After Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa asked government to come up with guidelines on carrying out DNA tests without "breaking up families and ruining the lives ... Read more »
In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle income ... Read more »
Women health workers are more than two thirds of the health workforce and represent 90% of the world's frontline health workers, yet hold less than a quarter of senior leader Read more »
Teenage pregnancies in many African countries increased during lockdowns and school closures during Covid-19. Human Rights Watch in a report, said that in nearly one-third of ... Read more »
Many Nigerian women are having to resign from their jobs or remain unpaid to achieve exclusive breastfeeding for their babies, writes Medinat Kanabe for the Premium Times. ... Read more »
A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality, is projected in the African region, Read more »
Female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage are illegal in Uganda and Kenya, yet the practices persist. A fourteen-year-old Ugandan girl and five others, were allegedl Read more »
A new Human Rights Watch report says that in nearly one-third of African countries, teenage girls who become pregnant face "significant legal and policy barriers" to continuing ... Read more »
Civil Society Organisations have said the issue of teenage pregnancy has been neglected but has continued to be a bottleneck to the country's development. Several CSOs gathered to ... Read more »
A six-year study has found that newborn mortality rates remain high despite efforts to reduce deaths in children aged younger than 5 years. Additionally, 42% o Read more »
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