COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths
Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020 in Uganda, according to the annual World Malaria Report released by…
Uganda’s teen pregnancy rates 5x higher than COVID-19 cases
About 644,955 pregnancies were recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).Figures from the agency indicate that since March 2020, when COVID-19…
Uganda parliament wants govt to attend to rampant teenage pregnancies, early marriages
Uganda Parliament has approved a motion demanding the government to urgently address the different challenges experienced by the girl child in the country. The Members of Parliament (MPs) cited trafficking,…
Your Help Saves Many Lives
With all of the chaos and the effects of Covid 19 pandemic in the world right now, we tend to forget the people far away from us who still…
Wearing Face Masks Frustrating Learners With Hearing Impairment
An Eleven -year-old Irene Nansubuga is a pupil at the Ntinda based Uganda School for the Deaf. She repeatedly pulls off her face mask to communicate with her peers and…
Stepping Up Awareness Creation Can End Sexual Violence Against Girls, Women
The rate at which young girls and women’s rights are being violated in Kasese District western Uganda is worrying due to the pain inflicting pain on the victims. Cases of…
Sexual Violence Cases Against Children Worry Kabarole Leaders
Sexual violence against children has been reported on the increase in Kabarole district with most girls being sexually abused by their relatives and cases not reported to the authorities. Joselyne…
Girls Reveal Rampant Violation Of Their Rights
Primary school girls in Kabarole district have added their voices to condemn the rampant cases of violation and abuse of their rights. They revealed that they are being defiled, raped…
