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Hospitals detain mothers over bills during Covid-19 lockdown Saturday June 12 2021 Mothers are taken through postnatal counselling at Kisenyi Health Centre IV in Kampala in April. Unlike public health facilities such as this one, many private health facilities are fond of detaining patients after failing to clear their medical bills. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA Summary Although the hospitals deny detaining the mothers after they have failed to clear the bills, the victims say the facilities not only detain them but also confiscate their personal documents and deny them access to basics such as proper meals, Jessica Sabano writes. The impact of the lockdown imposed by government to stop the spread of Covid-19 has hit hard expectant mothers across the country. ....
Although the hospitals deny detaining the mothers after they have failed to clear the bills, the victims say the facilities not only detain them but also confiscate their personal documents and. ....