Published Works

MSI_COASTAL_RABAI_Kenyans

The roadmap to Kenya’s FP2030 Commitments was elaborate. The Kenya Ministry of Health and the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), in collaboration with the… .../Read More.!

POPCOM_internal_meeting

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is the official agency in charge of family planning and reproductive health in The Philippines. Established in 1970, POPCOM… .../Read More.!

BrianMutebi gender_support

The recent editorial changes at the Nations Media Group Uganda (NMG-U) showed a rather common challenge the media industry grapples with. Out of the over 10 top editorial… .../Read More.!

couples-focused-interventions

Before they became parents, Asiimwe and Kalemba had no knowledge of family planning services. “The question then was, were we going to have a second baby immediately? What were we… .../Read More.!

toxic_masculinity

In an informal settlement in central Kampala, Yusuf Byaruhanga sits within the faded pastel walls of a school. With his walking stick resting next to his chair, the 63-year-old… .../Read More.!

Brian-Mutebi no-woman

He said no blood should be shed in his name and he resigned. It got me thinking: What a wise thing to do! Why should I be party to groups that perpetuate things that gravely abuse… .../Read More.!

Youth_Showcase_Passion

The importance of achieving universal health cannot be over stated, and for the youth in Uganda who comprise over 76% of the population, this is a very urgent matter. Two years… .../Read More.!

Caroline Akello attending to a mother at Loktelabu Health Centre III

The caseload for a midwife in the Kotido district of Karamoja, tucked in a remote part of north-eastern Uganda, strains belief: with just 18 midwives serving 9,600 mothers,… .../Read More.!

BrianMutebi budget_cuts

According to the budget framework paper for 2017/18, government has proposed budget cuts to several sectors. The health sector is set to suffer a nominal cut of 30 per cent from… .../Read More.!

brian_mutebi women_media

Mine is a story of a male champion for women’s rights. I have devoted a significant part of my professional life promoting gender equality and women women’s health rights in… .../Read More.!

melinda_gates_mutebi

Melinda Gates needs no introduction. She is an icon known all over the globe for her philanthropy work. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the organisation she co-chairs… .../Read More.!

farmer_field-school

For Charles Rugumayo, life as a porter at a construction site in Kampala was difficult, so he chose to go back to his village in Kitovu-Bugonzi, Kitenga Sub-country Mubende… .../Read More.!

barlonyo_SDGs_launch

The Barlonyo massacre on February 21, 2004 was one of the worst attrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army. 121 people are reported to have been slaughtered by the rebels… .../Read More.!

PWDs-SRHR_women

When a light weight bird gets stuck in the mud, a local saying goes, you do not want to imagine what can possibly happen to a heavy weight one. That saying, which illustrates the… .../Read More.!

implants_untold_places

Until Alice Akumu* shares her story, one might think she is a happily married woman with a dotting husband who has defied the traditional gender roles. But that is far from the… .../Read More.!

husband_kill_your_children

When Susan Akello tells people that her ex-husband hacked her children, many ask where she gets the courage to keep going. My name is Susan Akello, 24, from Anaka Village, in… .../Read More.!

what_ostritches_eat

This is no quiz time requiring a google search. This is a story of a woman who dared to keep ostriches. She has eventually mastered how to keep them alive, and many other farming… .../Read More.!

women_walk-for-water

Hard work. In rural places, women are the core managers of domestic affairs and this implies that they have to run most of the chores. However, one thing remains hectic -… .../Read More.!

Rwamwanja_Girls_Struggle

She has been in the queue for about 40 minutes now. She crosses one of her legs somehow to relax her muscles for they must be beginning to pain. The legs are not supporting her… .../Read More.!

Zawadi_chantal_UN-Secretary_General

Zawadi Chantal says President Museveni should talk to president Joseph Kabila and the rebels in DR Congo to end the war. She is only 13 years old but wants her message delivered… .../Read More.!