Joint Advocacy for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - JAS Programme

As a post celebration of the World Health Day, Center for Health, Human rights and Development held a public lecture under the theme “Realising Maternal Health as a Public Health Right” on Wednesday 13th April 2022.

The discussions revolved around maternal health and how to make maternal health rights a lived reality in Uganda. Mr. Moses Mulumba the Director General of Afya na Ahaki gave the Key Note address on the state of maternal health in Uganda post the Petition 16 Judgment, highlighting the state of healthcare facilities among others.

We had respondents who spoke to the field of academia and rights with a specific focus on the health and the law (Dr Zahara Nampewo), maternal health in light of public health (Ms. Fatia Kiyange) and a health service perspective in respect to maternal health as a public health issue (Dr Ian Clarke).

The webinar attracted listeners from different fields of public health, legal practitioners, activists for maternal health and the right to health, representatives from Civil Society Organisations, members of the Legal Support Network, district and national level partners of the Joint Advocacy for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - JAS Programme (#JASProgramme) among others.

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#WorldAutismDay2022

People with Autism are often misunderstoood by society.

The High Court of Uganda recognised the rights of people with Autism in the case of CEHURD and others Vs Buyende District Local Government and Attorney General.

Our lawyer Seth Niimwesiga will be discussing the above court decision tomorrow 2nd.4.22 on Radio One FM90 - 9am. Be sure to Tune in!

#WorldAutismDay2022

❝Women in Uganda have unmet needs for family planning information & services, this largely accounts for rampant unwanted pregnancies,unsafe abortions and teenage pregnancies.

I call upon the government and development partners to invest more in family planning information sharing and service provision to quench this need.

Information is power and Family planning information is life saving.❞

#SRHRWednesday

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Our Executive Director Ms Fatia Kiyange made an excellent presentation on 'Advocacy lessons from the fields of health & human rights to advance cancer prevention and control', a session which was moderated by Dr Nicholas Kamara, MP and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for NCDs.

Ms Fatia emphasised the need for a more comprehensive and integrated cancer control advocacy as opposed to fragmented/isolated approaches, sighting successful previously held campaigns such as the Blood campaign, maternal health campaign which yielded results.

She highlighted the need to balance "Soft touch" advocacy (like dialogues), with the use of policies and the law through litigation and the justice system and gave examples of the fruits such as the CSE case win.

Ms Fatia noted that Cancer advocacy needs to be widened to include key areas such as SRHR since we have cancers that are directly related to reproductive health.

This was at the 14th Congress of SIOP Africa themed, ''Innovate for Africa'' hosted by the Uganda Cancer Institute

#SIOPAfrica2022

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Cancer patients face countless challenges due to poor social-economic status, inadequate infrastructure; and inefficiencies in the health care system.

In commemoration of the World Cancer Day 2022, CEHURD will on 4th February 2022 [ tomorrow ] host a Twitter Space themed the "Cost of Cancer: Closing the Care Gap", from 11am to 1pm. Join the discussion! 📣

#ClosingTheCareGap #WorldCancerDay

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Tune in and be part of these insightful conversations #InternationalWomensDay2022

One of the #JASProgramme implementing partners has moved! Check the flyer for details.

Dear Friends and Partners

This is to publicly announce our recent move to a new location. Kindly note that all operations are now at the new location.

Our new address is: Plot 1572 Valley Rise close (Opposite Bulindo Plaza), Kira -Bulindo, Kyadondo County, Wakiso district.

"45 years later, the legacy of the Lt. Bishop Janan Luwum lives on. This should be a reminder for all of us to relentlessly advocate for justice, especially for the most vulnerable."

~ Seth Nimwesiga | Strategic Litigation | CEHURD

#SRHRWednesday

Joint Advocacy for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - JAS Programme

"I have inherited a vibrant indigenous NGO that has defined its niche as pioneering the right to health for all. The focus ahead of us is to sustain this particular vision as it is what defines us."

~ Ms Fatia Kiyange ~
Executive Director,
CEHURD.

Joint Advocacy for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - JAS Programme

A great stride towards increasing and improving Health Financing in Uganda.

Civil Society organisations led by Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group - CSBAG and CEHURD with support from the #JASProgramme appeared before the Parliamentary Health Committee to present the civil society position on the National Budget Framework paper FY2022/23 with recommendations to improve health financing.

"On health Financing, the health budget has reduced from 8.9% to 6.1% while the population to be served has grown on an annual average of per cent per year," Peter Eceru | CEHURD Programme Coordinator - Advocacy and a lawyer, said.

