Women gather for health checks and to vaccinate their children. Bwindi Community hospital medical out reach clinic, Uganda.


Deus a 2 weeks old baby sleeps whilst waiting with her mother. Women from Kitahurira, the only Batwa tribe settlement in Mpungu district, wait with their children to attend the community out reach clinic. Bwindi Community Hospital provides several clinics every day in the local area. The mothers and children receive nutrition information and vaccinations from the hospital nurse. The Mpungu district is on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Western Uganda.


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Location: Kitahurira, Mpungu district, Uganda
Photo credit: © Andrew Aitchison / Alamy / Afripics
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