TOBACCO THREATENS HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LET THE LAW INCONVENIENCE SMOKERS MORE! The theme for the 2017 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) celebrated on the 31st May is “Tobacco – a threat to development.” Tobacco related diseases are not curable except for ...
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Uganda Stats (2016)! Population of around 37.78 million; 19.5 percent live below the poverty line; 7.3 percent of adults have HIV; Life expectancy is 58 years; Current maternal mortality is 343/100,000
Population of around 37.78 million 19.5 percent live below the poverty line 7.3 percent of adults have HIV Life expectancy is 58 years Current maternal mortality is 343/100,000
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 »Uganda’s Maternal Health Score Card to enhance transparency and accountability
In November 2013, Uganda launched the A Promise Renewed Sharpened and first Integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) plan with clear goal, objectives, priorities and 5 strategic shifts in order to employ new ways of combating RMNCH challenges. ...
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 ...
Read More »VHR Partners Commemorate World AIDS Day 2015
World AIDS Day, is commemorated 1st December every year since 1988, the celebrations are dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and remembering those who have died of the disease. World AIDS ...
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