Issue 06 2023

The Dundun

Chronicling Health Advocacy Beat in Africa.

June Newsletter
Issue 06, 2023

HIV prevention advocates, communities, and representatives of diverse health networks strongly condemn President Museveni’s recent ascent to the anti-homosexuality bill, which poses a severe threat to the fundamental principles of human rights and equity in Uganda. The decision to approve this bill is deeply troubling and sends a distressing message to not only the LGBTIQ+ community but also to human rights defenders, civil society, activists, and individuals worldwide who advocate for equity and justice. Read More

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are playing a critical role in building a strong-equity focused and people-led movement for UHC. The Joint Learning Agenda On Health Financing and UHC2030 program promotes a multi-stakeholder collaboration that, through constructive mechanisms, will hold governments and donors to account for the allocation and equitable use of funding for health. Read more

On May 9, 2023 the President of the General Assembly (PGA) held an interactive multistakeholder hearing in preparation for the High-Level Meeting on UHC. The hearing was attended by Member States, as well as representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector, among other stakeholders.Read More

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