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Vaccination Drive

February 23, 2022By 0 comment

According to the latest WHO report more than 1200 positive cases of Covid 19 were documented by the end of 2021 within Greater Masaka region mainly Rakia, Masaka and Kyotera Districts. As days pass by, the number of new cases keep increasing, with many failing to even get the minimum basic medication required.
When the Government of Uganda made available the vaccines, PAPIRUDEI organized a three-day Health Camp, with a focus on vaccination of Covid 19. During this three-day health camp, PAPIRUDEI worked closely with medical workers from Lwankoni Health Centre IV and Kyotera District Health Officer to vaccinate both 1st dose and 2nd dose recipients. The camp targeted mainly community members within Masaka and Kyotera Districts, ages 12 years and above. The vaccination drive was carried out in three (3) primary and two (2) secondary schools, four (2) trading centers and at Padre Pio Hospital Butozi. A total of 473 people received the dose both 1st and 2nd doses. 152 out of 473 people were vaccinated at Padre Pio Hospital Butozi Site mainly coming from Butozi, Kyesiiga, Kamulegu, Bugere, Vvuma, Lwankoni, Kalisizo Kibbe, Kajjwa and Lusaka villages.
PAPIRUDEI pledges to continue working together with the Government of Uganda and Masaka Catholic Diocese to extend the necessary basic services needed to develop our communities within Greater Masaka Region.

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Empowering Young Women to Fight Stigma

March 25, 2021By 0 comment

The first AIDS case in sub-Saharan Africa was diagnosed in Greater Masaka Region in particular Rakai District of Uganda in 1982 (Serwadda et al. 1985). And in the early 1990s, the disease has become an epidemic in many countries of the region, concentrated in the subregions of central, eastern and southern Africa.

According to the 2020 UNAIDS Annual Report, HIV prevalence in Uganda is almost four times higher among young women aged 15 to 24 than young men of the same age. The issues faced by this demographic include gender-based violence (including sexual abuse) and a lack of access to education, health services, social protection and information about how they cope with these inequities and injustices. Indeed, young Ugandan women who have experienced intimate partner violence are 50% more likely to have acquired HIV than women who had not experienced violence.

PAPIRUDEI is running a project addressing the need to avail 500 young women affected with the epidemic from Greater Masaka Region with life supporting skills to fight stigma, discrimination and empower them with their lively hoods and income generating activities through tailoring, bakery activities and production of soup and sanitizers so as to adopt a pro-life and positive attitude and to face the future with hope and confidence.

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Eradicating Water-Borne Diseases

February 4, 2021By 0 comment

The diseases that come with drinking dirty water are some of the most devastating. Approximately, 5000 children under the age of five die everyday from water borne illnesses. Since 95% of water is collected and consumed by children and women, these groups’ lives are put at risk. PAPIRUDEI has dedicated time and resources to creating easy access to clean water through funding wells and continuing to be responsive to the water crisis in our communities. With PAPIRUDEI handling more than 20 water projects, we have created a positive impact on children’s health and children.

To help change the lives of children in Greater Masaka Region, click here to learn more about PAPIRUDEI and our WASH projects.

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