OVERVIEW - GHN (U) is a charity nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by a network of international researchers and health activists and registered in Uganda in 2010. It works to promote health and improve life among community members through providing wrap-around services. GHN (U) believes that the best way to achieve health for all is through community-based innovations that enhance local capacity to prevent disease, as well as through the strengthening of local governance to ensure sustainability. Currently it works in Oyam district supporting health and livelihood activities.
VISION - GHN envisions a society in which a healthy life is a reality; a society that appreciates, respects and celebrates all life and diversity; a society that encourages and supports local talents and abilities; a society where the rights of people guide the policy and decisions that impact our lives.
MISSION STATEMENT - To promote, protect and preserve the health of all Ugandans through good leadership , public-private partnerships, innovation and concerted action in primary health care and reproductive health.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE LAST SIX MONTHS
VISION - GHN envisions a society in which a healthy life is a reality; a society that appreciates, respects and celebrates all life and diversity; a society that encourages and supports local talents and abilities; a society where the rights of people guide the policy and decisions that impact our lives.
MISSION STATEMENT - To promote, protect and preserve the health of all Ugandans through good leadership , public-private partnerships, innovation and concerted action in primary health care and reproductive health.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE LAST SIX MONTHS
- Maternal & Child Health - 44,500 children received Vitamin A tablets and local health centers received 9,720 doses of multivitamins
- Hygiene & Sanitation - 1,922 people were reached with sensitization lessons, 485 households were visited for sanitation condition checks, and 6 villages were mobilized through Community-Led Total Sanitaiton (CLTS) efforts
- School Health - 5 schools have been mobilized with the School Health Program, while 9 other primary schools have been identified to begin the program next
- Livelihood - 3 new women's health groups have been identified and supported with Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) kits, bringing the total to 9 women's health groups
The site is managed by Global Health Network- GHN (U), Makerere University, Pharmacy Building, P.O Box 10452 Kampala Uganda.
