Programs

AGHA administers four main programs:

Health Rights Leadership

Through AGHA’s Health Rights Leadership Program, AGHA conducts health and human rights trainings in Mbarara, Tororo, Rakai and Kampala, targeting health professionals, civil society organizations and human rights activists. Read more...

Health Financing

Through its Health Financing Program, AGHA brings together various stakeholders to discuss and share ideas on health sector budget allocation. In July 2006, AGHA organized a Health Economic Forum that brought together Ministries of Health, Finance and Economic Development, the Social Services and Finance Committees of Parliament, health workers, and other stakeholders to discuss the possibility of increased health financing without macro economic problems in Uganda. Read more...

Anti-Stigma and Discrimination

Through its Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Program, AGHA has established Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Task Forces comprised of health professionals and health care providers. These taskforces, established in each of the districts in which AGHA operates (Mbarara, Tororo, Rakai, and Kampala), reach out to colleagues and communities to emphasize equal access to healthcare services void of discriminatory practices on the basis of HIV/AIDS status, sex, age, or ethnicity. Read more...

Human Resources for Health

Uganda is currently facing a health workforce crisis that threatens the quality of care and the health rights of its population. Uganda currently has only one-third of the minimum number of doctors, nurses, and midwives that the World Health Organization recommends.  Geographic imbalances and migration to urban areas leads to an inequitable distribution of health workers, leaving rural areas. Read more...