Citing research on agrochemical handling practices, Mulongo said 73% of local farmers wore ordinary clothing instead of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when applying pesticides, acaricides and herbicides. At least 1,599 people died from organophosphate poisoning in Uganda between 2017 and 2022, as health facilities recorded 37,883 cases, prompting the Government to renew warnings against […]
Bya Tonny Evans Ngabo Omuwendo gw’amaka agakuumirwamu abaana abatalina mwasirizi agakolera mu bumenyi bw’amateeka mu disitulikiti ez’enjawulo geeyongedde. Abakungu okuva mu minisitule y’ekikula ky’abantu bagamba nti kino kivuddeko abaana bangi okutuusibwako obulabe okuli n’abakukusibwa ne batwalibwa ebweru w’eggwanga ng’abantu abeefuula ababayamba bakozesa obunafu mu bitongole bya gavumenti eby’enjawulo. Okwogera bino, bano baaabadde mu disitulikiti y’e […]