Blogs

12 Nov 20

ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGES & MOBILITY

Human resources for health team https://www.wemos.nl/en/on-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-health-worker-shortages-mobility/ Reflections on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel This week, the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) is convening virtually to deliberate on core global health related challenges facing its Member States. Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, a key challenge…

30 Sep 20

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Health Service Delivery Systems in Uganda

Health services in Uganda are at risk in the COVID-19 outbreak through various mechanisms. Clinicians and direct care givers of COVID-19 patients have a disproportionately higher mortality than the general age-adjusted population. Closure of logistics-related workplaces and transport services interrupts supply lines. Travel bans and reduction in public transportation limit…

30 Sep 20

Politics and the Myths Around COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting the Right to Health

A big number of people in Uganda are disregarding the Ministry of Health’s guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures simply because these people don’t feel that there is a real threat hence regarding COVID-19 pandemic as a scum and this is supported by most of their political leaders who have decided…

September 21, 2020
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PHM East and Southern Africa GHW 5 Regional launch in Nairobi, KenyaDownload The GHW5 regional launch was a milestone for PHM East and Southern Africa marking the firstregional meeting pre-PHA4 and organised as part of the international day of action on 7th April.

18 Sep 20

Member Spotlight: Denis Bukenya

DENIS BUKENYA In the first instalment of our new series “Member Spotlight” we highlight the work of Denis Bukenya from the Human Rights Research Documentation Center (HURIC) and People’s Health Movement and member of the Health Workers for All Coalition Steering Committee. My commitment to realize health workers for allI am…

08 Jul 20

Watch the GAP task group and analytical paper on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

We are happy to share with you our critical civil society perspective on the implementation of the “Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All”. This is contributory piece and a fulfillment to one of the commitments (come up with paper) that were made by the “Watch The…

27 Jun 20

Challenge PPPs

Challenging the Role of the Private Sector in Global Health: A Civil Society perspective on “Public Private Partnerships in Health” In November, we analyzed the Private sector in national and global health with other CSOs in Kampala during the Kampala Initiative workshop on ‘How to advance cooperation and solidarity within and beyond…

04 Jun 20

Global action plan for healthy lives and well-being (GAP)

In 2018, Ghana, Germany and Norway requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to take the lead in improving alignment and coordination of international cooperation in the health sector. As a result, 12 multilateral organisations pledged to better align their work in support of countries working towards the health-related SDGs: the Global Action…

27 Apr 20

What does equality mean to us in health accessibility?

Why fold my hands this way? I am portraying “I am generation Equality” symbol. A generation of equality begins now with more committed and sustainable domestic financing for the Health Sector through the Taxes we pay to build a resilient health system. Think about the facilities in the rural areas…

27 Apr 20

COVID-19:Civil society open letter, urging Gilead to ensure access to potential treatment

We joined other organizations around the world to demand Gilead to take immediate actions to ensure rapid availability, affordability and accessibility of its experimental therapy Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19, if the clinical trials results demonstrate efficacy. The FDA granted the request to Gilead on Monday March 30th, 2020.…