Healthcare Services

The Fight Against Malaria

Uganda had a 42% malaria prevalence rate in 2009 and CPAR Uganda was at the forefront contributing to the fight against malaria among disadvantaged communities of northern Uganda.

We gifted mosquito nets to 5,880 people. Made accessible malaria treatment to 2,310 children aged under five years. Supplied anti-malaria treatment and paracetamol to five parish level health centers.

Training Healthcare Services Providers

We trained over 480 community health services providers, equipped them with medical and 114 of them with bicycles; and they:

• Provided 1,500 people counselling and psycho-social support, including those who had experienced trauma.
• Supported management of fever in children under 5 years of age.
• Conducted mine risk education and sensitization on appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices within their rural communities.

Maternal Health

We supplied drugs and technical support (a midwife each) for emergency obstetrics.for clients of four sub-county level health centers.

Water and Sanitation

Water is life. Access to clean and unpolluted water is a fundamental basic need for humans and all living things to stay alive.

We gifted 15,600 households and 10 schools water vessels for safe storage of water; and 500 households with tool kits and slabs for constructing pit latrines.

Through music, dance and drama, we sensitized 7,000 people on appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices.

Livelihoods Enhanced

Majority of our target group are smallholder farmers living in rural areas that are characteristically under-served and have insufficient access to public services.

Ability to pay for healthcare services, school food, buy food and other necessities is crucial for survival.

We trained 1.200 farmers in improved agronomic practices and supported them with agricultural inputs – enabling them to catch for themselves the proverbial fish. And restored livelihoods of 2,000 flood victims.

Rights Advocacy

Sustainable positive development rarely sustain without meaningful inclusion of all stakeholders, including the proclaimed target beneficiaries, often the poor and disadvantaged.

To contribute to ameliorating such inequalities and to foster respect of human rights of communities where we work, we trained 90 community facilitators in human rights; and they voluntarily conduct community sensitization sessions on human rights for a total of 6,428 people.

Mission

CPAR Uganda is on a mission to stimulate the development. dissemination, and widespread application of technologies suitable for conditions in developing countries, in order to contribute to building healthy communities.

In 2008/2009, we did exactly that and we are proud of our achievements.

Post featured image: Newly borne baby at a CPAR Uganda supported health facility in Northern Uganda.