Alcohol policy champion Hon. Betty Nambooze has vowed to renew her efforts to bring forward an Alcohol Law in Uganda to ensure comprehensive development and implementation of WHO-recommended alcohol policy during her new Parliamentary mandate.

In 2017, the Parliament of Uganda revived a private member’s Bill that sought to regulate the alcohol industry. The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2016, was initially brought forward by Betty Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament (MP).

In 2016, MP Nambooze and a delegation of other MPs and their assistents joined Movendi...

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In early March, 2020, the world was hit by a pandemic of COID-19, which has affected the lives of millions global.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus and spreads primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or objects that has the virus on it, and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth.

The government through the ministry of health adopted preventive stay home measures which limited nearly all physicalinteraction activities...

Background:

The COVID 19 pandemic globally has had a devastating negative impact especially in low income countries like Uganda who have fragile health system and can’t manage many cases. Governments declared lockdown and everything stood at stand still for over 75 days. Children and their families depending on small informal business closed, capital eaten up and didn’t know what to happen next.

Our entire 9 Drop in centers/safe spaces were closed and over 2000 slum youth and poor children scattered and a few went home. We received distress calls from some our young people we serve...

لینک توسعه جوانان اوگاندا

پروژه پیشگیری از آسیب الکل

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موضوع بحث: تجزیه و تحلیل وضعیت سوء استفاده از الکل در میان جوانان در طول COVID 19 قفل کردن

ایستگاه: فرکانس ببر اف ام 102.5  واقع در شهرداری نانسانا

تاریخ:11 ژوئن 2020; 9:00 صبح تا 10:00         

مهمانان: آقای موتا راجرز؛ مدیر ارشد برنامه و آقای لوبگا اندرو؛ افسر پروژه

اهداف:

• بحث در مورد وضعیت سوء استفاده از الکل در میان جوانان در طول COVID 19 قفل کردن
• برای به اشتراک گذاشتن تجارب در مورد اثرات رفتار مخاطره آمیز در میان جوانان در اوگاندا.
• برای ارائه راه حل برای رسیدگی به چالش های استفاده...

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PRESS RELEASE
RE: Alcohol and COVID-19; Two pandemics colliding 

Introduction:
 In Uganda we have seen a spike and unprecedented levels of drinking leading to increase in domestic violence and addiction levels. Some men are spending more time drinking and hence diverting money meant for food to buying alcohol.
Facts about alcohol in relation to COVID 19
a) Consuming high-strength alcohol does not kill the COVID-19 virus. If adulterated with methanol, can result in severe health consequences, including death.
b) Alcohol is not a food stuff
c) Alcohol is...

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