We use case studies from Malawi and Uganda to illustrate the incidence of revenge pornography in a non-western context and to discuss the (in)adequacy of the legal regimes to deal with this new form of GBV. At the time of writing neither country has laws dealing specifically with revenge ...
Public transport If you’rebackpacking Uganda, then public transport is an option. Buses are plentiful and tickets are affordable. Keep in mind, however, that road conditions outside the major highways are generally poor, buses break down regularly and it’s impossible to get to and into the ...
Malaria remains a major public health problem, particularly in Africa [1]. Malaria control efforts have been challenged by insufficient funding, the emerging threats of anti-malarial drug and insecticide resistance [2,3,4,5], and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions in malaria contr...
1Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15–17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK 2HealthRight International, Plot 855, Mawanda Road -Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda 3MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Faculty of Epidemiology and Popul...
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and short messaging service (SMS)-based tobacco cessation interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing tobacco use in many populations, but evidence is needed on which tailored treatments are most efficacious in meeting the complex medical and psychosocial fac...
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In fact, a major cause of landslides is water in the form of heavy rains that then over-saturate the steep slopes of Mt. Elgon [50,61]. The ongoing and spatially expansive nature of water impacts leads the research team to conclude that in Bududa, when various disasters strike, it is ...
Our glacier mountaineering and volcano hiking tours are designed for those who seek not just to see Uganda, but to experience it in its most raw and beautiful form. With our expert guides, personalized itineraries, and commitment to safety and sustainability, we ensure that your adventure is ...
The psychological torture was in the form of name-calling, blatant emotional abuse, internalized stigma, and blame. These results are consistent with those of the study in the Gambia that showed that when a marriage remains childless, some men abuse their wives verbally, emotionally, or even ...
Human trafficking is a global public health issue that is associated with serious short- and long-term morbidity. To address and prevent human trafficking, vulnerabilities to human trafficking and forces sustaining it need to be better understood among s