Uganda – Fear Should Never Stand Between a Woman and Lifesaving Care

By Nelson Bwire Kapo
Sunday, October 4, 2026

No matter what you believe about abortion, nobody should die because they were afraid to seek care.

Uganda has made progress in reducing maternal deaths. The maternal mortality ratio fell from 336 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 189 in 2022. Yet unsafe abortion still contributes about 6% of maternal deaths, according to the Ministry of Health’s 2025 Post Abortion Care Guidelines. That should concern all of us, regardless of where we stand on abortion.

Continued: https://nilepost.co.ug/opinions/375470/fear-should-never-stand-between-a-woman-and-lifesaving-care

04.10.2026

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Humphrey Nabimanya

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Post Abortion Care Guidelines

Uganda – New health guidelines seek to protect doctors treating unsafe abortion complications

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

By Anthony Wesaka

Dr Denis Kibira of Dumaic Global Health presented two recent studies examining the availability of sexual and reproductive health commodities across sub-Saharan Africa.

The Ministry of Health has urged medical practitioners across the country not to shy away from providing emergency care to women suffering from post-abortion complications, reassuring them that new national guidelines protect them from legal harassment and wrongful arrest.

Continued: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/new-health-guidelines-seek-to-protect-doctors-treating-unsafe-abortion-complications-5613444

29.09.2026

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Uganda – Family Medical Point Session at Nakiwogo Highlights Myths Fueling Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions

By Kenneth Kazibwe
Monday, July 6, 2026

Women at Nakiwogo Landing Site have opened up about the difficult challenges pushing some of them into unsafe abortions, during a community musawo health outreach conducted by Family Medical Point. The session created a safe space where women shared personal experiences around unintended pregnancies, limited access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information, and the pressures that often lead them to seek unsafe abortion methods.

Many participants admitted that their decisions on family planning were shaped by myths and misconceptions, with some relying on informal information networks rather than verified medical guidance.

Continued: https://nilepost.co.ug/health/353950/family-medical-point-session-at-nakiwogo-highlights-myths-fueling-unintended-pregnancies-unsafe-abortions?amp=1

06.07.2026

Nakiwogo Landing Site

Uganda – Grassroots women demand greater access to reproductive health services

NELSON MANDELA | PML Daily
July 4, 2026

KAMPALA – Grassroots organizations, health advocates and women’s rights activists have called for increased investment in sexual and reproductive health services, stronger community engagement, and greater support for marginalized women during the inaugural Grassroots Power Assembly organized by the Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC) Uganda.

The two-day event, held on Thursday at Ndere Cultural Centre and continuing on Friday at Hillside Plaza Hotel in Ntinda, brought together more than 30 grassroots organizations representing women from diverse and often marginalized communities, including women with disabilities, sex workers, women living with HIV, women who use drugs, and members of the LGBTI community.

Continued: https://pmldaily.com/news/2026/07/grassroots-women-demand-greater-access-to-reproductive-health-services.html

“We are going to die”: The frontline costs of Uganda’s new US health agreement

“We are fighting political and cultural wars. Wars that are not ours.”

Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu
6 May 2026

On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. By the time Akello needed urgent care, it was too late.

Post-abortion care services (PAC) are legal in Uganda, secured through years of advocacy and government-NGO collaboration, some under US-supported programmes. But health workers, activists, and patients told The New Humanitarian that in recent months, post-abortion care and critical HIV/AIDS services are increasingly caught in the fallout of a new $2.3 billion health agreement between Uganda and the United States, one that is integrating donor-funded programmes into Uganda’s public health system while reducing reliance on NGOs.

Continued: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2026/05/06/frontline-costs-uganda-new-us-health-agreement

Uganda – Youth-Led Initiative Launched to Close SRHR Gaps Among University Girls

By Kenneth Kazibwe
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Voices for Health and Development, a youth-led organisation championing girls’ rights in health and development, has launched the My Choice Campaign at Nkumba University.

The initiative aims to expand access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services for young people, with a particular focus on university girls across the country.

Continued: https://nilepost.co.ug/news/336858/youth-led-initiative-launched-to-close-srhr-gaps-among-university-girls?amp=1

23.04.2026

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Experts Call for Increased Support for Post-Abortion Care in Northern Uganda

Patrick Uma
March 29, 2026

Health experts have called on government and stakeholders to strengthen support for post-abortion care (PAC) services, citing rising cases of unsafe abortions that continue to endanger the lives of women and young girls in Northern Uganda.

Dr. Francis Pebalo-Pebolo, a Senior Gynecologist and lecturer at Gulu University School of Medicine, made the appeal while speaking to journalists during a Health Café organized by the Health Journalists Network Uganda.

He expressed concern that many women and girls resort to unsafe abortion methods, often leading to severe complications.

Continued: https://chimpreports.com/experts-call-for-increased-support-for-post-abortion-care-in-northern-uganda/

29.03.2026

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UGANDA – Medics raise alarm over rising abortion-related deaths in Ankole

Journalists in the region have been urged to intensify public awareness campaigns against unsafe abortion in order to reduce the growing number of complications and fatalities.

By Abdulkarim Ssengendo, New Vision
March 16, 2026

Prof. Rogers Kajabwangu, the president of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (AOGU) in Uganda, reported worrying trends in abortion-related maternal deaths while addressing journalists in the region.

Prof. Kajabwangu, who is also a senior gynaecologist it Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, told journalists that a recent survey conducted in the country found Ankole registering the highest number of complications resulting from unsafe abortions.

Continued: https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/health/medics-raise-alarm-over-rising-abortion-relat-NV_229947_032026

16.03.2026

Anitam Matsika

Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Uganda

Health Journalists Network

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

New research: Quality provider-client interaction is key to enhancing abortion care in Uganda

Mapping the journey: enhancing abortion care in Uganda’s health systems

March 6, 2026
Published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health

This study looks at the experiences of 440 women who received abortion care at 13 Ipas Africa Alliance-supported public health facilities in nine districts of Uganda. It identifies factors associated with high levels of client satisfaction and examines how satisfaction levels influenced the uptake of abortion and postabortion contraception services.

Main takeaway – Positive engagement with providers was strongly associated with higher satisfaction levels and increases the likelihood that clients will return for future services and recommend the facility to others. Respectful, supportive interactions between providers and clients are an essential step toward delivering high-quality, equitable, and respectful abortion care in Uganda’s health system.

Continued: https://www.ipas.org/news/uganda-abortioncare-research/

06.03.2026

Uganda – Kasese leaders decry surge in unsafe abortions

Many girls who conceive shun antenatal care and instead resort to abortion for fear of stigma, parental reaction and community shame.

February 24, 2026
By Alex Ashaba & Yoweri Kaguta

Parents and local leaders in Kasese District have raised alarm over a surge in suspected unsafe abortions following the discovery of about 10 foetuses dumped at garbage sites and in drainage channels across the district.

Continued: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kasese-leaders-decry-surge-in-unsafe-abortions-5369882

24.02.2026