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The key to stopping refugee crisis in Africa is in our hands
(2020-03)
Refugee Convention of 1951 in Geneva, defined a Refugee as “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion and who, on account ...
C-section deliveries in Uganda : why you should get concerned
(2020-09-21)
Cesarean delivery (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that a cesarean delivery rate of 15% of all births ...
Stillbirths in Uganda : counting down to 2030
(Makerere University, 2021-08-12)
UNICEF defines stillbirth as a baby born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of completed gestation (UNICEF, 2020). World Health Organization (WHO) reports an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occurring each year and majority ...
Mental health among adolescents in Uganda and the underlying issues
(2022-09)
World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community” ...
Determinants of optimal uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Uganda
(2019-11-27)
Malaria in pregnancy is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 55 million pregnancies occurring annually in danger of a possible adverse event due to malaria. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends ...