GCC-PHCA PROJECT IN BWAISE SLUM,Kampala City On the September 15, 2024.we embarked on the new project Strengthening Capacity of Village Health Teams (VHTs) to Promote Prevention of Waterborne Diseases in Bwaise 1 Slum, Kampala City. The 18-month project implemented with funding from the Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) aims to enhance resilience and [...]
Purpose Health Care Africa (PuHeCA) and the Uganda Non-communicable diseases alliance (UNCDA) have signed a Cooperation agreement to strengthen efforts in prevention, treatment and management. UNCDA is the lead Civil Society Organization (CSO) and partner of Ministry of Health (MoH) in the fight against NCDs in Uganda. UNCDA is an [...]
By: Bahikire Daraus While Uganda and the African continent were celebrating the eradication of polio as declared by WHO’s Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, another variant of the polio virus that occurs in under immunized communities with poor sanitation is spreading across parts of Asia and Africa. 31 [...]
According to the Global Health Consortium, (2012), vaccine-preventable diseases are responsible for nearly 20% of the 8.8 million deaths per year among children. As of 2012, Uganda had one of the largest populations of unimmunized children in Eastern and Southern Africa. Out of the 19 countries in the region, Uganda [...]