As a priest, Semugooma has presided over several funerals for mothers who died giving birth and infants who died at birth but such happenings send cold chills in his spine.
Category: In the News
Religious leaders want family planning to be directed to youths
The Uganda Muslim supreme council calls on stakeholders in the health sector to target family planning services to the youth since they are more sexually active and potential victims of early pregnancy.
Family planning behaviour
Family planning is a complex area, which is tremendously influenced by tradition, culture, taboos and a feeling of shame to discuss it openly.
SA passes Sindh Reproductive Healthcare Rights Bill
The statement of objects and reasons of the bill read that complications related to pregnancy and childbirth were among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity for women of reproductive age.
Opposition, treasury in Sindh Assembly join hands to pass reproductive healthcare rights law
The Sindh Assembly unanimously passed the Sindh Reproductive Healthcare Rights Bill aimed at promoting the reproductive healthcare rights of men and women and taking care of complications with regard to pregnancy and childbirth.
Over half a million women and girls are using modern methods of contraception in Sierra Leone
New report shows that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception in 69 low income countries
Hold gov't accountable for reproductive health commitments – Kadaga
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kagada has implored African legislators to hold their governments accountable for the reproductive health commitments they make.
Engage more parents in sexuality education
Participants at a two-day workshop on Parent-Child Communication on Sexuality Education, have called for a deliberate effort to target parents in the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools and the community level.
Postpregnancy Family Planning Indicators to be Tracked Nationwide in Kenya
In June 2019, Kenya’s Ministry of Health approved the inclusion of new postpregnancy family planning (PPFP) indicators in the nation’s health information system. It is the first time that these indicators will be tracked systematically across all of the country’s health facilities. This advocacy win shows great potential to improve access to family planning across maternal and reproductive health units within facilities.
The political economy of family planning
Pakistan stands as the first country in the world, where the comprehensive family planning program was launched in the 60s. Pakistan has the highest population growth rate in South Asia. Surprisingly, soon after the results of the belated 2017 census, the realisation was that we had surpassed Brazil in standing the fifth most populous country of the world. Yet, there is a plethora of five-year plans and policies; revealing unsatisfactory outcomes. While the crowd is growing day-by-day, it is imperative to look at the political-economic dynamics of the family planning programs, which might be able to show us why we lag in tackling our population growth.
