Govt Targets Mental Health in Workplace Reform Push

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Workplace safety in Uganda is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation, shifting from the traditional focus on physical hazards to a more complex and often invisible frontier: mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. As the country prepares to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28, 2026, government officials are signalling a policy redirection that places stress, burnout, workplace harassment, and job insecurity at the center of occupational safety and health (OSH) reform.