On Wednesday 13th October 2021 Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF) successfully conducted a health worker training in Moroto district at Lavender Inn. 14 health workers representing 13 health facilities were in attendance and participated in refresher training on communications, counseling, and provision of quality sexual and reproductive health services at their respective facilities.…
The Ministry of Health in partnership with Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF), Power to You(th), and other CSOs: Plan International, PSI, Marie Stopes, She Leads, UYAFPA, UNFPA, Ministry of Gender and Labour organized a Safe Motherhood Summit on 27th September 2021. The National Youth for Safe Motherhood Summit was organized under the theme:…
The Mbale city council authority has praised the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) for providing free sexual reproductive health services through its Adolescents Health Clinic during the “Keep Mbale City Clean” campaign. While closing the event, Mbale City Mayor his lordship Kassim Namugali stated that despite the campaign focusing on cleaning the city,…
On 26th October, UYAHF held the She Decides Open House festival in commemoration of IDGC on 26th October 2021 at Motiv Uganda in Kampala. This is an initiative by partners from the CSO space including Power to You(th), Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF), Plan International, Girls Not Brides, Sonke Gender Justice, Men Engage,…
On September 16, 2021, Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) conducted a capacity-building training for Health Workers in Butaleja District on communication and counseling skills as well as the provision of quality Sexual and Reproductive Health services. The training brought together 11 health workers representative of 11 health facilities across the district, including nurses,…
Following a one-day capacity building training of health workers in Tororo on communication skills, counseling, and the provision of quality Sexual and Reproductive Health services, the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum organized a series of Young Mothers Forums (YMF) to educate young mothers on comprehensive safe motherhood. YMFs are an innovative strategy used by…
As an initiative to commemorate the World Contraception Day (WCD), Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF) together with the other Power to Youth (PTY) Consortium Partners, Men Engage Uganda (MEU), and The Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) conducted a successful Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Sexual…
According to media reports, Kalangala District has high rates of HIV and teenage pregnancy compared to the other parts of Uganda with close to 50% of teenage mothers and 18% of adults that are HIV positive. It is against this background that on September 25th, 2021, the Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF), in partnership…
Leaders in the Busia district have agreed to work together to combat harmful practices such as sexual gender-based violence, child marriages, and teen pregnancy, which are prevalent in the district. They made the pledge during the Post International Day of the Girl Child community citizen Barraza organized by the Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum,…
On 5th August 2021, UYAHF in partnership with the Moroto District health office organized a one-day coordination meeting and smart advocacy capacity building training for mapped youth-led and youth-serving organizations in Moroto district. The training among others, aimed at building capacities of the youth leaders in SMART advocacy and accountability, research and evidence generation, communication,…
