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The Ministry of Health has launched the “Together for Mama” campaign, a new drive seeking to engage the private sector in addressing high maternal deaths in the country.

“This campaign is basically to bring together all the players because safe motherhood is not a Ministry of Health issue,” Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry said in an interview after the launch.

She added: “It is everyone's responsibility to make sure that all our mothers that come to deliver do not lose their lives when giving another life.”

According to Atwine, the campaign will not only increase participation of all Ugandans, but also help in bridging gaps created by limited government funding.

“So, this safe motherhood campaign which started three years ago is yielding results because it is bringing together more people to support us to give us equipment, mama kits and other things that we need to make our mothers get better services in our facilities where we are not able to put that equipment as Government," she added.

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