To every PPH Champion & health worker who showed up, raised awareness, educated communities & kept postpartum haemorrhage in the conversation -THANK YOU.
Because of you, more mothers are safe. But the work isn’t done.
Reply with ONE word that describes why safe motherhood matters to YOU. Repost to honor a health worker in your life. Like if you believe no family should lose a mother to a preventable cause.
Together, we can end PPH.
#PPHAwarenessMonth #SafeMotherhood #MaternalHealth
@CKainerugaba@MinofHealthUG@ubtsug1@DianaAtwine Thank you Shamim for sharing your experience. Many have faced this and are not aware, some have passed on. Indeed staying in hospital for two days after normal delivery is important. Imagine hospitals that do not have the blood readily available. Thank you @CKainerugaba
PPH (severe bleeding after childbirth) can be survived when spotted and treated early.
Mrs. Shamim Mayanja Byantalo (aka Zubeda) lived through it and she’s sharing her story so other mothers can too.
Let’s continue to raise awareness, support faster emergency care, and work together so no mother dies from PPH.
#PPHAwareness #SafeMotherhood #MaternalHealth #PPHChampion
A heartfelt thank you to the incredible team at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, @KawempeNRH for your dedication, skill and commitment to saving mothers’ lives.
This mother’s survival is a powerful reminder of what timely intervention and compassionate healthcare can achieve. We appreciate you.
🎥 Courtesy of NBSTV @nextmediaug
Lord Mayor @RonaldBalimwezo leads the #HandsOffCitySquare campaign from the front 👏👏👏👏
Don’t touch our Constitutional Square @KCCAUG@KCCAED - it belongs to Ugandans not the government. It is a host to Uganda’s Constitutional history and Kampala city history, among others. Allocate Lubigi Swamp to the eco-tourism developer for sustainable wetland development @KagutaMuseveni
I have instructed comrade @AndrewMwenda not to speak about the issues of Tooro again. He will stop it immediately. Once again, as PLU we commiserate with the great Batooro people on the tragedy that befell all of us. May the soul of the late King Oyo rest in peace.
@UgandaTraffic we honestly need traffic lights at this kyaliwajjala-namugongo cross road. Honestly how is that that we are stuck on one side for almost an hour. @PoliceUg
Grateful to God for this milestone 🙏🏾
Master of Science in Global Logistics Operations & Supply Chain Management 🎓 from @NorthumbriaUni
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3.
Second Statement: I am outraged by the blatant lies told to the public yesterday by the Uganda Prison Service spokesperson, Frank Baine, who claimed that Dr @kizzabesigye1 was not ill and that he had merely gone to a clinic for a routine medical check-up.
Today, the same Prison Service informed the court that Dr Besigye could not appear because he is ill, forcing the hearing to be postponed to 24 February. This contradiction exposes a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and conceal the truth about his deteriorating health.
I have just returned from Luzira Prison, where after more than two hours of haggling with the prison commander, I was finally allowed to see Dr Besigye. I found him huddled in a dirty plastic chair in a small room near his cell. He is extremely weak.
His symptoms have not improved. The prison doctor confirmed to me that Dr Besigye’s personal doctor had reported test results showing that the infection is worsening, not improving. Dr Besigye told me he is finding it difficult to walk and is experiencing significant pain in his legs. He is still unable to eat solid food and, in the past eight hours, had consumed only soup, an egg, and a slice of bread.
Despite his condition, prison authorities are refusing to transfer him to a fully equipped hospital where his personal doctor can properly monitor and treat him. Instead, they proposed admitting him to Murchison Bay Prison Hospital, a facility notorious for neglect and preventable deaths, and where the army would have full control over his treatment.
Dr Besigye has flatly refused this. He will not place his life in the hands of President Museveni and his personal army. He insists - reasonably and lawfully - on being treated at a private hospital where his doctor works, under prison guard if required.
I am deeply disturbed that a man who fell ill five days ago, whose condition is worsening, is still being held in a tiny, extremely hot cell and denied access to adequate medical care. This is cruel, dangerous, and unlawful.
The Officer-in-Charge of Luzira Prison and the NRM government must explain:
➡️ why Dr Besigye is being denied proper medical treatment,
➡️ the Prison Service lied to the public about his condition, and
➡️ a gravely ill detainee is being treated with such inhumanity.
I demand that Dr Kizza Besigye be released immediately and allowed to return home to be cared for by his family and doctors. I also demand that the trumped-up charges against him be dropped. His life is in danger. The responsibility will lie squarely with those who continue to deny him care.
Winnie Byanyima
Spouse of Dr Kizza Besigye
21 January 2026