EHPWOR team was also received by the women of Buhweju district together with their Woman member of Parliament and was also able to meet all the women councilors of the district in regards to the Stand tall campaign against Women health rights violations
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The Hon. Speaker of Ibanda District welcomes EPHWOR
EPHWOR team was blessed with the presence of the Hon Speaker of Ibanda district while meeting with the women Village Health Team members of Ibanda district.
Meeting our Representative in Netherlands
We had a good time today at our office with our representative in Netherlands Dr Maarten Manders, Maarten has been at the forefront of progressive realization of quality health services in Africa and we are proud to work with him .
Brokers Take Over Health Systems
Brockers taking over the health system, denying accessibility, affordability of health services to those who are not wealth.Ephwor we stand for the right to access quality and affordable health services for all Ugandans irrespective of their color, age, race and wealth.We shall look into the medical legal implication of this and act accordingly for the best interest of Ugandans.In quality …
Many adolescent pregnancies are unintended -Reports say..
More than 10% of maternal death in Uganda are due to unsafe abortions. More than 100,000 women are hospitalized every year due to complications resulting from unsafe abortion. EPHWOR stands with the rest of CSOs to advocate for policy review and legal reform regarding abortion. See what activists say >> https://youtu.be/6rAONbg_U9E
EPHWOR JOINS NETPIL HEALTH THEMATIC MEETING
On 20th June 2019, EPHWOR attended a strategic Patients Rights Meeting organised by Network of public interest Litigation (NETPIL) which took place at Fairway Hotel from 7:30-11:00 a.m. EPHWOR was represented by our Executive Director, Ms. Lanyero Sharon(centre). In this meeting, strategies were laid to advance women health rights.
Ephwor Joins coalition to enforce tobacco control act.
On 30th April 2019, Ephwor Joined the coalition to enforce tobacco control act.
Sensitization and awareness
So far 3,420 Grassroot Community People in 4 Districts and 2 Municipalities have been mobilized – (Sheema Municipality, Mbarara Municipality, Kawempe Division, Ibanda, Isingiro Districts). This is just the beginning!
April 11, 2019, Ephwor joins Human Rights Defenders(HRDs) annual general assembly and elections
On April 11, 2019, our Team Leader Ms Lanyero Sharon represented Ephwor in the annual general meeting of Uganda coalition of human rights defenders.
Mother dies in Labur over Health Centre’s negligence at Kakumiro – Kasambya
The husband moved around and found the maternity ward closed with other offices shut. He was told to wait for some hours until the mid-wife or the in charge of the health facility came back from the weekend break. He spent a whole day at Kakumiro Health Centre IV. The next health centre was more than 25k away, and the …