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Blog by Kakaire Ayub Kirunda, a communication for development specialist with Makerere University School of Public Health. Sometime in December 2015 after duty at Busesa Health Centre IV in Iganga District in South Eastern Uganda, we prepared to return to Kampala. But before we could set off, an old man...
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By Chunmei Li Director of Worldwide Corporate Contributions Johnson & Johnson The baby’s name was Michael. His mother, Proshe, was one of the “lucky” ones able to get to a clinic to give birth to her child. But at the moment of birth, at the split second when the...
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By Hope Mafaranga. Read the original post here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5NBVNl8xg Before she leaves her house in Mafubira sub-county, Jinja district to Buwenge Hospital, locally known as Kivejinja, Agnes Kasaigi, kneels to ask God for favour to save mothers in labour and their newborn babies. What makes her tick She says she cannot stand seeing a mother in pain....
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Imagine a situation where a woman has gone through a healthy pregnancy and her family has taken the requisite measures to ensure a good outcome. But due to quality issues at the health facility, the woman dies or leaves with a dead baby or in a worst case scenario, mother...
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Nangalo’s journey into midwifery was not an easy one. But what she lacked in qualifications initially, she made up for in passion and hard work.
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