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Masindi parents of kids with Down syndrome decry stigmatisation, rejection
"When you give birth to a child with Down syndrome impairments, you're rejected, laughed at, stigmatised and isolated. I have witnessed some families even breaking up after giving birth to a child with such an impairment."
Parents of children with Down Syndrome attending a training at Masindi Hospital. (Photo by Yosam Gucwaki)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Robinah Kaija, a resident of Rwijeere cell in Nyanghya division, Masindi municipality, says raising a child born with Down syndrome impairments is the hardest thing she