Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Lira-based sporting club has embarked on using sports to raise awareness about sickle cell anemia. Lira and generally Lango sub-region has one of the highest prevalence sickle cell anemia which leads to sickle cell disease. Studies have generally found that Northern Uganda leads in …
Read More »Study finds very low fertility awareness among men, women of reproductive age
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study done by the Makerere University School of Public Health has found that the majority of adult Ugandans lack fertility awareness, which affects the family planning choices they make. Releasing findings of the study, Dr Simon Peter Kibira who led the …
Read More »Rotary club kisaasi holds bicycle ride to create malaria awareness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rotary Club of Kisaasi Kyanja Kampala, in partnership with other organizations, held a bicycle ride in Mbarara City Thursday aimed at creating awareness about the prevalence of malaria. The Rotarians and medical professionals who participated in the event called for concerted efforts to fight …
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