Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rosemary Namayanja, the Deputy Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party, has called on parents to be vigilant during the ongoing holidays to address the alarming rates of teenage pregnancies. The Luwero District Health Report reveals that between July 2022 and January …
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Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | In 2020 the World Health Organization introduced a plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030. The first step towards this goal is to have 90% of girls fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the age of 15 years. Gynaecological oncologist …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has unveiled a scholarship program to boost the participation of girls and Persons with Disabilities-PWDs in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Technical education has been identified as the key to Uganda’s competitiveness in the global skills …
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Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Kapere, a teacher at Idhinda primary school in Namalemba sub-county in Bugweri district is seeking compensation from a parent who allegedly assaulted him on Friday last week for allegedly disciplining his child. Kapere accuses Patrice Tibiita of storming the school and assaulting him for caning …
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COMMENT | Victoria Kwakwa | Every year at the end of November, activists speak out to remind the world of the scourge of gender-based violence and the World Bank lends its voice to the 16 Days campaign to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls. The issue for me coalesces around fundamental …
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Women and girls are facing hunger and other serious threats to their health, rights and safety United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday launched an appeal for 113.7 million U.S. dollars to scale up life-saving reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in the …
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Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga will be Chief Guest as Old Girls of Tororo Girls School, led by Violet Nandudu, launch the Tororo Girls’ School Alumni Association (TGSAA) this week. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations agencies in Uganda have launched a new campaign aimed at increasing the enrollment of girls in secondary schools. The UN agencies include UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN Women, and UNICEF. The campaign dubbed, ‘Education Plus Initiative’ aims to accelerate action and investments to prevent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Hell in Karamoja: Does sub-region require military response only? THE LAST WORD Aiding the enemy: How US involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is helping the rise of China to surpass America as the world’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Canada has launched four health projects aimed at improving the health and rights of women and girls in Uganda. Run under Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the projects were launched at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala today at an event officiated by the Commissioner Reproductive …
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