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Facts about Commodities for
Reproductive Health

 Only 2%-6% of funds allocated for
contraceptives are spent
 Poor reproductive health accounts for up
to 20% of Uganda’s burden of disease
 32% of the total burden of disease for
women of reproductive age
 Newborn deaths contribute 40% of all
deaths of under-fives
 Many maternal deaths can be avoided
if women who do not want children use
contraceptives
 Only 28.7% of government spending goes
to reproductive health
 One in every 13 babies born in Uganda
does not live to the first birthday
 46% of women cite unavailability of
medications their most serious problem in
accessing health care
 Only 35% in Uganda are weighed at birth;
11% babies are underweight at birth
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