The central African nation

It also found that in England, the North East had the highest proportion of unpaid carers, at 10.1%, compared to other regions, as well as the highest proportion of people providing 50 or more hours of care.Meanwhile, according to figures compiled by Carers UK, in England and Wales,

- an increase of £64.9bn since 2011.Dr Gray says that each family affected in this way has its own set of circumstances and, crucially, each family member has their own feelings about the situation.But, as the population lives longer and with more health needs, and with women also now expected to work for longer, the state's reliance on families to protect an already creaking social care system increases.

Dr Gray says recognition and support are key."It can be hard for an adult child to accept they are a carer," she says.

"But once you've got that recognition in place and people feel heard, I think we're looking at really practical solutions," she says.

Dr Gray explains that "coordinating healthcare" and "opportunities for respite care" could help people like Christine who care for elderly relatives.Since then, hundreds of people have been evicted from their homes, subjected to violence or arrested because of their sexuality, according to Uganda's Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF).

But the World Bank says it is confident that new "mitigation measures" will allow it to roll out funding in such a way that does not harm or discriminate against LGBTQ people.The BBC has asked the Ugandan government and the World Bank for further comment.

"The World Bank cannot deliver on its mission to end poverty and boost shared prosperity on a liveable planet unless all people can participate in, and benefit from, the projects we finance, " a spokesman told the AFP news agency on Thursday, adding that the organisation had "worked with the [Ugandan] government and other stakeholders in the country to introduce, implement and test" anti-discrimination measures.New projects in "social protection, education, and forced displacement and refugees" have also been approved, an unnamed World Bank spokesperson told the Reuters news agency.