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Uganda lost healthcare battle. How it can win the war

In 2024 alone, Lira’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit lost 180 newborns; another 101 stillbirths left a tragic cloud over 6,425 deliveries. Everything is in short supply or simply not available. A hospital official called it a “national challenge.”
Icon for www.independent.co.ukThe Independent · 24d

The deadly truth as family planning slashed in Trump’s global aid cuts

Twenty-five years ago, Uganda’s maternal mortality rate was among the highest in the world. The work on family planning has been a major factor in reducing that rate by more than half.
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Collective effort reducing maternal mortality in West Nile

In Uganda, Busoga region remains one of the ... Although the country’s maternal mortality rate has declined over the past two decades, it still lags behind nations such as Rwanda and Ethiopia ...
Monitor on MSN.com · 19d

Maternal health crisis: Archbishop Kaziimba calls for increased funding

He also urged stakeholders to make maternal health a national conversation and adopt a holistic approach to advocacy, empowering women and girls while educating boys to become responsible leaders Thank you for reading Nation.
Icon for uk.news.yahoo.comYahoo News UK · 25d

The deadly truth as family planning slashed in Trump’s global aid cuts

Twenty-five years ago, Uganda’s maternal mortality rate was among the highest in the world. The work on family planning has been a major factor in reducing that rate by more than half. But this progress could be reversed with the abrupt disruption to the ...