Sorry, the call took long, may we talk tomorrow, it is late now. Goodnite.
Thanks Christine On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Charles Male <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, > > Ok am ready to to chat now... will go to skype and invite you. > > Charles > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Christine Munduru > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear members read the below email and support where possible. The court >> scheduled discussion for the constitutional court case on 27th May in >> Kampala and CSOs are demonstrating tomorrow in Arua, Mityana and Kampala in >> support, please be part of you are passionate. I hope that our women MPs in >> West Nile will support this noble cause among other people. They use women >> for votes and never look behind many times. >> >> Christine >> >> >> >> >> We demand an end to Governments broken promises No more needless deaths of >> pregnant women >> Join us Friday May 27 at 8:00 AM at KCC/City Hall Gardens >> >> Who we are: We are an independent civil society coalition fighting for >> Government accountability to end the crisis of maternal mortality in this >> country. Every day in Uganda at least 16 women die needlessly in childbirth >> because of broken promises and a lack of political will.1 With real >> Government leadership, motherhood would be safe in Uganda. But now, >> Government is not ensuring that the health sector provides the lifesaving >> essential medicines, trained health workers, family planning commodities, >> emergency services, HIV and malaria treatment, and other basic elements of >> maternal health care. In fact, Government is actually decreasing health >> sector spending as a percentage of the overall budget. Instead of increasing >> investments in the real priorities of Ugandans, Government is spending huge >> sums of money on areas that are not priorities, such as Shs 1.3 trillion on >> fighter jets and other defense equipment. We are demanding that maternal >> deaths and other health priorities get the funding and attention they >> urgently require. >> >> What we are fighting for: This year, Uganda's Constitutional Court will >> hear a historic petition that could finally help to address this crisis. >> Constitutional Petition Number 16 of 2011 draws on the tragic deaths of two >> pregnant women one in Arua in 2010 and one in Mityana in 2009. This petition >> argues that Government non provision of essential services for pregnant >> women and their newborns violates the fundamental obligation of the country >> to uphold the Constitution and defend, protect and promote the right to >> health and the right to life. The petition calls upon the judiciary to >> pronounce the escalating maternal deaths in Uganda as an issue that violates >> the Constitutional rights of Ugandans. >> >> We are fighting for what we deserve as Ugandans: our hope is in the >> decision by Constitutional Court to compel government on its obligations >> government to immediately address the crisis of maternal mortality. >> Supporting this campaign is how we are honoring the lives of those mothers, >> sisters, aunties, wives, colleagues, friends, daughters, citizens and >> leaders whom we have lost. >> >> How you can help: We are requesting your support by recruiting your >> members to participate in peaceful >> demonstrations in solidarity with the petition. The demonstrations will be >> taking place Friday May 27 in >> Kampala, Arua and Mityana. On the same day, the Petition will be discussed >> during a Scheduling Conference in >> Kampala, at Constitutional Court. This is a critical first step we will >> use to increase pressure on government and to raise >> the profile of the Petition. We must work together to deliver a strong >> message that scandalous lack of access to >> essential services must end. >> >> What we are demanding: That Parliament and State House agree on a budget >> for financial year 2011 that >> dramatically increases investments in essential medicines, in recruitment >> and remuneration for nurses, midwives and other clinicians, and in equipping >> lower level health facilities so that women get the services they need to >> survive and thrive before, during and after delivery. >> >> For more information please contact Mabel Kukunda, UNHCO, with questions >> and to confirm your participation: [email protected] and >> 0704546017. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WestNileNet mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> >> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). 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