Gender
Women and sexual minorities including sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender people often face stigma and discrimination. This can lead to an acceptance of harmful practices including gender-based violence and sexual risk taking, which impacts on health.
More than half of all people living with HIV are women and girls. In sub-Saharan Africa, more women than men are living with HIV, and young women are as much as eight times more likely than men to be HIV positive. Protecting women and girls from HIV means protecting them against gender-based violence and discrimination.
Uganda’s Safe Motherhood Day to be hosted by Luweero district
The Ministry of Health will commemorate the annual Safe Motherhood Day in Luweero district, Uganda next week. more
Lack of radiologists leading to high number of preventable maternal deaths, specialists warn
KC David Kazungu reports on the shortage of radiology specialists in Uganda.
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health advised to finance cancer screening exercises
From www.ugandapicks.com
Ministry of Health has been advised to finance cancer screening programmes. According to the report released by the World Health Organization say that the 7 million women in Uganda are between the age of 15 – 54 who are the risk of being infected by cervical cancer. go
Fishing community discusses maternal health and HIV
Fish mongers in Kampala, Uganda have been discussing maternal health and HIV. more
Ugandan women campaign to end violence against women
Women in Uganda have started a five year campaign called, We can End all Violence Against Women, that seeks to reduce the social tolerance and acceptance of violence.
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FDA still concerned about contraceptives
From www.presstv.com
The US Food and Drug Administration “remains concerned” about the increased risk of developing blood clots in women who consume popular birth control pills. go
Psychosocial stress a factor in breast cancer
From www.healthnews.com
Psychosocial stress, in the form of fear, anxiety and isolation, have been linked to breast cancer, increasing the aggressiveness at which tumours progress. go
Government installs free phoneline for patients
Mbale referal hospital is situated 180 kilometers outside Uganda’s capital in the east. It runs by a thread. This was evident three days back when a pregnant mother passed away with her newborn baby after she failed to provide the medical doctors in … more
