Reaching children with critical services despite the pandemic By Joachim Buwembo 27 January 2021
The unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 did not derail UNICEF’s interventions planned for the health and educational sectors, thanks to the diligent conduct by the teams that ensured that 2021 found the preparatory groundwork accomplished.
Despite the limited travel restrictions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda in March 2020, UNICEF teams went ahead to collect all the data required for the Health System Strengthening in western Uganda. The year closed with this having been taken care of.
In Hoima District, UNICEF provided technical support to the Risk Communication, Social Mobilization and Community Engagement - RSCM-CE activities and up to 12 RSCM-CE sub-committee sessions were conducted. 56 sub-country facilitators, 40 district leaders and 350 Village Health Teams were oriented and updated on Covid-19 manageme