Health facilities in Lira district have been equipped to improve management of preeclampsia condition. This follows advocacy visits to different health facilities by HEPS-Uganda and the district leadership during the commemoration of the world Pre-eclampsia day on 22nd May 2019. Lira...

HEPS-Uganda, World Health Organisation, Ministry of Health and partners have reviewed the draft Uganda Snakebite Prevention and Management Strategy to guide the country on snakebites. The review process took place during a high level stakeholders’ meeting that was conducted at World...

Health facilities in Lira district   are struggling to manage expectant mothers with pre-eclampsia condition. Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy disorder characterized by hypertension especially after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The condition is the second cause of maternal deaths worldwide and...

Sister Doreen Akuno, is a senior medical officer at Lira Regional Referral Hospital.  She had her first child at 18 years  in 2004 and she almost died during the pregnancy  due to pre-eclampsia. Despite the fact that she is in the medical field, she had no knowledge about the...