Inter - Faith Leaders to lead RMCAH Plan implementation

Inter - Faith Religious Leaders in Uganda have committed to support completion, dissemination and implementation of the Reproductive Maternal Newborn child and Adolescent Health sharpened Plan by ministry of Health. “ This is more evident today when we see many patients being flown out of the country for treatment. Kaziimba noted.” Eminent ....

Inter - Faith Religious Leaders in Uganda have committed to support completion, dissemination and implementation of the Reproductive Maternal Newborn child and Adolescent Health sharpened Plan by ministry of Health. “ This is more evident today when we see many patients being flown out of the country for treatment. Kaziimba noted.” Eminent Inter-Faith Religious leaders led by the Arch-Bishop church of Uganda Dr. Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu   have committed to support the completion, dissemination and implementation of the reproductive, maternal newborn child and adolescent health sharpened plan 2021/2025   by the ministry of health.  While opening the consultative meeting organized by Ministry of Health in partnership with Faith for Family Health Initiative (3FHi) for Inter-Faith religious leaders and faith organizations on the Reproductive Maternal New born child and Adolescent Health sharpened plan , the Arch Bishop Dr. Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu said the  plan is being drafted at the time when more people are getting sick and others dying unnecessary due  to   inconsistence  in the heath priorities ,weak accountability and disregard of the policy frame works pertaining to the  health of women , children and adolescents in the country. The Archi-Bishop further said that the   COVID19 pandemic worsened the situation when the patients especially those who are HIV positive couldn’t access the health facilities due to lack of transport. Other Eminent religious leaders in attendance included Apostle Dr. Joseph Serwadda, the Presiding Apostle Born Again Faith, Fr. Constantine Mbonabingi, the secretary General Uganda Joint Christian Council and an Orthodox dean. He said that due to the challenges brought about by COVID19 pandemic, civil society and youth voices are more critical in country decision making processes and in monitoring community challenges and needs to protect and promote essential services. The deputy mufti Uganda Muslim supreme council Sheikh Mohamed Ali Waiswa said as faith leaders they will work with the youth and civil society organizations to see how government agencies will commit and spend resources to ensure   government   delivers on its promises. The director curative services, Ministry of Health Dr. Charles Olaro requested the religious leaders to become agents and champions of improving the lives of communities and families, by encouraging woman to attend antinental care, families to produce children they can support and encourage all mothers to deliver from health facilities among others. Dr. Olaro also asked the religious leaders to address the aspect morality of the population and encourage the children to delay sexual engagement since the country is still grappling with the high teenage pregnancies. He said the most affected services since the outbreak of the covid19 is the reproductive maternal health. He has also asked the men of God to rally all their believers to get vaccinated against Covid19. He however says that the commitments by the religious leaders will be tracked on routine basis and updated in the sharpened plan which is aimed at guiding government in mobilizing resources to realize the health needs of the people. This is the second plan, the first one which ended in 2020, didn't meet its targets due to the COVID19 induced lockdown. The goal of the plan is to Improve health and quality of life, rather than focusing on illness.