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Uganda's greenhouse gas emission rate is very low, with carbon dioxide having never exceeding 150 kg per person per year, and totalling about 5 million tonnes per year. [4] As of 2022, over 90% of Uganda's electricity comes from hydroelectricity, [5] but many rural areas lack electricity and burn wood for cooking. [6]
Uganda accused the country's biggest telecoms operator, MTN Uganda, on Tuesday of underdeclaring its sales and causing public revenue losses, in a further souring of relations with the South ...
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. 1 January – At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a music show in Kampala. [2] 6 January – At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda. [3]
30 January – The first fatality from Sudan ebolavirus in Uganda since 2022 is reported in a nurse at the Mulago Hospital in Kampala. [1] The outbreak is subsequently declared contained by Ugandan authorities on 18 February after the last among eight confirmed patients is discharged from hospital.
Uganda Map. Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting nations in the world, [1] [2] with 1,529,904 refugees (as of 28 February 2022 [3]).The vast influx of refugees is due to several factors in Uganda's neighboring countries, especially war and violence in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [4] and associated economic crisis and political instability in the region.
Uganda has implemented laws and policies in an attempt to protect the victims and survivors of sexual violence. [53] However, domestic violence in the country is prevalent and on the rise. [53] The 2016 Uganda Police Force's crime report noted that cases investigating gender-based violence in the country rose by 4% from the previous year. [53]
Since 1995, Uganda has experienced rapid economic growth, but it is not clear to what extent this positive development can be attributed to Structural Adjustment. [25] Uganda is a member of the World Trade Organization, since 1 January 1995 and a member of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, from 25 October 1962. [26]
Health service delivery in Uganda operates on a decentralized system. In the public sector, the first point of care is a level I health centre (HC) followed by HCII, HCIII, HCIV, district hospital, Regional Referral hospital and the National referral hospital. [7]