Tag Archives: teenage pregnancies.

Arua, Uganda | URN | Concerns are mounting among leaders and health officials over the rising cases of teenage pregnancies and the associated health risks in Arua. Nationally, teenage pregnancy prevalence stands at 24 percent. However, Arua records a higher rate at 26 percent, while the wider West Nile region …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of teenage pregnancies, child marriage, and school dropout in Arua City are rising due to inadequate knowledge on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and poor parental guidance, education, and health, stakeholders say. The stakeholders noted that many parents and guardians spend little time guiding …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents of Kotido Secondary School are concerned about the mass expulsion of female students due to teenage pregnancies. On Monday (7th July), the Head Teacher, Emmanuel Lokedi, suspended nine students indefinitely for being pregnant. It followed a compulsory pregnancy test sanctioned by the school …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of girls defiled and impregnated in Luwero district are not reporting to police stations, a report has revealed. According to the Police crime report released recently, a total of 166 cases of defilement were reported in 2022 in Luwero district of which 68 were classified …

Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teenage pregnancies and early marriages are worrying Kyegewa district leaders. According to records from the district Community Development Department, the majority of the cases were registered during the lockdown following the outbreak of coronavirus disease. Agnes Birungi, the Community Development Officer Kyegegwa district says that in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights is a necessity for every young person regardless of their abilities, however, there are challenges to ensuring that this works out in Uganda.  For instance, the Uganda demographic health survey(2016) indicates a 28% unmet family planning need and …

Aruu MP Christopher Komakech, clan leaders join to fight teenage pregnancies as MTN sponsored- bicycle races are held in Pader, Agago districts Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda-sponsored Acholi Heritage Bicycle Races were over the weekend held in Pader and Agago districts as the Acholi Chiefdom seeks to eliminate …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district on Sunday welcomed the first-ever MTN Uganda-sponsored bicycle races in the Ker Kwaro Acholi in northern Uganda, with the chiefdom seeking to use the sporting activities to end the rampant teenage pregnancies. The race attracted 32 participants with 18 participants turning up including …

  Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee implementing partners in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe district are concerned about the high number of pregnancies among adolescent girls in emergency situations. A statement issued by the International Rescue Committee-IRC and health implementing partners in the settlement, shows that an average of 1,400 girls …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alur kingdom has reduced the number of days to be spent on traditional marriage ceremonies as one of the strategies to tackle the rampant teenage pregnancies and marriages among its subjects. The Alur King, Philip Olarker Rauni III says that the kingdom has developed its …