Over 500 teachers die in one year – UNATU

UNATU revealed that 412 of the deceased were male teachers, noting that the figures reflect only union members and do not capture the full scale of teacher attrition in the country, which also includes retirements, resignations and early exits from service.

Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) General Secretary, Filbert Baguma, said the education system is struggling to cope with continuous deaths in the teaching workforce that are not matched with timely replacements.