Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lifebox, a global non-profit focused on making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide, has been named one of the awardees of Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global funding initiative supporting organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health. The open call, launched …
Read More »Another mother, child dies hours after cesarean section at Atirir Health Centre IV
With no ambulance available at Asuret HCIII, Akwi’s attendants used motorcycles to transport her to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, arriving at about 10:00 pm. Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alice Akwi, 36, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 3, 2024, following a cesarean section at Atirir HCIV. Earlier that …
Read More »C-section births in Uganda’s private hospitals 4 times higher than WHO standard
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the mothers who deliver their children in some private hospitals do so by undergoing a cesarean section, according to Annual Health Sector Performance Review released by the health ministry today. According to the report, 51 percent of all expectant mothers at …
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