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Govt Told to Boost Family Planning.

New Vision (Uganda)

| September 16, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2008 AllAfrica Global Media. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Patson Bariare

For every woman who dies during child birth, another 20 to 30 suffer short and long-term physical disabilities.

If reduced by 50%, this could save the country up to sh500b by the year 2013. This was revealed by Dr. John Kabera, a consultant on population and development, during workshop on unplanned pregnancies, abortion and post-abortion care in Uganda at Acacia Hotel in Mbarara recently.

The two-day workshop aimed at equipping the media with skills in reporting on maternal morbidity and mortality without causing stigma and influencing policy formulation towards unplanned pregnancies and post-abortion care.

"If the …

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