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Team from World Health Organization and Makerere School of Public Health Discussing Health research development in Uganda

WHO and Makerere School of Public Health plan to advance the health research agenda in Uganda

The World Health Organization and Makerere School of Public Health (MakSPH) are engaged in discussions on how MakSPH may qualify as a WHO Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) in Uganda.

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Celebrating, ‘Right to Health’ on World Health Day

Mafeteng- The 7th of April every year is celebrated as World Health Day.

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World Health Day 2024: Tanzania’s strive for the Health for all Agenda

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Ensuring Health Equity: Narrowing the barrier gaps in accessing health care

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Dr. Yoti Zabulon

My Health, My Right!

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Hon. Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, the Minister of Health in Uganda

Ensuring that all Ugandans fully enjoy their right to health requires collaborative efforts from all sectors, partners, and communities under the one health approach

World Health Day is celebrated every 7th April. This year’s theme is “My Health, My Right”.

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Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, WHO Representative to Uganda

The right to health for all people means that everyone should have access to comprehensive health services without suffering financial hardship

Today, Uganda joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Health Day with the theme "My health, my right".

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Entrenching person-centred life-stages care to advance the right to health in Sierra Leone

Entrenching person-centred life-stages care to advance the right to health in Sierra Leone

Twenty-five-year-old Yainkain Sesay is expecting her first child. Before her first antenatal visit to King Harman Maternity and Child Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city, she was anxious.
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