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Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda

NPR | By Gabrielle Emanuel

Published April 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT

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A community health worker in Uganda stopped getting paid after aid cuts but kept checking in on her patients. Many lost access to contraception. Now she's coaching them through unintended pregnancies.

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