"Government ought to think critically on opening up more sources of funding for the health sector considering that we continue to depend largely on donor funding. This should be done to prevent a repeat of the events of 2017 to 2020 where the Mexico City Policy was in operation and impacted highly on uptake of family planning services," Jordan Tumwesigye | CEHURD Programme Officer and a lawyer, added.

They made these remarks while presenting the position paper. JAS Partners Akina Mama wa Afrika HEPS-Uganda HRAPF UNESO Reach A Hand Uganda Nafophanu participated in the review of the position paper.

Health is unique, if funding challenges are not adressed, the consequences spill over to other wealth creation programs like Parish Model.

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#UGBUDGET22 #HealthFinancingUG

Merry Christmas and a flourishing 2022 to all our community people and partners. We look forward to greater networks this coming year.

Much gratitude to our patron Center for Health, Human rights and Development and all Wakiso District Local Government stakeholders for the support.

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In the whole world, the government of Uganda is one of those during Covid-19 that has kept children out of school the longest and this is not good. Teenage pregnancies have been the highest and they have been escalated during the pandemic - Muhumuza Abdulkharim, Senior Programme Officer CEHURD

#UGUPR2022

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In 2016, the government committed to several interventions including increasing financing for the health sector, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/Aids through programming that is against discrimination and stigma - Muhumuza Abdulkarim, Senior Program officer CEHURD

#UGUPR2022

Through technical support, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) aims at helping improve on human rights situations & address human rights concerns.

This afternoon 26th.11.21, 3pm-4pm tune in to NTV as we join our partners on the UPR to assess the implementation of recommendations on health rights, human rights & Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Our Senior Programme Officer Mr Abdulkharim Muhumuza will be on the panel.

#UGUPR2022

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Center for Health, Human rights and Development (CEHURD) has continued to strengthen its initiatives aimed at building a movement that strongly challenges deep structures affecting access to SRHR in Uganda. As such, we are working with district level partners in different districts to implement the JAS programme.

For effective implementation and feedback from district stakeholders, CEHURD and partners are conducting inception meetings for the JAS programme in Gulu & Lira Districts | Northern Uganda.

#JASProgramme
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CEHURD successfully disseminated the judgement for the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) case. This case sought to have the ban on CSE lifted to enable adquate flow of information on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) for all.

#CSECaseRuling

Excited about the launch of Afya na Haki as we are?
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Are you Ready?!! 📢🔊

The launch is upon us!

Tomorrow (4th Nov) we officially launch Afya na Haki, a training and research institute for health, human rights & SRHR with an Afrocentric lense.

Have you registered yet? » https://t.co/NS42iRy5Ez

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The Policy and Legal Rights technical working group of the #JASProgramme met today, and laid out plans on how they will work.

"We're excited to be part of this JAS Programme to lend our expertise" Ms Diana Doris Akiidi-M'Bingham, one of the members remarked during the meeting.

The group will be guiding implementing teams on the thematic area of policy and legal rights, which Center for Health, Human rights and Development leads on. Other technical groups in the programme are on women and gender; access to medicines; HIV/Aids; sexual minorities and refugees; young people and sex work.

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Excited to support and be part!

We are participating in the Generational Perspective Dialogue 2021 this Friday 10th September 2021 under the Joint Advocacy for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - JAS Programme.

Our Programme Officer and President of the SRHR Alliance Uganda Youth Advisory Committee Ms Marianna Kayaga will be speaking on the impact of mental health on young people's SRHR.

She will also be speaking during the pre-event talk shows tomorrow. The TV talk show will happen during NBS Television #MorningBreeze while the Radio talk show will take place on Next Radio at 4pm - 5pm.

To join virtually register here » https://t.co/bg9ai6Qfnz

#GPD2021.
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Having branded motorcycles gave us a leeway to move to communities sensitizing about SRHR during the lockdown. We appreciate CEHURD with support from Embassy of Sweden in Kampala for easing our implementation of the JasProgramme.

Community Health Advocate Chairperson of Kyankwanzi Dirstrict gives remarks for the opening of the orientation and feedback workshop for CHAs.

Today is our Day | 2 and we are with the team from Kyankwanzi.
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Our Community Health Advocates of Kiboga have recieved equipments and IEC materials to ease for them implement the Joint Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Programme in their District.

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As we aim at achieving an increased grassroot level public support for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Uganda, we have organised an orientation and feedback workshop for Community Health Advocates in Kiboga & Kyankwanzi.

"Out of the various radio talk shows we conducted throughout the lockdown, we noted some improvements in the seeking behaviour of Sexual & Reproductive Health services among young people at health centers" ~ says a CHA Advisor in Kiboga.