Uganda, May 7 -- Expectant mothers turning up at Mpumudde Health Centre III in Lyantonde District are required to carry a 20-litre water jerrycan to the maternity ward, this publication has established.

The extra demand that each of the expectant mothers must fulfill before accessing the labour ward is a requirement that the management at the facility said helps to supplement on the little water stored for emergency services.

They said they have been without a reliable water supply source for more than a decade. Records at the facility show that between six and 10 mothers deliver at the health centre daily.

While expectant mothers in the area, who get antenatal services at the facility, go prepared to fetch the water before they can ac...