This report presents a desk review of the constitutional provisions on the right to health
in 14 countries in east and southern Africa (ESA) covered by EQUINET: Angola,
Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia, one other country Congo
Brazzaville. It does not cover two countries in the region covered by EQUINET, DRC
and Mauritius, due to difficulties with accessing information. The review was carried out
within the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET)
by the Center for Health, Human Right and Development, and co-ordinated by Training
and Research Support Centre.
Content and Context of Uganda's Tobacco Control Bill 2014
The existing legal framework for tobacco control does not protect citizens against the harms of tobacco use and exposure of tobacco smoke in line with the FCTC and its implementation guidelines
Advocating for the Right to Reproductive Health Care in Uganda. The import of Constitutional Petition No.16 of 2011
This brief aims to explain the context of landmark petition the
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD)
and other partners have filed in the Constitutional Court seeking
to secure among others a declaration that non-provision of
essential maternal health commodities in a government health
faculties, leading to the death of some expectant mothers, is an
infringement on the right to health of the victims
The Role of the Media in Tobacco Control Advocacy
The role of media is to raise issues, to put decision makers to task to explain the issues.
In access: Monitoring Access to Maternal Health Commodities in Uganda
At 435 deaths per 100,000 live births, an estimated 6,000 women die from giving birth every year (Ministry of finance 2011). This report summarises trends in availability of Key maternal health commodities at selected public health facilities in Uganda.