Rt.Hon. Rebecca Kadaga officiates at the review meeting for the maternal & new born child health strategy
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga rejects claims that Uganda parliament neglect maternal health advocacy. Kadaga says the Uganda parliament is known internationally of advocating for maternal health although they are attacked locally for not doing anything.
Kadaga made the remark during a meeting in Kampala where parliamentarians under Network of African Women ministers and Parliamentarians reviewed their advocacy strategy for maternal, newborn and child health for 2012-2015. he speaker says as a way to promote the newborn babies, parliament has opened up a child care center for staff and members of parliament but she has already been attacked for this.
The chairperson of this Network, also Mityana woman MP Sylvia Namabbidde, says during the advocacy period ending they have made some achievements including Government raising the salaries of doctors for lower health centers.