Uganda court rules government must prioritise maternal health in 'huge shift'

Ruling is result of lawsuit filed over deaths in childbirth of two women due to staff negligence and lack of facilities

Health rights activists in Uganda have welcomed a landmark court ruling that the government should increase its health budget to ensure women receive decent maternal healthcare services.

The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2011 over the deaths in childbirth of two women - Jennifer Anguko and Sylvia Nalubowa - in a public health facility.