According to the World Health Organization, the virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and by aerosol droplets (usually children), and there is no cure for polio, but it can only be prevented by immunization.

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.

According to UNEB, Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) candidates pay UGX 34,000, Uganda Certificate Education (UCE) candidates pay UGX 164,000, and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) candidates pay UGX 186,000.

On September 26, 2024, at around 10:00am in Masaka, at Down City Building, Farouk, a porter in the building, persuaded a 3-year-old juvenile named Preson with UGX 500 to go with him to buy a soda without the knowledge of the mother before disappearing.

Some parents or managers prefer digging wells to provide water for consumption to minimize costs; however, they don't mind the children's safety around the compound.

the National Development Plan IV (NDP IV) will enhance the government's commitment to eradicating poverty through enormous industrialization that will also focus on job creation.

Children who attend school are particularly susceptible to accidents when traveling on the roads; therefore, there is a need to make sure they do so securely by taking good transportation and walking in groups.

In December 2023, three children aged between 8 and 11 years drowned in a gold mine pit filled with water in Busia district when they had gone swimming in the isolated and unguarded dumping site.