Uneasy progress for Uganda women and girls’ health as Demographic Health Survey records a remarkable improvement COMMENT | JOY ASASIRA | As a women’s health and rights advocate, I could not hide my excitement when I learned that the maternal mortality ratio had declined from 336/100,000 live births in 2016 to 189/100,000 …
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Women face double-edged sword for choosing to prioritise their own health and well-being and receive contraceptive services COMMENT | Joy Asasira | The media was awash earlier this month with reports of the murder of 25-year-old Twikirize Ronious. Her husband, Innocent Kibwetere, killed her because she had dared to take …
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Could it be the missing link to finally addressing Uganda’s persistently high maternal deaths? COMMENT | JOY ASASIRA | April is Maternal Health Month and, as we commemorate it, we must be aware that not a day goes by that we do not hear of a mother somewhere in Uganda who …
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COMMENT: By Joy Asasira & Dennis Jjuuko Is American foreign policy to blame or poor prioritisation by the Ugandan government? U.S President Ronald Reagan first invoked the global gag rule also known as the Mexico City Policy in 1984, followed by President George W. Bush in 2001. President Donald Trump …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price