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8 Ugandans Drown Daily; CSOs call for subsidized life jackets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organisations have urged the government to swiftly intervene and curb ever-increasing drowning deaths. Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Design Without Borders (DWB), and Makerere University School of Public Health (MAKSPH) say the more than 3,000 deaths by drowning that Uganda records every year can be …

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Marine police destroys over 100 old life jackets

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Police Marine Unit on Katwe Landing Site in Katwe Town Council of Kasese District has destroyed more than 100 life jackets that had outlived their purpose. The jackets were confiscated during an operation to impound standard gears from fishermen. Pascal Ecumu, the in Charge …

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Boat operators demand free life jackets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen and boat operators at Buwaya and Nakiwogo landing sites have asked government to provide them with free life jackets. A research by the National Fisheries Institute in 2017 indicated that only 23% of the water vessels on Lake Victoria have lifesaving jackets. The boat …

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