CAMNHA Uganda Team Reaches Out to Mothers & Babies in Need
CAMNHA Uganda's Sister Joyce Wamakote (center) with CAMNHA volunteers Dr. Kezza Larissa Dandy (left) and Sister Margaret Wandawa (right).
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On April 17, 2026, a CAMNHA Uganda team participated in the mobilisation of pregnant women and mothers of babies under one year— conducted with the support of the Kalerwe area Local Council II Secretary for Community Education & Mobilization and the area Village Health Team — at the St. Nicholas Clinic in Kampala. CAMNHA’s team included Director Sister Joyce Wamakote with four volunteers, Sister Margaret Wandawa, Dr. Kezza Larissa Dandy and Francis Wasagami. The activity was attended by18 mothers/pregnant women, four community clinic nurses and two community leaders.
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Participants were educated on:
• Importance of attending Anti-Natal Clinics regularly as soon as the woman discovers that she is pregnant.
• Importance of delivering with skilled care (in a health facility).
• Continuing HIV and other STI prevention methods and behaviours including routing screening during and after pregnancy,
• Responding promptly to any danger signs during pregnancy, such as blood flow, abnormal discharges, any form of discomfort related to the reproductive system and pregnancy.
• Preparing for delivery during pregnancy by ensuring the mother has some money for various needs and emergencies.
• Good nutrition before, during and after delivery, both for the mother and the baby.
• Keeping away from non-scientific and potentially dangerous practices during pregnancy such as dangerous use of herbs, mumbwa (local soil mold solutions).
• Mothers were encouraged to engage in income generating activities to contribute to their maternity requirements and for emergencies.
• Importance of attending Anti-Natal Clinics regularly as soon as the woman discovers that she is pregnant.
• Importance of delivering with skilled care (in a health facility).
• Continuing HIV and other STI prevention methods and behaviours including routing screening during and after pregnancy,
• Responding promptly to any danger signs during pregnancy, such as blood flow, abnormal discharges, any form of discomfort related to the reproductive system and pregnancy.
• Preparing for delivery during pregnancy by ensuring the mother has some money for various needs and emergencies.
• Good nutrition before, during and after delivery, both for the mother and the baby.
• Keeping away from non-scientific and potentially dangerous practices during pregnancy such as dangerous use of herbs, mumbwa (local soil mold solutions).
• Mothers were encouraged to engage in income generating activities to contribute to their maternity requirements and for emergencies.
Dr. Dandy and Sister Wandawa listen with pregnant mothers while Sister Joyce Wamakote facilitates the sensitization session.
CAMNHA’s approach emphasizes that community-based prevention methods ensure that mothers and their community receive the necessary knowledge, and that the attitudes and practices of the community are improved by preventing any risky practices and ensuring appropriate and timely actions for better health outcomes for the mothers and their newborn babies.
Sister Joyce Wamakote teaching mothers with their babies.
The women in these pictures gave verbal consent to be photographed — allowed under the Uganda National Council for Science & Technology (UNCST)—the body charged with reviewing ethical considerations for all research and related work in Uganda. The type of consent — written or verbal — depends on the type of activity/study, risk level, and the context. Pregnancy is not considered a health condition that attracts stigma in Uganda — such as HIV/AIDS, STIs, TB. Francis Wasagami was the photographer.