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“Lubaga Division Tops Kampala with Highest Mental Health Cases – UBOS 2024 Census Exposes Crisis

Summary by Watchdog Uganda
KAMPALA – A chilling revelation from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) 2024 National Census has unmasked depression as a silent epidemic ravaging Kampala, with Lubaga Division posting a staggering 6.4% prevalence rate—the highest in the capital. Medical experts now sound the alarm, equating this mental health crisis to the devastation wrought by malaria or HIV/AIDS, threatening Uganda’s socio-economic fabric. What is Depression? Far beyond…
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Watchdog Uganda broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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