| dc.description.abstract | Uganda having participated in achieving the 8 MDGs with its
target goal on the reduction of the maternal mortality ratio
by three quarters between 1990 and 2015 was not achieved. Thus
MSU intervened so that the target goal would be accomplished.
It was this that forced to find out whether the intervention
by MSU has led to the promotion of maternal health with a case
study of Namuwongo clinic and women.
The major objective of the study was to access the role of MSU
in the promotion of maternal health in Namuwongo, a case study
of women and the clinic. Firstly the specific objective was to
establish the activities that MSU puts into place to
disseminate information about maternal health among the women
in Namuwongo, Kampala. Secondly, it was to find out the
programs MSU puts in to place to support the pregnant women in
Namuwongo, Kampala. Thirdly it was to help to document the
health benefits of MSU programs for the pregnant women of
Namuwongo. The study involved interviews with 05 health
workers and questionnaires with 05 pregnant women and 20 other
women who are not pregnant and a total number of 25
questionnaires were issued but the researcher managed to
collect 20 questionnaires representing a response rate of 90%.
With reference to objective one, majority of the respondents
agreed that MSU has been able to establish activities for the
pregnant. These include cancer screening, family planning
services, HIV testing, counseling and guidance services,
helped in testing and screening of STIs and treatment of
pregnancy associated diseases. With reference to objective 2,
MSU has been able to establish programs such as reproductive
health voucher project on life saving skills for the new born,
new born and child immunization programs, growth monitoring
programs, training of health providers and village health
teams among others. According to objective 3, MSU activities
and programs have generated a number of benefits such as
provision of safe maternal delivery services, effective
management of STIs, mobilization of pregnant women to join MSU
programs and the services have been brought nearer to the
community members among others.
The study therefore concludes that various health institutions
need intensify and improve the provision of the health
services in a way that specifically prioritises maternal
health. The study recommends that Uganda’s Ministry of Health
and its affiliated institutions, as well all partners on
maternal health should consider employing the professional
cadres to each health centers to prioritise the implement
Uganda’s maternal health service policies to entrench the
gains made already in line with the Millenium Development
Goals, which ended in 2015. | en_US |
