Background, Purpose and Objectives The purpose of the project is to support the development a mandatory TFA national standard that could be adopted at the East African level Specific Objectives 1)To build consensus among key decision makers (national and regional) ...
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Feed SubscriptionMPOWER Award Acceptance Speech by Robinah Kaitiritimba at the 17th WCTOH
This is an extra-ordinary day as we celebrate yet another win against the Tobacco Industry. Mayor Bloomberg, you are well known and celebrated all over the World for your exceptional contribution to humanity. Today it is about saving lives ...
Read More »PRESS RELEASE: UNHCO Wins MPOWER Award for Enforcing Bans on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
7 March 2018 Plot 302 Bukoto, Kampala P.O Box 70095, Kampala, Uganda Tel mob: +256 772 638451 Tel Office: +256 393 215007 Bloomberg Philanthropies Contact: bloombergawards@minassianmedia.coM Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization Honored for its Comprehensive Advertising Bans at Bloomberg ...
Read More »East African Court of Justice Stops URA collecting Tax from BAT
obacco Control in Uganda suffers set back in making tobacco products less affordable following East Affrican Court accepting the application for an injuction against the Excise Duty (Ammendment) Act 2017. When Tobacco products are more expensive, Uganda registers many health ...
Read More »7th April: World Health Day 2016 theme on diabetes is very relevant to Ugandans
The World Health Day 2016 theme is; “Diabetes, a non- communicable disease (NCD) directly impacting millions of people globally, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.” Each year, the World Health Organization, selects a priority area of global public health concern ...
Read More »Communities called to take control of disease outbreaks: Cholera, Malaria and Typhoid
5th April 2016 UNHCO: A fresh outbreak of cholera has been reported in Eastern Uganda. The Monitor newspaper reported that at least one person has been confirmed dead and more than 25 others hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in ...
Read More »Total Victory over the TB Epidemic Will Require a United Front-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
WORLD TB DAY 2016 World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year across the world on 24th of March. It is celebrated to raise public awareness about the epidemic disease as well as garner International support towards common strategies to ...
Read More »EU, Makerere school of Public Health and UNHCO in SPEED-Result Oriented Monitoring meeting
Today UNHCO was privileged to receive Andronicos PHYLACTOPOULOS the European Union Result Oriented Monitoring (ROM) Expert for Thematic Projects at the UNHCO office. Andronicos escorted by Dr. Aloysius Senyonjo of the Makerere School of Public Health (MSPH) met with the ...
Read More »UNHCO Contributes to the rise of Quality Adolescent Youth Friendly Services in Uganda
The rights of vulnerable groups such as Women and girls, children, Adolescents and youth, People with Disabilities the elderly among others; should uniquely be guarded and their enjoyment supported by all stakeholders. Part of the ways the health rights of ...
Read More »First Policy Debate on UHC in Uganda
As Universal Health Coverage (UHC) becomes the growing focus of global health and sustainable development, it is important to look at how this broad goal is understood. Coverage of population groups, benefits packages, and financial protection have been the staples ...
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