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Reflections from the European congress on tropical medicine and international health, 2019

November 4, 2019 9:06 am Published by Dr Peter Waiswa Leave your thoughts

By Dr Peter Waiswa | The recently concluded 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health shone a light on state-of-the-art... View Article

Why giving birth makes us equal

September 3, 2019 9:11 am Published by Olga Miltcheva  Leave your thoughts

Olga Miltcheva |  “I used to believe that I understood the reality behind the staggering annual global death toll of 2.8 million pregnant... View Article

We need collective effort to reduce maternal deaths

July 3, 2019 9:15 am Published by MNH Admin Leave your thoughts

“Rather than blaming health workers, we should examine our individual and collective efforts towards reducing the avoidable maternal and perinatal... View Article

Death in the city: Can Kampala mothers, their newborns be saved?

May 5, 2019 9:18 am Published by PROF PETER WAISWA Leave your thoughts

BY PROF PETER WAISWA | When Kawuma’s wife went into labour in the wee hours of that night on a date... View Article

Tracking progress towards Universal Health Coverage: Lessons learnt from the 2019 AfHEA Conference

April 4, 2019 9:22 am Published by ERALDINE AGIREMBABAZI Leave your thoughts

BY GERALDINE AGIREMBABAZI | Mid last month, more than 400 participants from 35 countries of Africa, Europe, Asia and America gathered... View Article

Lessons from South Eastern Uganda on how quality improvement can save small babies in hospital settings

March 18, 2019 9:27 am Published by ROGERS MANDU Leave your thoughts

ROGERS MANDU | It is the joy of every mother to walk home with a live baby having carried a pregnancy,... View Article

Mapping can guide strategies to save mothers and newborns; learning from Eastern Uganda

March 6, 2019 9:36 am Published by Darious Kajjo Leave your thoughts

By Darious Kajjo | Busoga like any other region in Uganda has a regional referral system where specialists from the regional... View Article

HDSS: A goldmine for maternal and newborn health data in Africa

February 28, 2019 9:51 am Published by Doris Kwesiga Leave your thoughts

By Doris Kwesiga | In mid-2017, I attended a meeting preparing for introduction of maternal immunization in Low and Middle Income... View Article

Successes, challenges, and innovative solutions to improve maternal health in Luuka

February 1, 2019 9:59 am Published by Elizabeth Hentschel Leave your thoughts

By Elizabeth Hentschel | As I reflect on my past month in Uganda with the Community in which Mothers and Newborns Thrive... View Article

Verbal and Social Autopsies: Implications on the future of maternal and newborn health in Uganda’s Luuka District

January 18, 2019 10:06 am Published by Elizabeth Hentschel Leave your thoughts

I am currently interning at the Community in Which Mothers and Newborns Thrive (COMONETH) through Makerere’s Centre for Excellence in... View Article