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Amudat, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | Several Mothers in Amudat district in Karamoja sub-region have a reason to smile following the delivery of two ambulances and one mobile clinic. Moroto and Napak districts also received similar donations from the Dry Land Integrated Development Project for Karamoja with funding from the Office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 170 mothers died giving birth in health facilities in Kampala. This is according to a survey released by the Ministry of Health. This is more than double the number of deaths that were reported in the 2018/2019 financial year. Findings published in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While nurses, midwives, pediatricians and other health workers in Uganda everyday keep preaching to mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively for at least six months, they themselves cannot accord their babies the same care essential for their good health and mental development. The health workers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More mothers from Karamoja sub-region are now delivering their babies from health facilities according to Dr Charles Nuwagaba, a health expert attached to the Drylands Integrated Development Project funded by the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr Nuwagaba told URN that health facility deliveries which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the mothers who deliver their children in some private hospitals do so by undergoing a cesarean section, according to Annual Health Sector Performance Review released by the health ministry today. According to the report, 51 percent of all expectant mothers at …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  54 per cent of expectant mothers expose their unborn children to conditions that might lead to premature births,  according to the health ministry. Officials say that the most common causes of premature births include pre-eclampsia, heart or kidney failure, urinary tract infections and drug use. …

Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four mothers and 38 babies have died in Kabale district since the Covid19 lock down was announced in March this year. This is contained in a report by the District Health Department following a survey in health facilities across the district conducted between April and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first lady, Janet Museveni has called upon mothers to join hands in prayer, fasting and intercession for divine help in winning the battle against COVID-19. In a recorded message, Mrs Museveni said mothers need to come together and pray for the nation. She makes …

Kitgum, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Expectant mothers are stranded at Loborom health centre III in Labongo Layamo sub-county, Kitgum district after the roof of the maternity wing was blown off by violent winds. The wind came as part of a heavy downpour that devastated the area on Sunday evening.  Collins …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke Usain Bolt’s gold medal record tally as the returning new mothers lit up the World Championships here Sunday. Fraser-Pryce and Felix, both racing in their first major …