Tag Archives: teenage pregnancies.

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district council has passed a by-law to curb the rising cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the district. The ordinance passed on Monday calls for punitive action against defilers and irresponsible parents. The law criminalizes presiding over any child marriage ceremony and …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from the District Health Department. A report released on Monday shows that 3,925 out of 19,503 expectant mothers who visited various health facilities for antennal care …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a motion asking the government to urgently address the different challenges faced by the girl child. They cited trafficking, teenage pregnancies and early marriages as some of the issues that need immediate attention. Following a motion by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi, …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has registered a total of 1,972 teenage pregnancies within a period of 15 months. Agago District Probation Office records show that people who visited different health centres to access antenatal services last year included 1,339 adolescent girls aged between 12 and 19. Another …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of access to sexuality education has been blamed for the increasing number of teenage pregnancies in Rakai district. A survey by Reproductive Health Uganda found that 2,093 underage girls were impregnated during the lockdown period. Fortunate Kagumaho, the communications coordinator at Reproductive Health …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Probation officers in Kigezi are asking for increased funding to enable them to increase their efforts in curbing the surging teenage pregnancies in the region. According to records from the probation office, more than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lugbara cultural institution has raised concern about the high numbers of cases of incest registered during the lockdown. The cultural institution has registered 600 cases of teenage pregnancies in Arua, Terego, Maracha, Madi-Okollo and Yumbe since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ismael Tuku, the …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district has registered up to 2,103 cases of teenage pregnancies within eighteen months. According to statistics from the District Probation office, the cases were registered between January 2020 and June 2021 after the first lockdown was announced by President Museveni following the outbreak of …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several girls have reportedly been impregnated by road contractors in Kamuda sub county, Soroti district. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has notified the road contractors together with support staff who worked in areas of Soroti, Kumi and Paliisa districts and had unprotected sex with girls …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Otuke district authorities have resolved that all teenage mothers report back to school after giving birth. The resolution follows a report by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), a Non-governmental organization working in the district, which shows that 1,363 teenagers got pregnant between January …