Uganda Declared Tetanus Free

Uganda

 The World Health Organisation yesterday declared Uganda one of the 20 countries that have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus disease. 

Information Blanket provides warmth and welfare advice

Uganda

The New York branch of design agency, Beattie McGuinness Bungay, has taken the most common of baby accessories — the swaddling blanket — and printed essential information for mothers on it.

Families sue Ugandan government over women’s deaths in childbirth

Uganda

The families of two women who died following obstructed labour begin an historic legal action today, in a bid to force the Ugandan government to tackle the shortages of doctors and midwives, drug stock-outs and absence of emergency transport that kill 16 women a day.

Uganda: Struggle to save women’s lives continues – First Lady

Uganda

Uganda’s First Lady, Mrs. Museveni, said the Government must take strategic actions to ensure that it prevents women from dying in the process of giving birth.

Infant mortality; shielding sick newborns way to go

Uganda

UGANDA: The UNEST approach, if replicated, as soon as yesterday, could move us closer to attaining MDG4. There is a ray of hope already.

UGANDA: Cash crunch delays shift to WHO-recommended PMTCT regimen

Uganda

A shortage of money means Uganda is unlikely to shift its PMTCT programmes to a more efficient UN World Health Organization (WHO) regimen soon, say government officials.

Dr. Waiswa back to his roots to save mothers and newborns

Uganda

Nailuba is all smiles as she talks about ‘the saviour’ that came to her village a few months ago.  When she had a premature birth at night a few months back, everybody knew she was going to lose her baby the same way she did a year ago. But luck was on her side this … Continued

‘Maama’ kits to reverse infant mortality rate

Uganda

Uganda has signed an international agreement to ensure that mothers and children are protected during birth. Save the Children has started distributing delivery kits to mothers in the country as well sensitising pregnant women to utilise health centre services to avoid complications.

Community initiatives can curb mother and baby deaths

Uganda HNN Team

FIFTY-five-year-old Mukooza is a father of four from Buwaya sub-county, Mayuge district. Two years ago, his village chose him to train as a community health worker, (CHW) with Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST).

The Observer: Community Health Workers Save Lives

Uganda HNN Team

Health experts are calling on government to pay attention to community health workers (CHWs) who if linked with basic improvement in facility care can lead to better health indicators in rural settings.