Uganda

Photo of a midwife showing DMPA-IM to a client
Midwife shows a VHT member how to provide DMPA-IM to client during training. Photo credit: Evelyn Akumu, FHI 360.

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Uganda-Specific Resources

Providing Emergency Contraception through Community Health Workers in Uganda: A Formative Assessment
September 2017 | Brief

A formative assessment exploring emergency contraceptive pill usage and acceptability through community health workers in Uganda.

Formative Assessment of Emergency Contraceptive Pills at the Community Level in Uganda Report
September 2017 | Report

APC, in collaboration with WellShare International and FHI 360, conducted a formative assessment of emergency contraception provision through community health workers, called village health teams, in Uganda.

Community Health Systems Catalog Country Profile: Zambia
August 2017 | Country Profile

The Zambia country profile provides an overview of the community health system in Zambia according to the most up-to-date policies available.

Community Health Systems Catalog Country Profile: Uganda
August 2017 | Country Profile

The Uganda country profile provides an overview of the community health system in Uganda according to the most up-to-date policies available.

Strengthening Community-based Family Planning Systems through Collaborative Improvement in Busia District, Uganda
April 2017 | Brief

In this second issue of the APC Quality Improvement Brief, APC describes the progress to date in systematic efforts to improve the quality of CBFP in Busia District and plans to scale up these efforts in two other districts in Uganda.

News from Uganda

2016

Why Uganda’s Teenage Girls Could Hold Key To Its Prosperity
August 31, 2016 | Article

To achieve middle-income status, Uganda must cut its birth rate sharply and quickly, experts say, as well as foster educational opportunities for adolescent girls.

APC’s Youth-Focused Activities in Uganda
July 08, 2016 | Announcement

In Uganda, APC is working on youth issues through the scale-up of the Gender Roles, Equality, and Transformation (GREAT) project, an assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of interventions to reduce unintended pregnancy among in-school youth, and the use of mobile phone technology for reproductive health for youth.

Integrating Family Planning into HIV Services in Uganda
June 29, 2016 | Announcement

The Advancing Partners and Communities project is helping 16 health facilities in Uganda to integrate family planning into HIV services.

2015

Formative Assessment on Emergency Contraception in Community-Based Family Planning Programs
July 01, 2015 | Announcement

WellShare International and APC undertook a formative assessment to evaluate current knowledge, use, supply, and barriers to the uptake of ECPs in four districts of Uganda where CBFP programs are operating. This assessment is the first of its kind in sub- Saharan Africa.

2014

Millennium Development Goals: The Salvation Army plays a pivotal role in the United Nations' answer to poverty
October 02, 2014 | Article

This online magazine article showcases several instances where SAWSO is meeting needs in Uganda within the Millenium Development Goals.