Uganda: Disabled Demand Special Health Workers

Kampala — PEOPLE with disabilities have asked the health ministry to train health workers in sign language and recruit interpreters to help deaf expectant mothers access information, especially during antenatal services.

Safia Nalule Juuko, an MP for the disabled, said disabled women could not access quality services because they could not express themselves.

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