WOMEN’S HEALTH IN UGANDA
Women’s health leads to stable economiesWritten by Jerry P. Lanier This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first International Women’s Day, recognizing women’s past struggles and accomplishments and focusing on what needs to be done to provide greater opportunities for women today.To commemorate this special day, U.S. Secretary of...
HIV/AIDS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA
Globally, young people are among the populations most at risk of and affected by HIV and AIDS. UNAIDS estimated about 40% of new adult infections occurring among young people in 2006. This situation might continue unabated unless causes of vulnerability to infection among them are clearly identified and addressed within...
PROJECTIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN UGANDA 2007-2017
Population projections are essential for planning at the national, regional and district levels in the private and public sectors. In order for planners and policy makers to efficiently allocate the scarce resources, they need to know the future size and struc-ture of the country’s population as well as their characteristics....
OIL EXTRACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DOMESTIC INSTABILITY IN UGANDA
Abstract: The exportation of oil offers tremendous opportunities for Uganda. It also poses several risks to Uganda’s domestic security. Drawing on field research in Uganda, as well as archival research, this paper identifies three potential sources of domestic instability stemming from oil exportation: increased urbaniza-tion, unpredictability in tax revenue collection,...
SOIL DEGREDATION AND POPULATION GROWTH IN UGANDA
Uganda is culturally typical of most East African countries. Ugandans value large families, polygamy is legal and fairly common, and 80% of the country is involved in agriculture. Curiously, the total fertility rates (the average number of children born to each woman) in neighboring, culturally similar countries like Kenya and...
STATE OF UGANDA POPULATION 2011 REPORT
Uganda’s population has grown by 1.6 million people, according to the report released today by the population secretariat. The high growth is as a result of the second highest fertility at 3.2% annually, second only to Niger. The report focuses on improving reproductive health and broadening opportunities for national development....