Is Uganda "getting to zero" in terms of medicine stock-outs?
On 30 th November, 2011 HEPS-Uganda in collaboration with the National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) carried out a pill check on availability of essential medicines for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in 15 selected district hospitals in Uganda namely; Kalangala, Soroti, Kabale, Mukono, Mbarara, Masin...
Read more...Students' Health Advocacy Project.
The Students’ Health Advocacy Project as a community outreach programme of HEPS-Uganda basically targets schools in Rubaga Division to make the students aware of their health rights and responsibilities. This has been going on from 2010 up to date. Currently there is new SHAP team carrying on the activities of SHAP.
So far SHAP activities have been conducted in a few schools and for some schools a...
Read more...Stop Stock-outs: a campaign for access to medicines
A ‘stock-out’ is when a pharmacy temporarily has no medicine on the shelf. It may affect one medicine or many medicines, or in the worst case, all medicines. The consequences for patients are grave; they may go without the medicines they need, or seek alternative and sometimes inappropriate medicine. A campaign in five African countries – Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe – is underway to...
Read more...Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA)
With support from Global AIDS Alliance, civil society organisations (CSOs) in Uganda have launched a three-year Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA) that focuses on overcoming policy and implementation bottlenecks to scaling up prevention of Mother -to-Child Transmission (PMTCT+) and pediatric diagnosis, treatment and care. Over the next three years, CEPA will advocate for accelerated actio...
Read more...Current Campaigns - Current Campaigns
The Students’ Health Advocacy Project as a community outreach programme of HEPS-Uganda basically targets schools in Rubaga Division to make the students aware of their health rights and responsibilities. This has been going on from 2010 up to date. Currently there is new SHAP team carrying on the activities of SHAP.
So far SHAP activities have been conducted in a few schools and for some schools a follow up has been made from the previous outreach made to them, specifically Bright Angels College. The new members of the health club in this school showed great interest in the activities carried out by SHAP and HEPS Uganda.
We shared a moment with them. Currently students are in their holidays but this has not stopped us from brainstorming on how they are going to make the students aware of their health rights when schools start. Conclusively, the SHAP team is working on expanding its activities to various schools in Rubaga and this has been effected through delivering letters so that dates can be scheduled for the SHAP to carry on their presentations to the targeted schools. With the assistance of the HEPS staff we highly believe that we shall succeed.
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Community Involvement in MDP 301 microbicide trial in Masaka Uganda
(HEPS Policy Briefing Series) (384)- Community Involvement in HIV prevention research policy brief
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(Medicine Price Monitor) (268) - Medicines: Prices and Availability (Facts + Figures)
(Medicine Price Monitor) (225) - HEPS Uganda Annual Report 2009
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