2020 ANNUAL REPORT -CEHURD
We are excited to present to you our 2020 Annual Report with lessons on how CEHURD responded to the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.
“All institutions are faced with the challenge to remain relevant, and therefore what makes one different is the way they take lessons from their experiences and ...
A review of Kenyan, Ugandan and Tanzanian public health law relevant to equity in health
This report presents a review of the public health laws in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania that impact on equity in health to assess the extent to which the current legal framework addresses public health and health equity, recognising the changing challenges, contexts and policies in all three countr...
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 gove...
African Civil Society Open Letter To ARIPO 21-11-2018 V.6
African Civil Society Open Letter To ARIPO 21-11-2018 V.6
Annual Report 2018
In December 2019, CEHURD will make 10 years of visible and tangible progress. With a great backbone provided by the Board of Directors, committed partners, a great staff and our communities of interest, we have managed to stay focused on the key issues, which has been essential to our success.
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Annual Report 2019
The year 2019 marked CEHURD’s 10th year in health rights advocacy. It is also a unique year as the institution rolled out its new strategic plan 2020-2024 that builds upon the experiences, lessons and practices from the previous years. The strategic plan is focused on the theme; Rebound, Innovate...
Case Study Report: Review of constitutional provisions on the right to health in Uganda
This case study is produced by the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) in the theme work on health rights and law of the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET). It examines how the right to health is enforced in Uganda, how it was implemented, and...
CEHURD Annual Report 2015
CEHURD Annual Report 2015
CEHURD Annual Report 2016
The Center For Health Human Rights and Development Annual Report for the year 2016.
Constitutional provisions for the right to health in east and southern Africa
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 Za...
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
Copyright, access to learning materials and the role of University Libraries
Copyright is understood to protect the economic and moral rights of creators of literary, music and other works. The copyright law gives creators exclusive rights to authorise different uses of their works.
The law however attempts to provide a balance between the private rights of creators and ...
Covid -19 And Sexual And Gender Based Violence In Uganda; An Assessment Of Cases Reported During The Pandemic In Various Districts
This study report is one of many approaches Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) is taking to see that it's commitment during the the Generation Equalit...
CSMMUA Strategic Planning Meeting Report
CSMMUA Strategic Planing Meeting Country Lake Resort, Garuga 11th – 12th February, 2016 Meeting Report
Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU)/LESA - Project Baseline Report
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and Partners in Community Transformation (PICOT) are implementing a project titled, “Integrating Legal Empowerment and Social Accountability for improved local <...
Effects of Tobacco on HIV Affected communities
It has been established that exposure to tobacco through smoking is associated with poorer outcomes in HIV-associated opportunistic infections, of which TB is the commonest. The incidence rates of TB have risen rapidly as a result of the HIV epidemic. Evidence further indicates that smokers are a...
Facing Uganda's Law on Abortion: Experiences of women and service providers
Uganda’s law on abortion prohibits several acts and omissions relating to abortion and sets out to punish women and health workers who perform any of the prohibited acts. And yet it should also be noted that every woman has a right to make decisions relating to her reproductive health and this de...
FACING UGANDA’S LAW ON ABORTION
Maternal mortality continues to be a formidable factor in the realization of sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR) in Uganda. Indeed 343 women out of every 100,000 women die from
preventable pregnancy-related complications each year and many more suffer serious and often
permanent d...
From Beijing to Paris: An assessment of Uganda’s commitments at Generation Equality Forum and the future of bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights
Gender inequality is one of the most pressing global barriers to social and economic progress
and the fulfilment of human rights. It is deeply embedded in the social, cultural, religious and
other institutions, policies and legislation. Despite progress in some areas, nearly 40% of the
world’s...
GFF Uganda - CEHURD - Participation
This report presents findings from a scoping assessment of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) as a development funding model and Uganda’s readiness to implement the project. The GFF model uses a hybrid funding approach tha...