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About Uganda
Basic Facts
Median age – 15 years old
Life expectancy – 53 years old (Ranked 205 out of 223 countries)
Average income - $300 annually (less than $1 per day)
Female Head of Households – 48%
Orphans – 2.5 million... almost half due to AIDS
Health & Wellness Challenges
HIV/AIDS – 1.2 million, 6.5% of population. Higher rates in rural area due to lack of education.
Food or waterborne disease such as bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis, and typhoid fever.
Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, plague, and African sleeping sickness
Lack of clean water, general hygiene, and means to treat common illness
20% of children under five are either moderately or severely underweight
Education
Literacy rate – 66% over age of 15 can read & write
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