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  From Despair to Dignity: Agnes’ Journey of Hope
  At only 15 years of age, Agnes Tumungo fell pregnant. She did not attend antenatal services because of the distance to the nearest hospital and she equally lacked money for transport and clothes to go to the hospital. She spent three days in labour being attended to by a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in her local community. After the TBA …
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  Triumph After Trials: A Long Awaited Surgery Success
  Manuela Adubango, a 48-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fled to Uganda after the death of her family members. She now lives in Yabwengi Village, Kiryandongo District, with her son. Manuela has given birth to seven children but tragically lost six of them. A fistula developed during her third pregnancy where, without access to a nearby health …
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  Bewitched No More!
  Juliet, a friendly 25-year-old woman, is the fifth child in a family of eleven. At a young age, Juliet left home to live with her aunt. Her aunt eventually forced her to marry the father of her child after Juliet became pregnant.  During her pregnancy, Juliet did not receive antenatal care and gave birth with the help of a traditional …

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