Health officials battle to stop disease spreading in Kampala slums with lack of toilets and poor sanitation made worse by heavy rains
Two people have died in a new cholera outbreak in the overcrowded slums of Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
The ministry of health confirmed at the weekend that there were 43 suspected cases of cholera in the city and that two people had died. It said an emergency isolation unit had been set up.
Continue reading...Critics say police should have acted earlier on reports of forceful mutilation of more than 400 women in a month by armed groups
Sixteen men and three women have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting female genital mutilation (FGM) in eastern Uganda after reports of gangs attacking women in the region.
The suspects were taken into custody earlier this week after joint police and military operations in Kween district. The arrests followed local media reports of more than 400 women, some as young as 12, being mutilated by force by local gangs in the past month.
Continue reading...Peter Bennett-Jones, who was criticised over tackling of sexual harassment, quits as UN sack aid worker in Uganda
The chairman of Save the Children UK has resigned after complaints by staff that he was not doing enough to address allegations of sexual harassment.
The charity said Peter Bennett-Jones was standing down following objections to remarks he made during recent discussions with staff about the organisation’s future.
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