Uganda: Medical Worker Accused of Raping Patient

Police in Kasese District are holding a medical worker in Bwera Hospital for allegedly raping a patient who had visited the facility seeking to test for HIV.

The accused was arrested last week after the woman, a student at Hillside Vocational Secondary School in Bwera sub-county, reported the matter to the police at Mpondwe-Lubiriha Town Council.

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