Depression ravaging Uganda as mental illness incidence linked to economic struggles hits 70 per cent

Depression ravaging Uganda as mental illness incidence linked to economic struggles hits 70 per cent

Speaking at the launch of the State of Uganda Population Report 2025, Minister for Health Ruth Aceng said the evidence presented is deeply concerning, with cases rising to 843,295 from 494,326.

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Revealed: Children under age 12 who cellphones are at higher risk of obesity, hallucination, depression and poor sleep

Revealed: Children under age 12 who cellphones are at higher risk of obesity, hallucination, depression and poor sleep

The study authors conducted statistical analyses of data on more than 10,000 US 12-year-olds in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, described as the “largest long-term look at children’s brain development in the United States to date.”

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Relationship experts: Financial manipulation by women linked to rising male depression crisis in central Kenya

Relationship experts: Financial manipulation by women linked to rising male depression crisis in central Kenya

Several men narrated painful experiences of betrayal after investing heavily in women they thought loved them. Boniface Elvis, a 35-year-old marketer, revealed he spent over Ksh500,000 on a woman who promised commitment, only for her to vanish after getting financial assistance to start a salon and boutique.

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Kenya is a full-blown economic crime scene where perps gleefully hold press briefings to announce taxes on even second-hand underwear

Kenya is a full-blown economic crime scene where perps gleefully hold press briefings to announce taxes on even second-hand underwear

Your mother, once your biggest cheerleader, now lies sick in a county hospital, receiving the sort of treatment that should qualify as a human rights violation. Three months of watching her deteriorate because you can’t afford private care, and because in Kenya, public healthcare is where dreams and lives go to die.

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World Bank: 75 per cent of Kenyans under 35 years face limited access to meaningful jobs

World Bank: 75 per cent of Kenyans under 35 years face limited access to meaningful jobs

Some youths regret that bad politics makes it difficult to get jobs. In many cases, people are given jobs because they support certain politicians, not because they have the right skills.

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