A case story of progress and gains in connecting good governance in healthcare to water, sanitation and hygiene service interventions through deliberate involvement and capacity building for health unit management committees in Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts in western Uganda
Title | Equipped for impact : connecting the system-dots between services and good governance in healthcare facilities |
Publication Type | Magazine / Newspaper Article |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Authors | Kabarungi, N |
Pagination | 6 p. : photogr. |
Date Published | 12/2023 |
Publisher | IRC Uganda |
Place Published | Kampala |
Type of Article | Change story article |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | good governance, learning, WASH in healthcare facilities |
Full Text | Many health centres in Uganda are without exclusive water supply, sometimes buying limiting portions from vendors or sharing a community unsafe water source. Sanitation and hygiene facilities are grossly substandard and not inclusive, with women and girls sharing a single unit latrine with men. Dangerous medical waste is carelessly dumped with neither designated collection points nor licenced incinerators. |