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Preventable deaths persist as 15 mothers, 92 newborns die daily
Postpartum haemorrhage accounts for 37 per cent of maternal deaths, followed by eclampsia and infections. For newborns, prematurity, birth asphyxia, and sepsis remain the leading causes.
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If the mentally ill offender is found unfit due to severe illness, the court is mandated to order for treatment of such a patient in a psychiatry hospital.
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SHIF rollout unconstitutional, court rules
Justice Bahati Mwamuye declined to shut the system down, instead ordering the government to fix the identified gaps within 90 days under direct court supervision.
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SHIF rollout unconstitutional, court rules
Justice Bahati Mwamuye declined to shut the system down, instead ordering the government to fix the identified gaps within 90 days under direct court supervision.
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Elections: Politicians get so stressed, even suicidal
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