Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Child marriages and teenage pregnancies are costing Uganda’s social economic progress and not conducive to the country’s wealth creation and prosperity, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Uganda Country Representative Mary Otieno said Monday. As the world commemorated World Population Day on Monday, experts and …
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Is Education ministry aborting morality to please donors? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Two weeks before Uganda ended the longest school closure in the world owing to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education and Sports instructed all primary and secondary schools to allow pregnant students to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive greater protection online than human beings do, according to the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA, the women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence. The concern was raised at the launch of a new campaign to help shield women’s bodies and minds from cyber violence. …
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Maternal deaths increase as health workers shift to care for COVID-19 patients Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s response to COVID-19 has negatively impacted maternal, child and neonatal health, according to data by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA says the biggest and longest lasting impact is …
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New report show challenges they face to prevent maternal and newborn deaths Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Majority of maternal and newborn deaths in Uganda are due to preventable causes that can be significantly reduced by access to midwifery care during pregnancy, at birth, and after birth, particularly the …
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Uganda named among least friendly countries for girls | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is among the worst countries in Africa where girls continue to experience gender-based discrimination in law, policy and practice, according to the latest report by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF). The report is entitled: `Africa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has finally approved a new National Population Policy 2020. State Minister for Finance, David Bahati confirmed that the cabinet meeting on Monday approved the new policy which is aligned alongside Vision 2040 and Sustainable Development Goals. Unlike the past policy developed at the time …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) office in Uganda has called for an end to injustice and impunity against victims of gender-based violence. It says Female Genital Mutilation and child marriage bring consequences that violate basic rights of women and girls. UNFPA representative in Uganda, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4.1 million girls around the world will undergo Female Genital Mutilation- FGM during the lockdown because they are out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the State of World Population report released on Tuesday by the United …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district Covid-19 taskforce has received assortment of Personal Protective Equipment- PPE worth Shillings 87.5 million. The PPE was donated by UNFPA under the Women, Adolescents and Youth Rights and Empowerment-WAY program with support from the Danish Embassy. The PPE comprise surgical masks, N95 …
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