Health Promotion and Advocacy
Health Promotion and Advocacy
The Health Promotion and Advocacy Program works with communities, civil society and Government institutions and leaders to understand health problems, prevent disease, and promote better health and living conditions for people living in urban slums. IBH works with community and networks of partners to address health challenges of the underprivileged and vulnerable people of Uganda. This program promotes access to care and conditions necessary for good health, well-being and dignity.
IBH’s health programme, seeks to complement government efforts by empowering Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to focus on children and mothers to ensure that people from the most disadvantaged communities can access critical health care and live healthy and productive lives. These CHPs are all women, picked from communities to serve their own.
Program objectives
) To support the underprivileged and vulnerable people living in slum areas and those in hard to reach rural areas of Uganda to access health information, opportunities and services;
To engage and make partnerships with households, service providers, government and the international community to improve access to, and utilization of health services by vulnerable women, their families and communities
To establish and operate flexible health care access schemes for low-income groups who cannot afford standard prices for medical care in the private sector
Strategic activities
Provide health information and resources to enable individuals, households and communities to take charge of their health
Mobilize and engage communities to contribute to health programs and better living conditions and improve service uptake and utilization
Mobilize and empower people, partners and actors to participate in, and influence decisions affecting people’s health, well-being and dignity
Carry out research, generate knowledge and enhance understanding of issues affecting the health of people in Uganda
Advocate for health-friendly laws, policies and practices at community, local government, national and international levels
Training and working with households and communities on healthy behaviors, attitudes and practices, and building healthy living environments
Strengthen the relationship between health service users and providers, and bridging the gap between vulnerable populations with the entire society
Carry out health surveys and study follow-ups in order to find out good practices and challenges being faced at the community level
Sensitize communities, schools, factory workers, plantation workers, and other populations about environmental health