Uganda: A Dog's Life for Mothers in Gulu Protected Camps

A pregnant woman must visit a maternity facility for medical check-ups at least three times in her nine months of pregnancy, and one or two times after delivery. Not so for the woman in the congested displaced people's camp in northern Uganda with few health centres nearby. At Unyama camp there is only one Grade II health centre that serves 16,000 people. About six miles outside Gulu town, there is a Grade II health centre but no maternity ward.