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Uganda gets first float plane to fight maternal deaths
“To travel from Kampala to the farthest island now takes a day by boat during stormy weather, but with the float plane, that journey will take just 25 to 30 minutes. You have no idea how many lives will be saved through that,” Baguma said.
The Cessna 208 float plane, landing on Bukasa Island soon after it was unveiled on Wednesday. (Credit: Petride Mudoola)
By: Petride Mudoola, Journalists @New Vision
When one listens to the stories told by residents of Bussi Islands, it becomes clear that childbirth is a death trap for both mothers and their babies on