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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nine women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every day according to the World Health Organization, with two human papillomavirus (HPV) types (16 and 18) being responsible for nearly 50% of the high-grade cervical pre-cancers. Speaking at a medical wellness camp organized last week by …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has hit a major milestone, with ticket sales surpassing one million. FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday revealed that 1.03 million tickets have been sold for the ninth Women’s World Cup, to be held in Australia and New Zealand between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has initiated an extensive awareness campaign to discourage women from using a Chinese contraceptive pill that has been illegally imported into the country. During a media briefing held alongside the International Family Planning Conference, Dr. Richard Mugahi, the Assistant Commissioner in …

  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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group plans to invest in women and youth initiatives across Africa to aid their growth. During the virtual celebration of Africa Day under the theme “Innovating the Continent for growth”, UBA Group Managing Director, Oliver Alawuba said the bank is …

Digital tools can empower women leaders in Uganda to tackle online harassment and advocate better COMMENT | TRICIA GLORIA NABAYE | According to the 2021 Amplified Abuse Report by Pollicy.org, Women leaders in Uganda face a rising concern of online abuse and harassment. The report reveals that women political leaders in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Land Board (BLB) and FIDA Uganda are joining hands to help women in the central region acquire full rights to their land. The two entities announced as they unveiled a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together. The programme is set to begin rolling …

There’s a need to raise awareness about the disease because it is a common underdiagnosed disease that kills women silently Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Faith Mulungi, a 32-year-old journalist, actress and content creator, has been living with endometriosis a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Women have formed a network to encourage more women and girls into Uganda’s oil, gas, and minerals sector. Women in Energy and Extractives Network(WEEN) is a brainchild of the likes of Ziria Waako Tibalwa, the Executive Director of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, Proscovia Nabanja …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A study published today by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Birmingham suggests that a new solution called E-MOTIVE could be a major breakthrough in reducing deaths related to bleeding during childbirth. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), defined as the loss …