World Vision Uganda staff
World Vision Uganda welcomes the Canadian Government’s announcement of a global event, hosted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, focused on achieving results in maternal, newborn and child health. The event, scheduled for May 28-30, 2014, promises to bring experts, policy makers and leaders together in Canada to accelerate efforts to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths.
Remember we need to Act now to end preventable maternal and child deaths
By: Andrew Hassett, Director of Global Campaigns; World Vision International
When Child Health Now was first launched back in 2009, only a handful of countries took part. Today, five years later, we have seen over 45 adopt it, run it and change the lives of children through it.
During 2012 we reached and positively impacted more than 35 million children, since October 2010 we have contributed to the change of 131 national and global policies and through our mobilisations, more than 2.5 million people have stood together in solidarity for child health. And in this time, the number of under-five preventable deaths has dropped from 9.2 million to 6.6 million.
Together we are making a difference to preventable deaths!
This week, with the start of World Vision’s second Global Week of Action for Child Health Now, we are expecting to see activity taking place in more than 65 countries continuing the work and the vision of the campaign. Continue reading
Wednesday, 30 April – Children are dying unseen, uncounted and invisible to the health services that could save their lives, a new report released today finds. Uncounted and Unreached, published by international aid, development and advocacy organisation World Vision, details how countries and world leaders are failing to properly track vital data about children and their health. Continue reading
24 April 2014- marks the first day of World Immunisation Week. Immunisation is widely regarded as one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions.
During World Immunisation Week, we look at pictures from around the world which showcase the story of the immunisation card, its evolution and importance in saving children’s lives .The photos are courtesy of our partner, the GAVI Alliance.
Five African countries prepare to celebrate World Immunisation Week with the impending introduction of new vaccines. The GAVI Alliance is finalising plans to build on these successes with a major drive to increase access to vaccines and the impact of immunisation programmes by 2020.
Angola and the Republic of Congo plan to begin protecting their children against severe diarrhoea with the rotavirus vaccine while Tanzania expects to begin a demonstration project to protect girls from the leading cause of cervical cancer with the human papillomavirus vaccine. Next week, Madagascar plans to also introduce rotavirus vaccine and Togo expects to undertake a dual launch of rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
GAVI CEO, Dr. Berkley, shares his reflections on World Immunisation Week.
The GAVI Alliance shares this news release in light of the launch of World Immunisation Week today.
Child Health Now is looking forward to partnering with the GAVI Alliance in the upcoming Global Week of Action which will run between the 1-8 May. The importance of immunisation for child and maternal health will be one of the areas highlighted during the week. Learn more about the Global Week of Action HERE.
Story by Taddeo Bwambale from Newvision news paper
publish date : 12th – March-2014
TEN more districts have started receiving pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) rolled in January to prevent pneumonia among children below the age of five.
Distribution of the PCV vaccine started on January 14 in 94 out 112 districts.
The Director General of Health Services, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng on Wednesday disclosed that 10 out of the 18 remaining districts had satisfied requirements for receiving the vaccines. Continue reading
State Minister for Health, Hon. Sarah Opendi talks to some health workers during an event organsied by World Vision Uganda to mark the World Breastfeeding Week 2013 Photo by Esther Nasikye
Story from New Vision News Paper by Foustine Odeke
THE state minister for primary health care Sarah Achieng Opendi has directed Tororo district leadership to refocus the primary health care (PHC) funds towards improving the condition of the existing hospitals and stop building health center II’s.Achieng, who was accompanied by the director general of health services (DGHS) Jane Ruth Aceng during the tour of Tororo hospital on Friday, was shocked by the appalling condition of the male and children wards and medical store. Continue reading
A new UNICEF report shows that if current trends continue, the world will not meet Millennium Development Goal 4 – to cut the rate of under-five mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Worse, if current trends continue, the goal will not be reached until 2028. The cost of inaction is alarmingly high: as many as 35 million more children could die mostly from preventable causes between 2015 and 2028, if the global community does not take immediate action to accelerate progress.
That is the bad news. But the report provides many points of good news as well. It demonstrates that dramatic improvements in child survival are possible. Globally, the annual number of under-five deaths fell from an estimated 12.6 million in 1990 to approximately 6.6 million in 2012. Over the past 22 years, the world saved around ninety million lives that might otherwise have been lost.
“Yes, we should celebrate the progress,” said Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director. “But how can we celebrate when there is so much more to do before we reach the goal? And we can speed up the progress – we know how, but we need to act with a renewed sense of urgency,” he said. Continue reading
King Oyo Nyimba of Tooro during the Empango Community Health Event in Fort Portal on 5th May, 2013. The King marched with community members and encouraged them to practice simple techniques like breast feeding and immunization to prevent child deaths
We watched in owe 18 years ago when he was enthroned as the King of Tooro at the age of 3. For this, King Oyo entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest king in modern times. He rules over the second largest Kingdom in Uganda covering 5 districts. World Vision Uganda’s Child Health Now Campaign working in partnership with other Civil Society Organizations requested King Oyo to be a child health Goodwill Ambassador to which he consented.
It means he will dedicate some of his time to advocate for behavioral change practices towards the improvement of child and maternal health; lobby for resources towards this cause; utilize his influence to advocate for improved child well being in Uganda among other things. The King has come of age and he knows the challenges are enormous.
On 5th September 2013, two days shy of his 18th coronation anniversary, King Oyo marched with community members to raise awareness on the challenges of malnutrition Continue reading
This story was written in the New vision by Benon Tugumisirize on the 26 June 2013
More Ugandans are at risk of getting killed by preventable infections because of their reluctance to wash their hands after visiting lavatories.A new 2012/2013 survey by National Hand Washing Campaign (NHWC), indicates that only 27 percent of people who used lavatories, washed their hands long enough to kill the germs that can cause infections.
The case study titled: “Hand Washing With Soap (HWWS) in Uganda”, was done in 30 districts based on household observations and schools, focusing on how people in their homes and children in schools use soap after visiting washrooms.However, the findings show an increase on Continue reading
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