Cotton On Foundation Field Report 2015 Cotton On Foundation Field Report | Page 24

UGANDAN
HEALTH
PROVIDING COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY
HEALTH CARE.
2. Important Infectious Diseases
Prevent the transmission of HIV and malaria, achieving the
SDG targets to reduce the associated disease burden.

Enabling a healthier future in remote Uganda has many
unique challenges. However the phrase ‘prevention is the
best medicine’ applies as much in rural Uganda as it does
elsewhere.
With the primary focus being preventative health care, all
efforts and initiatives are targeted at encouraging people to
engage with the Health Centre in their community often, and
as early as possible.
GOALS
1. Maternal and Child Health
Deliver best-practice maternal and child health care
services, exceeding the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) targets for supervised, delivered, antenatal care
and immunization.

3. Financial
Run a cost neutral centre in our central villages.
With increased health promotion, sanitation and education,
it’s our hope that the general population’s wellbeing improves,
and that preventable diseases are re