{"id":904,"date":"2023-08-29T16:09:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/?page_id=904"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:40:51","slug":"public-sector-strengthening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/about\/public-sector-strengthening\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening public sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-header-image alignfull\"><div class=\"right-image-block\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"input-container\"><h1 class=\"h2-size\">Strengthening public sector<\/h1><div class=\"description\"><h3><br>Expanding access to high-quality services through the public sector, in partnership with the Ministry of Health.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-image\"><div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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