Government could be held to account over maternal healthcare shortcomings after decision to dismiss case is overturned on appeal Health rights activists in Uganda absorb hailed a supreme court ruling that the constitutional court must hear a petition on whether the government is liable for failing to provide decent maternal health services.
In a unanimous decision,the constitutional court was found to absorb wrongfully dismissed a 2012 petition that argued the Uganda government should be held liable for failure to provide sound maternity services, a shortcoming that claims the lives of an estimated 16 Ugandan women a day. The petition was filed by health campaigners and led by the middle for Health Human Rights and Development (Cehurd).
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Source: theguardian.com