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Community initiatives can curb mother and baby deaths

September 14, 2010 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

September 8, 2010 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.

Makerere takes child mortality fight to the east

July 4, 2010 Uganda HNN Team

Even after recording a number of deaths at childbirth, the Ugandan government has not done much to address the issue. Now Makerere University School of Public Health is undertaking a survey in Iganga and Mayuge districts to find possible ways of averting the deaths, writes Zahra Abigaba.

Advocates continue to call on all

April 14, 2010 Nigeria, Nepal, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen HNN Team

Malawi: WRA, Save the Children, Oxfam and Fair Play Africa co-hosted a two day meeting in Lilongwe for health advocates from across Africa to focus on advocacy efforts.