Uganda, Dec. 2 -- The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, has asked development partners to train teachers and counsellors to support people with mental illnesses in schools and other related illnesses to prevent cases from escalating.

"Recently, we have seen many cases of suicides in schools across the country and it is greatly attributed to mental health. We have witnessed increasing cases of strikes and burning of education institutions as a result of mental issues among learners," Mr Muyingo said in a statement read for him by the commissioner for health training education in the Ministry of Education, Dr Safina Musene on Wednesday.

This was during the launch of a mental health campaign in Kampala und...