Nyamuyanja: Hospital where women only deliver during day
Uganda, Sept. 19 -- Mothers at a hospital in Isingiro District have only been delivering children during day for the last eight years due to power shortages.
Nyamuyanja Health Centre IV in Karutanga cell, Nyamuyanja Sub County in the Southern part of Isingiro District receives about 50 expectant mothers every month but has to manually monitor since theatre machines do not function.
"We only work on mothers during the course of the day because the light from outside, through windows, makes it easy for us to see. During the night, we are forced to make referrals due to lack of light," said Dr Faith Nankunda, the in-charge of the health facility.
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Dr Nankunda added: "In case of an emergenc...
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