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Information gap, alcoholism, staffing levels key to low family planning intake in Karamoja, Health workers.

BY EDWARD AKAKI, TIMOTHY EODU- MOROTO A 2021 survey by National Population Council shows that Karamoja has the highest fertility rates in Uganda standing at Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 7.9 compared to the country’s average of 5.2.Also, 46% of pregnancies in Uganda are unintended with the mean desired total …

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AIRTEL, UNICEF LAUNCHED FIVE-YEAR DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN UGANDA

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 Airtel Africa in partnership with UNICEF and the government of Uganda has launched a five-year multi-billion digital education project at St Mary’s Assumpta girls boarding secondary school in Adjumani district. The program intends to connect 100 schools to the internet and enroll …

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Use our locals during construction, Karamoja leaders task contractor

Thursday, 9 February 2023 By Timothy Eodu Karamoja leaders moot for community involvement in security roads construction. Several leaders from Karamoja have called upon the ministry of works and it’s constructors to consider using the local population especially the karacunas (youth). The leaders urge that some of these karacunas (youth) …

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PARENTS, GOV’T URGED TO BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS, LATRINES IN ADJUMANI GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 The management of Adjumani girls’ primary school has urged the parents and the government to intervene to address the inadequate classrooms and lack of washrooms for the girl child in Adjumani girls’ primary school. The school which initially began as a girls’ …

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