Uganda steps up efforts to prevent drowning cases

According to a WHO 2019 report, Uganda suffers one of the world's highest drowning death rates of 502 in every 100,000 persons staying in lakeside fishing communities.

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Trainees demonstrating how to retrieve the critically injured drowning victims from the waterbody, during their passout at Entebbe airport. (Credit: Julius Luwemba)
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Following the passing out of 24 marine rescuers on June 28, under the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda will join the rest of the world to

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