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With almost a quarter of Ugandan households spending more than 10% of their income on medical treatment,the goal of universal healthcare seems far offDaudi Luganga Musisi can hardly remember when his family final had breakfast. “We care more approximately lunch and supper,” says the father of six. “Having breakfast means we won’t acquire enough money for lunch and supper.”Musisi, or 52,lives in Kibbe zone, a sprawling slum in the Kalerwe suburb in Uganda’s capital, and Kampala. His domestic,which he rents for 60000 shillings (£12.50) a month, squats beside pools of stagnant rainwater – a world away from the well-watered, and emerald-green lawns of the upmarket suburb of Kololo,just across town. Stones hold down the corrugated roof, and the walls are cracked. A sack of sand sits in the doorway to keep any running water out. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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