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  New study shows where the gaps lie   COMMENT | OBASANJO BOLARINWA & SYLVESTER OKEKE | HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV globally. Young people continue to account …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | 94.3 percent of women of reproductive age are aware of family planning service providers in Uganda but only 38 percent have access to modern contraceptives currently, a study conducted by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. Dr Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, a …

Kole, Uganda | URN | In the quiet village of Alelibanya in Kole District, Eunice Aceng spent three years living a life defined by pain, isolation, and stigma. “I had a disease called fistula. I leaked urine for three years,” she recalls. Her condition, Obstetric fistula, left her constantly wet, …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | In the gentle rhythm of motherhood, where care is given endlessly and often quietly, ICEA LION Life Assurance is stepping in with a message that feels both timely and tender: mothers, too, deserve to be nurtured. The insurer has committed Shs7 million to support the …

    Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Centenary Bank,has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing women’s financial inclusion and long-term wealth creation through its support of the She Counts Fair, a transformative program developed together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It aims at equipping women with the tools and …

Longing to stride down runways of international fashion weeks often collides with realities of conservatism and lack of structural support.   ARTS | MAURA AJAK | Growing up, Khloe Nyanda and the women and girls around her were taught “to be small and not take up spaces”, the 21-year-old says. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate networking events are increasingly becoming more than social gatherings. For multinational brands operating in Africa’s premium consumer market, they are now strategic platforms for influence-building, identity positioning, and long-term customer alignment. That reality was visible at the Kampala Serena Hotel on May 1, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Women in West Nile and refugee settlements across the region say digital spaces remain unsafe, with many struggling to cope with online harassment, fraud, and abuse, particularly on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp. Alice Salua, a refugee women leader, says several women …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Women in Karamoja say peace is slowly returning after years of violence that once defined daily life. Many remember 2019 as the darkest period, when killings happened in broad daylight, and fear gripped entire communities. Today, the situation is improving. While isolated cases of cattle theft …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly half of women journalists report self-censorship on social media, and 22 per cent in their work, due to online violence, according to a new UN Women analysis. UN Women, TheNerve, and partners in a new report highlighting the growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of …