Uganda, April 18 -- Health officials in Namutumba District have confirmed the outbreak of Conjunctivitis (red eye) in schools. The disease manifests with pain, irritation and swelling of the eye, among other symptoms.

The disease has been confirmed at Namutumba Seed School in Namutumba sub-county and Namutumba Modern Primary School in Namutumba Town Council.

Mr Saidi Kirya, director of students at Namutumba Seed secondary School, said they are sending students with red eyes back home for treatment because the school has no capacity to treat them.

"We have been battling the disease for a week and it keeps on increasing everyday as we get news cases. So far, 100 students have been sent back home due to red eye disease," he said in an int...