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The government has been tasked to fast- track the implementation of the National Community Health Strategy to strengthen health service delivery at the community level.

Mr Tadius Mwesige, the Manager of Strengthening Community Health Workforce in Uganda Project, which is currently being implemented by Amref Health Africa-Uganda in West Nile, said strengthening community health systems would enable Uganda achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and ensure a healthy population.

“Our call is for government to fast tract the implementation of the National Community Health Strategy and to continue working closely with development partners and donors to strengthen community health system because it is the surest way of accelerate Universal Health Coverage through provision of quality, evidence based and integrated community health services,” Mr Tumwesige said after interfacing with a section of district officials and community healthworkers in Moyo and Zombo whom they are working with to implement a one year project on strengthening community health work force in the region.

The project funded by Pfizer International is being implemented in the five districts of Zombo, Moyo, Adjumani, Terego and Arua and is expected to close in October this year.

According to Mr Mwesige, health needs are still huge in many parts of Uganda, including West Nile, despite improvement in health indicators that have been registered especially in the past one year, that the organisation has been partnering with the district leadership to implement the project.

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