Reliance on Traditional Birth Attendants Drives High Obstetric Fistula Rates in Busoga, Say Gynecologists

Gynecologists have raised concerns that reliance on traditional birth attendants (TBAs) is significantly contributing to the high incidence of obstetric fistula in the Busoga region. Obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum, typically caused by prolonged, obstructed labor. This condition often leaves women leaking urine,…

West Nile Health Workers Benefit from New Electronic Recruitment Hub

Health workers in the West Nile region are sighing with relief following the commissioning of an electronic recruitment system hub for the sub-region. The facility, located at Arua Regional Referral Hospital’s Out Patients Department (OPD) in Arua city, is equipped with six computers, a printer, and a Wi-Fi router. While commissioning the facility on Wednesday,…

Groundbreaking Initiative Targets Illicit Health Products in Kenya and Uganda

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) of Kenya and the National Drug Authority (NDA) of Uganda announced a bilateral initiative involving participation from counterpart agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union, as well as multinational organizations and the regulated pharmaceutical industry, which aims to combat the illicit trade of health products…

Africa-Europe Partnership to Launch Historic Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Early Pregnancy

The trial will leverage clinical and social research to better serve women of reproductive age at risk of malaria A global consortium plans to undertake a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing antimalarial medicines in women in their first trimester of pregnancy. The trial will evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and cost-effectiveness of antimalarial drugs to…

UNMEB Urges Institutions to Upgrade Skills Labs to Enhance Nursing and Midwifery Training

The Uganda Nurses and Midwifery Examination Board (UNMEB) is urging training institutions to establish permanent and improved skills laboratories. UNMEB believes that this upgrade will enhance training effectiveness and reduce the financial burden of practical examinations. Helen Mukakarisa Kataratambi, the Executive Secretary of UNMEB, emphasized the necessity for institutions to upgrade their skills labs, noting…

South Central region still struggling with a high number of teenage pregnancies, says Marie Stopes report

 By Malik Jjingo According to a recent Maries Stopes report, the South Central region, which includes the districts of Masaka, Lyantonde, and Sembabule among others, is still struggling with a high mortality rate and a high number of teenage pregnancies. According to Martin Sseruyange, the biostatistician for Masaka City, who presented the Marie Stopes report,…

Journalists in Masaka host a Science Media Café to discuss how attitudes and knowledge gaps are preventing people in their region from using PEP/PrEP

Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Media Café on HIV/AIDS held at Tropic Inn Hotel in Masaka city on June 13, 2024 The Science Café Day On Thursday 13 th June 2024, HEJNU Masaka Region coordinators Malik Fahad Jjingo and Davis Buyondo convened a half day media science café for journalists operating in the over 10 districts that…