Why Uganda Is Worse Than Life In The United States

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Life in other countries is worse than life in the United States and many other countries in the world. A country in Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world and the worst places to live. The country in Africa is Uganda. R ural Uganda is the worst part of the country which is where about 85 percent of the population lives. Uganda is a small country with a population of around 36,000,000, and half are under the age of 15. Uganda borders Lake Victoria, Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The capital of Uganda is Kampala and the President is Yoweri Museveni. Uganda is a very interesting country with how the life, health, education, and climate is which is why it’s one of the poorest countries and …show more content…

Some of the diseases that are in Uganda are HIV, AIDS, Rabies, Tuberculosis, Ringworm, and Malaria. People can get all of these diseases just by being by someone, living with someone, or the worst is just getting it from there filthy houses (Katie Davis “Kisses From Katie” p. 6, p. 7, and Our Africa-Health). HIV and AIDS is very common in Uganda and is very deadly. Anyone and everyone can get it by just living in the same house and that’s why around 10 percent of the population has it including adults and children (UNAIDS). Ringworm is fungi that grows on top of people’s heads (Katie Davis “Kisses From Katie” p. 7). People in Uganda can get Malaria by getting bit by mosquitoes, which there are many mosquitoes in Uganda. Malaria kills around 400 people each day in Uganda. To not get Malaria people can sleep with a net over them to not get bit by mosquitoes but many people cannot afford them (IRIN and Katie Davis “Kisses From Katie” p. 17). There is also starvation and jiggers that get inside peoples skin, which is called scabies. So many people die from starvation each day because they don’t get enough malnutrition and enough money to buy food. Jiggers are everywhere in Uganda and are very hard to get rid of. Jiggers are these little bugs that get under the skin, lay eggs, live there, and eat on the skin (Katie Davis “Kisses From Katie” p. XIV, p. 96). People in Uganda also get sick from indoor air pollution in …show more content…

Families don’t have enough money to go to school (DCI). Even if they could afford it, they still don’t get a good education. Teachers are very hard to find because most people don’t know enough to teach children. There is not many school houses to teach the children in either because the country is to poor too build them. School can be hard for children since many children do not know how to speak their language. If children could go to school too they would not be able to make it through the day and the school year. Parents of children cannot afford food to eat so the children are always hungry so their grades suffer or they would always be out searching for food (‘Amazima Preschool’). Also many school make children wear school uniforms. Many parents of children cannot afford to buy school uniforms or even wash the uniforms everyday. (‘Amazima Preschool’ and Our Africa-Poverty) Some children can’t even go to school because they are off working jobs to try to make money for their family. (Our Africa-Poverty) All children in Uganda would love to go to school if

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