Hi STEEMIT!
To wrap things up for this week, we want to talk about how Uganda strategically tackles health-related issues. If you go onto the Ministry of Health website, you’ll be able to find various projects and programs that they’re pursuing. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
UNEIP or Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunisation, as the name suggests, provides a wide array of immunization practices so ensure the population is free of vaccine-preventable disease. The National Malaria Control Program focuses on the prevention and treatment of malaria nationwide.
<Reference: http://health.go.ug/projects/institutional-capacity-building-phase-ii>
In particular, there’s a project that aligns with the vision of RUN, and that is the Institutional Capacity Building Phase II project. The goal of the project is “to strengthen the planning, leadership and management capacities of (public) health staff, specifically at decentralized local government level,” and its conception was due to the recognition of the need to follow up on the Phase I project and provide further development in district-level health facilities, software, and medical devices.
What do you think is the best way to improve medical treatment in Uganda? What should the government focus on, and what roles should NGOs play in the process? Let us know in the comments below!
Resources:
http://health.go.ug/projects/institutional-capacity-building-phase-ii
http://health.go.ug/programs