{"id":9167,"date":"2026-06-29T06:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/?p=9167"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:42:06","slug":"a-statement-from-marie-stopes-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/lg\/media-press\/a-statement-from-marie-stopes-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"A Statement from MSI Reproductive Choices Uganda (Marie Stopes) In Response to New Vision&#8217;s Article on Vasectomy Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MSI Reproductive Choices Uganda (formerly Marie Stopes Uganda) is aware of false and inaccurate information regarding our vasectomy services published in The New Vision and on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ebigambibwa bino tebikwatagana ddala na mpisa zaffe, omutindo gwaffe ogw\u2019obujjanjabi, n\u2019engeri gye tutuusaamu obujjanjabi, era tugaana nnyo ebigambo bino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buli kasitoma afuna amawulire amajjuvu n\u201fokubudaabudibwa nga tannakola nkola yonna okukakasa nti asobola okusalawo mu bujjuvu era mu ngeri ey\u201fobwannakyewa ku ndabirira ye. Okukkiriza okutegeezeddwa kyetaagisa musingi mu mpeereza zaffe zonna, era buli kasitoma yeekenneenyezebwa okukakasa nti asobola okuwa okukkiriza okutegeerekese nga tebannaba kukola nkola yonna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omusawo ayogedde bino yalekera awo okuba omukozi wa MSI-Uganda mu February 2026, era omukwanaganya w\u2019ekitundu ayogerwako si mukozi wa MSI-Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okumala emyaka egisoba mu 34, MSI-Uganda ebadde ekola obuweereza obw\u2019obwannakyewa obw\u2019okuteekateeka amaka ng\u2019etuukana n\u2019ebiragiro by\u2019eggwanga eby\u2019obujjanjabi n\u2019enkola ennungi mu nsi yonna, ng\u2019ekolagana ne Minisitule y\u2019ebyobulamu n\u2019abakwatibwako abalala. Twagala okugumya abantu ku bweyamo bwaffe obw\u2019okuwa obujjanjabi obwesigika, obusinziira ku bakasitoma obukuuma omutindo gw\u2019obujjanjabi n\u2019empisa ogw\u2019oku ntikko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okusinziira ku buzibu bw\u2019ebigambibwa bino eby\u2019obulimba n\u2019okutyoboola erinnya, MSI-Uganda ekwata mu mateeka ng\u2019eyanukudde okufulumya n\u2019okubunyisa ebigambo bino.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marie Stopes Uganda egaanye ebigambo eby\u2019obulimba n\u2019ebitali bituufu ku mpeereza yaayo ey\u2019okusalako embuto, n\u2019ekakasa nti yeewaddeyo okukkiriza okutegeerekese, okulabirira empisa, n\u2019obuweereza obwesigika obw\u2019okuteekateeka amaka obuweebwa okusinziira ku ndagiriro z\u2019eggwanga n\u2019enkola ennungi mu nsi yonna.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":9174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,19],"post_tag":[46,62],"class_list":["post-9167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-press","category-msug-news-and-updates","tag-msug-updates","tag-public-statement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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