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

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Uganda – Unsafe abortions surge at Kigungu landing site

MON 10 MAR, 2025
By Kenneth Kazibwe

In the shadows of Uganda’s fishing villages, a silent crisis unfolds—one that claims lives and exposes deep-rooted inequalities.

At Kigungu Landing Site, unsafe abortions are a daily reality, driven by poverty, stigma, and lack of healthcare.

This pressing issue highlights the critical need for enhanced reproductive health services and support for marginalized populations.

Continued: https://nilepost.co.ug/health/246787/unsafe-abortions-surge-at-kigungu-landing-site

10.03.2025

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‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws

Abortion is generally illegal in Uganda, and fear of imprisonment leads many to resort to extreme and unsafe practices.

By Sophie Neiman
Published On 28 Sep 2024

Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.

Odongo, who is 40, had just returned home and was sitting down for a drink and a bite to eat. His grief at her untimely death quickly mixed with anger at Uganda’s restrictive abortion laws and conservative culture, which he believes killed her.

Continued: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/28/its-needless-death-ugandan-activists-decry-restrictive-abortion-laws

Uganda – Family Medical Point rescues Kigungu women from death caused by unsafe abortions

NELSON MANDELA | PML Daily Reporter
March 10, 2024

ENTEBBE – Namakula Josephine is a sex worker in Kigungu landing site, Entebbe. She says in 2023, a client deliberately broke a condom thereby impregnating her.

As a poor lady, she was advised by a friend to use herbal medicine to remove the unwanted baby because she couldn’t raise money for a safe abortion. Little did she know this could cost her life.

“I got a lot of complications, bled a lot, and even some foetus parts remained inside which started rotting,” she narrated.

Continued: https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2024/03/celebrating-a-woman-family-medical-point-rescues-kigungu-women-from-death-caused-by-unsafe-abortions.html

10.03.2024

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Uganda – Local NGO comes to rescue of sex workers living on Lake Victoria landing sites

PML Daily
January 20, 2024

ENTEBBE – Reports of injuries and illnesses resulting from unsafe abortion complications among sex workers living on Lake Victoria landing sites are unacceptably high, placing a huge healthcare burden not only on individual patients and their families but also on the national healthcare system, which is already burdened with other morbidities.

On a sadder note, many of those who suffer these complications lose lives because they cannot afford or quickly access Post Abortion Care (PAC) depending on where they are offered.

Continued: https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2024/01/local-ngo-comes-to-rescue-of-sex-workers-living-on-lake-victoria-landing-sites.html