{"id":62488,"date":"2023-12-13T17:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/1000-teachers-have-died-over-the-past-three-years-unatu"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:35:51","slug":"1000-teachers-have-died-over-the-past-three-years-unatu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/1000-teachers-have-died-over-the-past-three-years-unatu","title":{"rendered":"1,000 teachers have died over the past three years – UNATU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda has lost at least 1,278 teachers due to different ailments including accidents from 2021 to 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n

This, according to a record from the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) Secretariat, has left a gap in the teaching profession.<\/p>\n

During a delegate conference in Kampala this week, the UNATU Chairperson, Mr Zadock Tumuhimbise, said, “This is a disturbing statistic and we should deliberately focus on what is claiming the lives of our members and address it.”<\/p>\n

There were many teachers who died because of stress due to overwhelming unfulfilled demands, he said.<\/p>\n

The UNATU branch chairperson of Katakwi, Mr Santus Okot, fears that as a result of the deaths, a looming shortage of teachers in the country is imminent. “The government does not appear to be aware that Uganda could be facing a teacher shortage by 2025. Let’s inform them now,” he said.<\/p>\n

From January to November, 356 teachers have already died, of whom 272 are males, according to UNATU.<\/p>\n

A delegate from the Lubaga branch, Mr Nobert Opira, attributes the alarming rate of death among teachers to immense levels of frustration among them due to poor working conditions.<\/p>\n

Our income does not match the living standards in Uganda. We must finance our children’s education as well as domestic activities, among other things.<\/p>\n

As a result of frustration, many teachers live reckless lives. In 2021, 490 teachers died, 126 of them women. In 2022, about 432 teachers died, 104 of them women.<\/p>\n

Last month, community members of Ejome Primary School in Uriama Sub-county in Terego district arrested a teacher, who resorted to drinking alcohol during class hours due to frustration.<\/p>\n

Community leaders at the school grew more angry when the teacher turned into a nuisance on the school compound by yelling, ultimately destructing students.<\/p>\n

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