National Institutes of Health (NIH) statistics indicate that 21 million girls aged between 15 and 19 years and two million girls less than 15 years become pregnant every year. About 16 million of these girls give birth each year, mostly 90% in low-income countries at 25%. Uganda has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in sub-Saharan Africa.

Uganda on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, confirmed its first mpox death as the increasing number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the country.

As Uganda strives to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2030, the HIV prevalence reduced from 18% in 1990s to 5.1%. Currently, new HIV infections have reduced from 68,000 to 38,000. As a result, concerted efforts are needed to ensure that all expectant mothers receive adequate support and treatment.

In a report by the World Health Organization Around 90% of all infants receive childhood vaccinations, making Uganda the first country in Africa to reach and surpass WHO’s 2020 program targets of diagnosing 30% of people living with hepatitis B, ensuring awareness of and access to care.

Reports by the World Health Organization reveal that every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000 women around the world. Treatment is based on the person, the type of cancer, and its spread, and it combines surgery, radiation therapy, and medications.

The challenge of garbage collection is not only limited to the USAFI market, but many other markets around the city still face a big challenge of garbage heaps, which not only cause business losses but also pause a big health threat.

In Uganda, the UBOS report of 2014 indicated that out of 6.4 million Persons with Disabilities, 2.1 million are persons with visual impairment, constituting 33.2% of the disability community.