Our mission is to advocate the universal right to health and promote the values of international solidarity, justice and peace. We work to protect and improve the wellbeing and health of vulnerable communities in Africa with a long-term development perspective.
Organisation's Contributions
| Process Indicator | Contribution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health Workers in hard to reach/underserved areas trained on basic EmONC | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of EmONC in 5 West Nile districts. | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of Emergency Obstetrical and Newborn Care (EmONC) in 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani) and Kiryandongo. They further trained 20 midwives on neonatal resuscitation in Oyam district, together with 28 district-based Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) mentors on neonatal resuscitation in 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani) and Kiryandongo. |
| Skilled health workers recruited and available in the hard to reach and underserved areas | Implemented a UNICEF project that supported 5 West Nile districts to improve their human resource planning and recruitment processes. | Implemented a UNICEF project that supported 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, and Adjumani), Kiryandongo, and 7 districts in Karamoja sub-region (Nakapiripirit, Kaabong, Kotido, Napak, Amudat, Moroto, Abim) to improve their human resource planning and recruitment processes. |
| Health Workers in hard to reach/underserved areas trained on basic EmONC | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of Emergency Obstetrical and Newborn Care. | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of Emergency Obstetrical and Newborn Care (EmONC) in 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani) and Kiryandongo. |
| Multisectoral partnerships strengthened | Facilitated the multi-sectoral plan development in 7 districts in Karamoja sub-region and 5 West Nile districts. | Is partnering with DLG and district-based partners in working with Agricultural sector partners to develop a proposal for promotion of child nutrition. With support from UNICEF, facilitated the multi-sectoral plan development in 7 districts in Karamoja sub-region and 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani). |
| Revised and endorsed National Adolescent Health and Development Strategy (2018-2020) in place | Supported adolescent groups in 7 Karamoja sub-region districts to meet and discuss shared views. | Supported adolescent groups in 7 Karamoja sub-region districts (Nakapiripirit, Kaabong, Kotido, Napak, Amudat, Moroto, and Abim) to meet and discuss/ share views as well as obtain new information on adolescent issues. |
| Implementing the SBCC strategy for increasing demand | Held radio talk shows in 5 West Nile districts. | Held radio talk shows in 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani) and Kiryandongo district and conducted community dialogue on Family Planning in 7 Karamoja sub-region districts (Nakapiripirit, Kaabong, Kotido, Napak, Amudat, Moroto, and Abim). |
| All health facilities offering ANC to provide eMTCT services | Implemented a UNICEF project that trained health workers in eMTCT. | Implemented a UNICEF project that trained health workers in eMTCT in all HC IIIs, IVs and hospitals and in selected HC IIs. |
| All EmONC facilities have access to a functional Ambulance | Pays fuel to a particular fuel station for any ambulance to access. | Pays fuel to a particular fuel station for any ambulance to access and for any health facility to use the ambulance including HC IIs. |
| Uganda National Ambulance Service operationalized | Provided fuel for ambulances. | Provided fuel for ambulances or vouchers for ambulance support and paid allowances for ambulance drivers in 14 districts. |
| Number of trained health workers on EmONC available at all health centre IIIs, IVs and hospitals | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of EmONC in 5 West Nile districts. | Trained 192 midwives on the 4 modules of EmONC in 5 West Nile districts (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani) and Kiryandongo. |
| Approved RH policy that incorporates TMA | Provided vouchers for facility delivery and referrals in 7 districts. | Implemented an independent project with partnership with the Oyam DLG that provided vouchers for facility delivery and referrals in 7 districts in Karamoja sub-region. |