When it comes to women giving birth, gap between poorest and the richest is more than double – Report
Fresh study by UNICEF indicates that the world not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers. (PHOTO/UNICEF) AFRICA - ...
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Only one third of children covered by social protection – Report
Almost everywhere, poverty disproportionately affects children, as they are twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty. (FILE ...
Six months on, Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo now second largest in history
This is the 10th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and the country’s worst. It is also the world’s second largest Ebola ...
After Uganda, South Sudan vaccinates health workers against Ebola
Vaccination is one of a raft of preparedness measures South Sudan is putting into place. WHO has deployed more than ...
A new dawn! Govt, partners launch nutrition programme for Karamoja
Government and development partners have on Monday launched a major programme aimed at improving the delivery of quality nutrition services ...
Uganda holds conference on child poverty
Uganda is holding a 3 days Africa child poverty conference at Protea Hotel in Kampala. (FILE PHOTO) KAMPALA – Uganda having ...
3 in every 5 babies are not breastfed in the first one hour
A child is being breastfed by the mother. Breastfeeding remains a key health aspect as 3-5babies are not breastfed every ...
Refugee crisis: Uganda gets Shs8 billion for nutrition
By David Oduut & Ronnie Layoo The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has contributed Shs8 ...
Unicef to launch national children’s portal
By David Oduut The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) will on Wednesday launch Uganda’s first children’s information portal. The portal ...
Refugee crisis now a children’s crisis, says Unicef
South Sudanese refugees. By David Oduut As more than 1000 children continue to flee South Sudan on average every day ...
