SCI Foundation is now Unlimit Health. Learn more about what the change means for our ongoing efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Since July 2020, Unlimit Health has been collaborating with partners on a pilot project in three communities with a high prevalence of schistosomiasis infection in Kamuli district, Eastern Uganda.
The pilot tested approaches and methods to enhance community innovation and participation in health protection measures. Additionally, it provided insights for further collaboration between Unlimit Health and partners for disease prevention.
Based on the pilot and having secured additional funding, the project partners are currently working to deliver key water supply, sanitation and health promotion interventions identified in the community action plans of the three communities who participated in the pilot. The project will start the process of producing community-led analyses of schistosomiasis transmission in three additional communities in Kamuli district.
Country: Uganda
Implementing partners: The project is a collaboration between Unlimit Health, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH), the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, RANAS (a Swiss-based agency specialised in behaviour change approaches) and local partners
Timescale: September 2023 to September 2024
Supported by: The Helen and Michael Brown Charitable Trust, the Christopher Williams Charitable Trust, the Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust and numerous individual supporters via the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
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