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Monday April 26 2021
Researchers say reduction in stunting has been achieved through polices aimed towards maternal health and education. PHOTO/wfp.org
Summary
According to research, the most important drivers of stunting decline among children under five have been the increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, improved maternal nutrition and maternal education.
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Following research, scientists from Makerere School of Public Health and partners across the country have revealed that since 2016, stunting rates among children aged five years and below has reduced. This is attributed to efforts geared towards malaria prevention using treated mosquito nets.
On March 31, while explaining the research results, Dr Richard Kajjura, one of the researchers, said his team examined the national, community, household and individual level factors that have driven stunting reduction in Uganda from 2000 to 2016 using mixed methods.
Donors hail mosquito nets distribution model
April 20, 2021 Uganda s mosquito net distribution model has been lauded
The distribution of 28 million mosquito nets across Uganda has come to an end with a donor partner suggesting the model used be used as a “best practice” and shared with other countries.
A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to any alternatives because it produces results that are superior to those achieved by other means or because it has become a standard way of doing things.
Against Malaria Foundation, a London-based non-governmental, which co-funded the distribution of mosquitoes, shared appreciation for National Medical Stores (NMS) team “throughout this campaign in the due diligence, prompt and timely reporting and responding to enquiries and concerns and the level of detail provided.”
Uganda: U-Learn COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Report Fact sheet (March 2021, Uganda)
Format
U-Learn conducted a mixed-methods assessment from August to November 2020 in Uganda. The assessment was to inform the successful delivery of risk communication and community engagement, and to understand More information is available in the full length report for this assessment and in the policy brief.
Information flow
Most received information is on COVID-19 symptoms, nature and transmission, and least received information is on income protection, district statistics and personal experiences of COVID-19 patients (See graph 1)
Radio is the preferred mode of communication across all population groups, followed by television and phone for Ugandans, and mobile loud-speakers for refugees
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