Human rights
KCs document what life is like for people facing human rights abuses due to their age, sexuality, gender, health status or disability.
Many KCs report personal accounts of men who have sex with men, transgenders and people living with HIV who are struggling to access health services due to stigma and discrimination.
KCs also document legal challenges brought against governments for failing to provide services that meet basic human rights such as the right to health, as well as civil society campaigns around stigma reduction and health provision.
Ugandan women campaign to end violence against women
Women in Uganda have started a five year campaign called, We can End all Violence Against Women, that seeks to reduce the social tolerance and acceptance of violence.
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Blueprint for making medicines more affordable for everyone
From theconversation.edu.au
The magnitude and severity of preventable and treatable NCDs – diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease – has brought the affordability of medicines to the forefront of global public health. go
Campaigners react angrily to anti homosexual remarks
Campaigners have reacted angrily to anti homosexual remarks made by residents in Teso Sub-region, Uganda following a local newspaper article about transgenders. more
People living with HIV demand entry to the police and armed forces
People living with HIV have asked Uganda’s Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to investigate why they are being prevented from joining the police force and army. more
Drug ‘aids albino people’s sight’
From www.bbc.co.uk
A drug which is already licensed for use could be used to treat sight problems in some albino people, say US researchers. People with albinism produce little or no melanin, which has a range of health consequences including poor sight and greater risk of skin cancer. go
Give hospitals sign language interpreters, appeals mother-of-three
A deaf woman from Nairobi has appealed to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights for interpreters to be employed by hospitals to avoid deaf people experiencing discrimination. more
Health systems in Uganda
According to the Ugandan government’s national health policy, every parish is supposed to have a health centre II, III, IV and Hospital. Health Centre II facilities should serve a few thousand people and treat common diseases like malaria. It is … more
State House sets up hotline for victimised patients
From www.monitor.co.ug
Following the death of a woman in labour and her baby in Mbale Referral Hospital, government has started strengthening supervision and operations to track drug thefts and monitor ethical behaviours of medical workers. go