BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021 The one day training for 20 journalists which took place at Flight View Hotel on Thursday in Gulu City was organized by Reproductive Health Uganda. It aimed at equipping media practitioners with techniques on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), family planning …
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Illustration by Gideon Artpro By Kigezi News Agency Team On September 3, 2021, Kasese district was plunged into shock when a young lady, Brenda Biira, died after a self-induced abortion went awry. Biira was formerly married but then separated from herooo first husband following a misunderstanding. Eventually, she fell in …
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AXEL GALEKU JINJA: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2021 Faith Kyateka, Head of Communications Marie Stopes Uganda said the high rate of teenage pregnancies in Busoga region is worrisome and needed collective intervention by stakeholders. “There are a number of behavioral barriers for adolescent family planning uptake even when the services are …
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