Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 16 2021
Namuwondo Health Centre II in Namuwondo Village, Namutumba District, where mothers want a maternity ward. PHOTO/ RONALD SEEBE
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Expectant women in Namutumba Sub-county, Namutumba District, are demanding a maternity ward at Namuwondo Health Centre II, saying lack of such a facility puts their lives at risk when they trek to Busembatia and Bugiri facilities.
Their concerns come after area MPs Naigaga Mariam (Namutumba Woman) and Paul Akamba (Busiki) pledged to construct one during the 2018/2019 financial year.
Ms Ruth Nabirye, a resident, said the duo claimed that government had secured Shs500m for the construc