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South Sudan: Refugee Crisis Strains Uganda's Health System
VOA, 20 June 2017
It is estimated Uganda has one doctor for every 24,000 citizens. The nurse-to-population ratio is not much better, one for every 11,000 people, and much of that staff is… Read more »
Refugee Crisis Putting Strain on Uganda's Health System
The massive influx of South Sudanese refugees into northern Uganda during the past year has strained the country's already overburdened health care system.
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Uganda: Govt Hosting Donor Summit to Raise U.S.$8 Billion for Refugees
VOA, 20 June 2017
This week, Uganda welcomes U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other high-level international guests and donors for the two day Refugee Solidarity Conference (Thursday 6/22… Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda Washes Its Hands, Becomes a Donor Amid Refugee Crisis
Monitor, 20 June 2017
It is significant that Uganda, recorded as one of the poor countries of the world, is a major safe haven and popular destination for refugees on the African continent. Read more »
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Africa: The World Must Act in Solidarity On Refugees
Observer, 19 June 2017
In recent months, the specter of refugees across the globe has increasingly attracted public interest as a political rather than humanitarian question. Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda's 1.2 Million Refugees At a Glance
Monitor, 19 June 2017
Uganda's long and illustrious hospitality to people in pursuit of [temporary] sanctuary from either war or other forms of persecution goes 77 years back during World War II, when… Read more »
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A record 65.6 million people worldwide were forced from their homes due to conflict or persecution by the end of 2016, says the UN refugee agency's Global Trends Report published ... Read more »
