Uganda: Government Launches Sex Education in Schools

Kampala — The Ministry of Education has said it has started carrying out adolescent health and sexuality education in schools to equip students with information to manage themselves.

In an interview last Friday at the inaugural session at Kololo Senior Secondary School, Mr Henry Ssemakula, the officer-in-charge of counselling and guidance at the Ministry of Education, said some of the core objectives of introducing sexuality education in schools is to show the students how habits such as drug and alcohol abuse can lead to school dropout, early pregnancies, prostitution and acquiring HIV/Aids.

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