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@kfm Thu, 09 May 2024 07:13:24
Contraceptives uptakes still low – Researchers
Researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health have expressed concern over the low uptake of contraceptives by majority of women immediately after delivery. This is despite it being recommended as a solution to the high rate of unintended pregnancies. The concern was raised by Prof Fredrick Makumbi a senior lecturer at the school while releasing findings of a study conducted in five districts of Kampala, Mukono, Kyenjojo, Gulu, and Tororo to assess the reach, quality, and cost of delivering high-impact practices that can help the country meet family planning targets. According to the study, while immediate family planning uptake is still low, awareness and training of health workers about this practice were found to be high as 90%. However, […]
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@kfm Thu, 09 May 2024 07:22:40
ADF weapons recovered in operation Shujaa
A joint operation of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has recovered weapons belonging to the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) rebels. Major Bilal Katamba, the Public Information Officer UPDF Mountain Division says the weapons were found in Sector 3 near River Taliha Bridge in North Kivu Province, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He says during the intelligence-led operation conducted by the joint forces, 1 (60 mm) mortar, two rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) launchers, one RPG shell, one submachine gun (SMG), seven rounds of PKM, and one round of SMGs were recovered. Maj Katamba adds that the weapons are believed to have been hidden by the running rebels mid-last […]
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@kfm Thu, 09 May 2024 06:55:47
Female lawyers advocate for legal provisions for posthumous reproduction
The Female Lawyers Network has asked parliament to put a provision in the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2023 on posthumous reproduction which allows spouses to use gametes of their dead spouses for reproduction. The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Network Leah Nasasira Tumwesigye while interacting with parliament’s health committee on the bill that was sponsored by Tororo district woman MP Sarah Opendi. Nasasira has informed the committee that posthumous reproduction arises in instances where a party has donated his or her gametes before their death and a recipient would like to use them thereafter. “this might occur in instances where a spouse has stored the garments for future use but dies before intended processes […]
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@matookerepublic Thu, 09 May 2024 06:26:14
Internal Affairs Ministry claims Ugandans abroad are selling their passports to foreigners for survival
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has claimed that Ugandans abroad are selling passports to foreigners for survival and later seeking replacements at different Ugandan embassies. While addressing journalists earlier this week, Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Ministry’s spokesperson, said, “We have received information that some have sold off their passports for $5000 to wrongdoers and committed […]
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