Uganda’s schools are back in session after the longest COVID-related closure of any country, close to two years. We speak with one journalist who is a mother and says it is hard to trust anyone else with her child’s health while a deadly virus is still circulating. But the United Nations says these school closures are already affecting children’s learning around the world.

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Halima Athumani (@Navilani) Freelance reporter

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Uganda&rsquo;s schools are back in session after the longest COVID-related closure of any country, close to two years. We speak with one journalist who is a mother and says it is hard to trust anyone else with her child&rsquo;s health while a deadly virus is still circulating. But the United Nations says these school closures are already affecting children&rsquo;s learning around the world.
In this episode:&nbsp;
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<li>Halima Athumani (<a href="https://twitter.com/Navilani">@Navilani</a>) Freelance reporter</li>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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