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48 casesLIRA — A total of 48 cases of defilement is top on the list of cases to be tried by the Uganda High Court session that opened on Monday. Justice Augustine Kania who is to preside over the session, said defilement also affects the boys who have to drop out of school after they have been convicted.-----Lips fineLIRA — Three children who had cleft lips have returned after successful surgery by UK based surgeons in Mengo hospital. The district branch of Uganda Society for Disabled Children Lira branch facilitated the exercise, organisation’s the Field coordinator, Agnes Atim, said.-----NGO getsLIRA — World Emergency Relief, a USA based charity organisation is to fund a new local medical NGO in the district. The NGO known as MED aid Uganda is will be coordinated by the All Nations Christian Care organisation, the coordinator, Simon Emuna said recently.