Uganda: Ministry urges schools to introduce swimming lessons to curb drowning deaths

Informer · 2025-07-26T20:23:42+00:00

The Commissioner for Maritime Administration at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Mr Robert Ntambi, has urged schools across Uganda to integrate swimming lessons into their practical curricula to equip children with drowning survival skills from an early age, a life-saving skill he said is essential. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Works and Transport during the World Drowning Prevention Day commemorations held at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala on July 25, 2025, Mr Ntambi’s call comes at a time when drowning remains a major public health concern. Current data indicates that Uganda records between eight and nine drowning deaths daily, with children under 10 years, mostly in lower primary, making up 20 percent of these deaths.

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Start date Jul 26, 2025
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