Uganda – Unsafe Abortion: Less Privileged Girls Risk Succumbing to Complications Due to Exorbitant Post Abortion Treatment Costs

Esther Macula
October 7, 2020

Despite large reductions in pregnancy related deaths in Uganda over the past two decades (the maternal mortality ratio dropped from 684 to 100,000 live births in 1995 to 343 per 100,000 in 2015 as per Ministry of Health records), the high number of maternal deaths remains a public health challenge.

Unsafe abortion continues to contribute significantly
to maternal morbidity and mortality. A 2010 report by the Ministry of Health
estimated that 8% of maternal deaths were due to unsafe abortion.

Continued: https://chimpreports.com/unsafe-abortion-less-privileged-girls-risk-succumbing-to-complications-due-to-exorbitant-post-abortion-treatment-costs/

Unclear abortion laws in Uganda leave women who are raped unsure of options

Unclear abortion laws in Uganda leave women who are raped unsure of options

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 by Global Press News Service
by Nakisanze Segawa, Reporter

KAMPALA, UGANDA — When Irene hands her granddaughter a piece of bread, the six-year-old grins widely.

That smile never appears when the child’s mother is around, Irene says. “Sometimes, I feel like she senses that she is a mawemuko.”

In the Luganda language, the word “mawemuko” refers to a child conceived from incest.

Continued: http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2019/06/12/unclear-abortion-laws-in-uganda-leave-women-who-are-raped-unsure-of-options/85715

How abortion stigma is exposing medical students to risky behaviors in Uganda

How abortion stigma is exposing medical students to risky behaviors in Uganda

20th April, 2018

Sex is a reality, and we are proud to be sex-positive. As long as people are engaging in consensual experiences, safe2choose encourages and supports it. We do so by sharing accurate and stigma-free information, as well as facilitating access to safe abortion methods.

True autonomy comes with deep understanding of your options, your risks and your benefits. Therefore, one can never be autonomous without education on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Sadly, that’s exactly what we have witnessed among medical students from Uganda.

Continued: https://safe2choose.org/medical-students-uganda-abortion-stigma/

‘More Ugandan women aged 40 and above seek abortion services’

‘More Ugandan women aged 40 and above seek abortion services’

Wednesday March 7 2018
By ANTHONY WESAKA

KAMPALA. Women above 40 years are increasingly accessing abortion services in the country, a senior gynaecologist attached to Mulago national referral hospital has revealed.

Dr Charles Kiggundu explained that this trend has taken the medical world by surprise since it’s usually abortions among teenagers that are common.

Continued: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/More-Ugandan-women-aged-40-above-seek-abortion-services/688334-4331866-15878fp/index.html

07.03.2018