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Teenage Mother’s Tale of Overcoming Depression, Stigma to Resume Studies

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaMarch 5, 2023Leave a comment

Jessica Avol 19, counts herself lucky among teenage mothers to be back at school, thanks to talk therapy sessions that saw her fighting depression and stigma. In 2019, Avol who was 17 years dropped out of school while in senior two at Kitgum Standard Secondary in Kitgum Municipality school due to school fees challenges. The…

Acholi Sub- region Registers 2000 Maternal Deaths in 18 Months

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaSeptember 26, 2021Leave a comment

Health workers in the Acholi Sub Region have asked parents to support pregnant teenage girls to attend all cycles of antenatal care to avoid deaths and birth complications. According to records obtained from the different health facilities across the region; 2,006 maternal deaths were registered from June last year to August this year.   The…

7,712 Teen pregnancies recorded in Kigezi during COVID lock downs

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaSeptember 26, 2021Leave a comment

More than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the Kigezi region during the Covid-19 lockdown. In Kabale district, 2,628 girls were impregnated between March 2020 and July 2021. Pamela Kembabazi, the Rukiga District Senior Probation, and Welfare Officer says that 71 cases were recorded from July 2020 to July 2021. Kembabazi…

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