Uganda: Better funding of health sector to save newborns

Uganda HNN Team

For Uganda to achieve the MDGs, Save the Children recommended that Uganda should uphold the Abuja Declaration where it committed to spend up to 15% of its national budget on the health sector.

Uganda must cut baby deaths by 42%

Uganda HNN Team

Dr. Hanifah Sengendo of Save the Children Uganda says empowering mothers is the best solution for child survival. “The good news is that we know the causes but we also know what works for children to have a higher survival rate.”  

Uganda: Women on PMTCT in Gulu District Drops

Uganda HNN Team

Health officials express concern that mothers who should be on ARV treatment are not seeking seeking care. 

Address stigma among HIV positive mothers

Uganda HNN Team

In this opinion piece, Irene Nabusoba discusses the challenges to solving the social stigma of AIDS in Uganda and how to help prevent mother-to-child transmission. 

Uganda: If only parents could see their babies’ first smiles

Uganda HNN Team

A mother gives a first-person account of the birth of her child and how skilled midwives and low-cost interventions can save many newborn lives in Uganda and around the world.  

Uganda among the 50 riskiest places for mothers in the world

Uganda HNN Team

The index pointed out that in 2011, the country was losing 90 of its children under-five years out of every 1,000 live births.?? 

Uganda: More than 100 babies die daily, study shows

Uganda HNN Team

The programme specialist in-charge of the Saving Newborn Lives project at Save the Children, Mr Patrick Aliganyira, said 35 per cent of the deaths are a result of babies being born prematurely. 

Africa: It’s Time to do Another “Easy” Thing: Newborn Health Care

Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Pakistan, Uganda HNN Team

The conference is focused on newborns, but our panoramic view involves partnerships across many sectors. As the proverb goes, a bundle of sticks is not easily broken. To raise the profile of newborn survival, we need a strong bundle of sticks.  

Uganda Researchers Excited By HIV News

Uganda HNN Team

Current treatment in Uganda involves the use of several antiretroviral drugs, termed, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), which can extend the life expectancy of people living with HIV and decrease viral load.

Uganda: Govt asked to increase health budget

Uganda HNN Team

Increasing funding to the health sector will help ensure that health facilities have the necessary equipment to provide women giving birth says White Ribbon Alliance for Motherhood national coordinatorRobina Biteyi.