Health of People and Environment Project (HoPE) Phase III – Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy Uganda.

PROGRAM NAME

Health of People and Environment Project (HoPE) Phase III in Maliba and Kyabarungira

Margareti A Cargill Foundation

Completed

February 2017 – July 2019

19,000 people

The project aimed to:

Improve the uptake of essential sexual, reproductive and Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) services
Integrate HIV and malaria services for populations living in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) project sites
Increase the capacity of communities to sustain the management of natural resources in an attempt to increase food security and improve livelihoods in HoPE-LVB project sites
Utilize the emerging PHE (Population Health and Environment) policy framework to support health system strengthening, natural resource management and scale up the HoPE-LVB model for PHE integration in Kasese project sites

Integrated PHE model in the Kasese

A total of 3009+ referrals (family planning, HIV testing, immunization, antenatal, nutrition, other facility services) from the community to government health centres were made and 2791+ clients have been able to receive a service. Similarly, 291+ referrals from the facility to the community were made and completed
A total of 708+ pregnant mothers have been mapped, referred and linked for appropriate services like ANC and elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) and have successfully received service
900+ Fruit trees planted with 300 PHE Model Households, with households trained in alternative livelihoods
560 information sessions on family planning held with young mothers’ groups and model-village households
70 Smoke-free energy cooking stoves, 70 kitchen gardens and 70 drying racks constructed
60 Hand washing kits given out to schools and health facilities
60 young mothers trained in saloon hair making skills
6 PHE clubs were formed in 6 primary schools