the United Nations Population Fund announced that Uganda’s maternal mortality rates had reduced from 435 deaths per 100,000 live births to 310 deaths per 100,000 live births. This showed that the country had made some progress in bringing down deaths women suffer when bearing a life. A cursory look at the figures …
Herman Lubwama stands in the corridors of Mulago Hospital’s Ward 5B, his gaze fixed at the door leading to the labour ward. He is eagerly waiting for a doctor to come out and announce the birth of his seventh child. Lubwama paces the corridors with thoughts going through his mind. He holds his head and …
After the promises, time for action on family planning On a sunny Tuesday morning, a group of civil society organisation activists and professionals from different population and health bodies sit at a breakfast meeting to draw a plan to ensure government follows up on its commitments at the London Summit on Family Planning. A month ago, President Museveni …
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 06:33 Diana Nambatya Nsubuga Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPDARO) ; Ministry of Health, Uganda and Women Deliver, organised an Africa Regional Consultation meeting on Achieving MDG 5: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned. This meeting took place on Tuesday, March 27th and Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at Speke …
News Article: World parliaments prioritise action on maternal, child health April 10, 2012 By SOLA OGUNDIPE Vanguard (Nigeria) PRIORITISATION of action and resources for improving the health of women and children is now a major responsibility of every government all over the world as leaders of 119 national parliaments have resolved to prioritise action and …
