Ministries of education and health promote hand hygiene in schools, health facilities
The ministry of education and sports together with the ministry of health, have joined efforts to promote hand hygiene in...
Dwindling donor funds hamper efforts to improve WASH in refugee settlements
The WASH in emergency technical working group has decried dwindling funds amidst efforts to improve water coverage, sanitation and hygiene...
Why hand washing remains low among refugee communities in West Nile
By Clement ARUA. Despite several strategic interventions by partners in the water and sanitation department to improve handwashing among refugee communities...
Sh600b needed for WASH in schools, First Lady calls for quick funding.
By John Tugume. The chairperson of Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Silas Aogon, has said sh600b...
Ministry of Water and Environment with Partnership with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Development Partners and Private Sector Launching handwashing with soap campaign
Today 25th of April 2023, we gather here to witness the activation of a campaign aimed at strengthening the practice...
Oxfam’s WASH projects keep life flowing among refugees in Kyangwali.
KYANGWALI REFUGEES SETTLEMENT November 3, 2022 The extension of water and improvement of latrine facilities’ coverage has helped keep life...
Amref Health Africa in Uganda WASH interventions
In Uganda, access to safe sanitation remains low, only 33% use improved facilities (JMP 2017). The low access is attributed...
MALTESER INTERNATIONAL WORKS WITH REFUGEES & HOST COMMUNITIES TO TACKLE SUBSTANTIAL HYGIENE, SANITATION ISSUES
Rhino Camp Refugees in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement as well as benefitting host communities have praised Malteser International (MI), a...
SUCCESS: Wakiso women protect Lake Victoria by turning garbage into cash
As the world marked the water week, women at Kavundira Landing Site in Nkumba parish, Wakiso district were busy fighting...
Displaced by floods, latrine crisis hits Ntoroko resident
For the internally displaced persons in Kanara sub-county, Ntoroko district, misery is not about to end. First, they were displaced...
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