Uganda: Govt Unveils Plan to Curb Drowning Deaths

Uganda: Govt Unveils Plan to Curb Drowning Deaths

The government has raised alarm over the country's growing drowning crisis, revealing that at least 3,000 lives are lost annually to drowning--most of them silently, and often preventably.

Save Yourself Before You Drown!! Government Urges Citizens to Learn Swimming as Vital Survival Skill Amid Rising Flood Risks

The Ministry of Works and Transport is calling on Ugandans to learn how to swim as a critical personal safety measure in the face of increasing floods across the country. With heavy rains becoming more frequent—particularly in urban areas like Kampala—swimming could prove vital in saving lives during flood emergencies. Dr. Charles Luzige, Assistant Commissioner for Maritime Monitoring at the Ministry, made the appeal while addressing growing con…

Uganda Drafts Drowning Prevention Strategy

Charles Ruzigye, Assistant Commissioner for Administration in Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport, addresses a press conference Monday in Kampala, announcing a new national strategic plan aimed at drastically reducing the country’s high drowning rates. Kampala, Uganda — Uganda is drawing up a comprehensive national plan to dramatically reduce its alarming drowning rates, which claim more than 3,000 lives each year. The initiative aims to ta…

Gov't Urges Ugandans To Take Swimming As A Life Skill In Move To Reduce Drowning » Business Focus

Commissioner Ruzigye (in neck tie) and other stakeholders in the fight against drowning The Ministry of Works and Transport is encouraging Ugandans to take swimming as a life skill, amidst calls to take it to schools. This is part of the wider efforts by a partnership between the government, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), Design Without Borders and Makerere University School of Health Sciences. The partnership is working towards reducing drowning i…