Healthy Children.
Vibrant Young People.
Bright Lives.
Healthy Child Uganda (HCU) promotes maternal newborn child and adolescent health (MNCH) in Southwest Uganda and globally.
Activities aim to sustainably improve health systems and facilitate health outcomes while fostering leadership and demonstrating best practices for implementation. By sharing our experiences and lessons, we hope to contribute to improved understanding of best practices to improve the health and survival of women and babies globally.
About Us
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HCU was a Ugandan idea to meet needs of community served and nearby Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). With communities and Canadian supporters, HCU has grown and expanded its reach for two decades.
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HCU is comprised of Ugandan and Canadian partners. Field and research implementation is led by a team at MUST in collaboration with District Health teams, schools, and community leaders. Canadian universities and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) and experts from MUST provide technical and research support.
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In Uganda, HCU leadership is currently provided by Ugandan Director Dr. Jerome Kabakyenga and senior manager, Ms. Teddy Kyomuhangi. In Canada, a team based at the Cumming School in Medicine, University of Calgary provides management, support, and funding oversight together with the field team. Ugandan and Canadian technical advisors support curriculum, strategic direction, and research, and provide training and mentorship. Key teams are district health team members. HCU also engages with national health decision makers and stakeholders. Representation of national working groups and regular meetings with the Ugandan Ministry of Health ensure alignment with national strategy and country priorities.
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HCU works with communities in southwest Uganda. MUST and HCU offices are in the city of Mbarara, the second largest city in Uganda.Our activities aim to improve adolescent, women, child, and newborn health in target districts. To date, activities have been conducted in Bushenyi, Rubirizi, Ntungamo, Buhweju, and Mbarara districts, which has a total population of several million people. SW Uganda districts are highly populated and rural area struggle with poverty, and persistent high maternal newborn and child death and morbidity. They remain priority districts for maternal, child, and adolescent health programming according to the national government. (Insert SW Uganda district map)
In Canada, HCU partners also promote engagement in global health at their respective universities and through Canadian networks, including the Canadian Paediatric Society.
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HCU’s success is possible thanks to support from our partners and funders.
HCU brings together a coalition of community, development, and academic partners from Uganda and Canada.
HCU is supported through research and project grants. The recent HAY! initiative and project activities are undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada and generous contributions from Canadian donors.
