Tag Archives: Menstruation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,000 secondary school students participated in a menstrual health demystification campaign that used expressive arts to challenge stigma and normalize menstruation as a natural part of life. The initiative, spearheaded by Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), a youth-focused health rights organization, leveraged edutainment …

Reach A Hand Uses Expressive Arts to Break Menstrual Health Stigma in Schools Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Reach A Hand Uganda, through its “Undo The Taboo” and “GN Trybe” initiatives, brought together over 1,000 students from more than 20 schools across the country to highlight the effectiveness of edutainment …

COMMENT | Judith Hope Kiconco | Ladies, can you remember of a time you got on your period out of home only to realise, you had not carried any pads? Or for women that experience a heavy flow during periods that you quickly run through what you had carried from home …

Survey aims to document unusual periods post-vaccine | JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL | Kathryn Clancy got her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021 and 10 days later found herself sitting uncomfortably in a work Zoom meeting during one of the heaviest periods she’d experienced. “I had what’s often called …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women who seek vaccination against Covid-19 could experience a longer than usual period, vaccinologist Ombeva Malande has warned urging health workers to clearly inform their female clients when they turn up for the jab so they can know what to expect. Dr Malande, who is …

Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the economic empowerment of young girls if child marriages are to end. The President who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni was today speaking at a high level side event …