Our experience taking our locally made solar-cooker to a community of one of the young women in the Busika community. It was a Thursday sunny afternoon when we embarked on our journeyRead More…
Indoor air pollution is a major public health concern in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa, with serious implications for lung health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that indoorRead More…
The new financial intermediary fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) was officially established by the FIF Governing Board at its inaugural meeting on 8-9 September 2022. The fund isRead More…
Amanyire Iren is a young woman aged 25 and a single mother of 3 beautiful children with the youngest slightly above one year. She lives in Kigoyera village in Kyenjojo District midwesternRead More…
There is evidence that our systems are attuned to Eurocentric realities, which often isn’t aligned to local situations. The struggle for Uganda to measure up to such Eurocentric standards has resulted in what is commonly known as the white-gaze and this has had negative impacts on the health of marginalized communities
BY FRANK GRAMSEN KIZZA The increased consciousness about social justice and the global campaign towards achieving health for all has birthed the movement to decolonize global health which is a derivative ofRead More…
I4DEV’s Strategic Priorities Framework presents our vision for the road ahead. It allows us to set goals, seek and allocate resources, and hold ourselves accountable to partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries. This FrameworkRead More…
Today I met “Fiona” (name withheld) a teenage mother 16 years old with her mum. Both came to the health center to treat malaria for their children. Fiona’s baby is older thanRead More…
