Improved health for Nabirye’s family
Nabirye Mary, a 35 year old married woman resides in Njeru Village in Nakitoma sub-county, Nakasongola district, Uganda. She is one of the community members reached by Village Health Teams (VHTs), trained by Amref Health …
Read moreInspired by the fistula repair programme initiated by Amref Health Africa as a part of Uganda’s Staying Alive Project, women in the Teso Region of Eastern Uganda have come together to form a support group to help them come to …
Read moreAKELLO CHRISTINE 28 years of age is a qualified enrolled midwife working in a remote sub county of Lalogi where the Health Center 1V she works in is located and it is about 145 kms from Gulu Town. Christine, just …
Read moreWhen Aneno Irene Oriech obtained her Uganda Certificate of Education from YY Okot Memorial College in 2005 in Masindi, she dreamt of becoming laboratory technician. The career path that Aneno was to take is a science discipline which required both …
Read moreMarion Tumuhimbise graduated with a diploma in midwifery in 2012 at the Nsambya nurses training school, a very joyful and jubilant Marion poses for a photo in bliss, freely with no objection as she sighs with relief, “Long live Amref, …
Read moreMy name is Amoko Joseph. I am 13yrs old and I am a pupil at Unna Primary School.
I am a refugee from South Sudan and my village back home was called Kerapi Village in Payaum District.
I came to …
Read moreAkullo is one of the students who, in 2015, enrolled for the Nurses and Midwifery upgrade at Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery. She opted for the e-learning mode of study. This method of study enabled her continue with her …
Read moreHe was quiet and frail.
The three year, little boy, had an eye problem, and obviously not enough sleep the previous night. Living 50 kilometers from Nebbi hospital, father and son had to wake up at dawn to be the …
Catherine Aanyu is a 26-year-old midwife from Katakwi, a small town in Eastern Uganda. She’s currently building her skills through Amref’s e Learning program.
Katakwi is made up of small villages and most residents rely on subsistence farming and grazing …
Read moreNamusisi Allen (NA) a 22 year old mother of two lives in a humble home in Katikamu village, Nyamarebe sub- county, in Ibanda District , She happily welcomes us into her home with a warm embrace of Harriet the midwife …
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