Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in greater Arua have come under the spot light for delaying transportation of pregnant mothers thus denying them timely access to Arua hospital especially during curfew hours. According to a weekly report from last week, some mothers lost their babies due to delays …
Read More »NIH calls for inclusion of pregnant mothers in clinical research of Covid-19 vaccines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Institute of Health-NIH is calling upon researchers to involve pregnant mothers while studying COVID-19 vaccines. This follows a just-published study by the Institute that shows pregnant people are at increased risk of hospitalization and have a 3-fold adjusted relative risk of needing intensive …
Read More »Stop using pregnant mothers as stickers to drive around – Health Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked Ugandans to stop the habit of using pregnant mothers as stickers to get ways of driving from one place to another during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. All cars moving during the COVID-19 lockdown are supposed to have stickers …
Read More »Activists call for revitalizing of health unit management committees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health activists are calling for the effectiveness of health management units amidst mishandling of patients especially pregnant mothers by health workers. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) released results of a study done in some four countries in Africa and Asia. According to …
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