Uganda, Dec. 2 -- A section of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have asked Parliament to repeal the Public Health Act and replace it with more enabling regulations.

While disseminating findings of an analysis of Public Health Act and Public Health Amendment Act in Kampala on Monday, a senior researcher from Ahaki, Mr Nimrod Muhumuza, said the Act is outdated and not suitable for the current situation.

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"Given that Parliament has opted to amend the Public Health Act, one of our key recommendations is that we should repeal the Public Health Act enacted in 1935 by the British. It is good that the Public Health Amendment Act moves away from a narrow to broad definition of public health to in...