CASCADE health worker examining a child during outreach
Thematic Area

Health

Mission Uganda promotes equitable access to quality, inclusive and community-centered health services that improve the physical, mental, nutritional and social well-being of vulnerable populations, with a strong emphasis on gender equality, disability inclusion, nutrition and resilience.

Key Stakeholders We Work With

Strengthening health systems means working alongside facilities and the communities they serve.

Health Facilities & Workers Government & District Health Teams Community Groups & Volunteers Schools Persons with Disabilities & Refugees Households

Key Interventions

Preventive, promotive and community-based health services delivered through static health sites and outreaches.

Nutrition & Malnutrition Management

Through the CASCADE project, we combat malnutrition in children under 5 by promoting nutrition education, community food demonstrations and household kitchen gardens.

Youth-Friendly Services & HIV Testing

Adolescent- and youth-friendly health services, including HIV testing, delivered in ways that welcome young people.

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

Cervical cancer screening and family planning services for women and girls.

Community-Based Preventive Health

Preventive and promotive outreach that empowers communities to adopt healthy behaviors close to home.

Health Systems Strengthening

Supporting static health sites and workers to deliver reliable clinical and non-clinical services.

Disability-Inclusive, Gender-Responsive Health

Ensuring persons with disabilities, women and other vulnerable groups can equitably access health services.

Health in the Field

Malnutrition assessment of children under 5 by health worker
Malnutrition assessment of children under 5 during community outreach
Health assistant conducting food demonstration for malnutrition management
Food demonstration during community malnutrition awareness
CASCADE health worker examining a child during outreach
CASCADE health worker examining a child during outreach
Community food demonstration and nutrition awareness event
Community food demonstration and nutrition awareness event
School pupils with talking compounds promoting nutrition awareness
School pupils with nutrition awareness messaging
Follow-up of a child with improved nutrition status
Follow-up of a child with improved nutrition status

Health Outcomes

Improved nutrition status among children under 5 identified and followed up through community outreach.

Increased community awareness of malnutrition prevention through food demonstrations and school messaging.

Expanded access to youth-friendly services, HIV testing, cervical cancer screening and family planning.

Strengthened community-based health systems that are more inclusive of women, persons with disabilities and refugees.

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