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Remote Health Impact

According to the 2020 UNICEF report, 55% of people in rural Uganda experience multidimensional poverty. UNICEF also estimates that 70% of people in Kampala live in slums. On a global scale, an estimated four out of five individuals living in extreme poverty reside in rural areas, and 84% of those experiencing multidimensional poverty are also concentrated in rural regions.

People living in rural and slum areas face unsafe, unhealthy housing conditions and limited access to essential services, such as clean water, waste disposal, and healthcare. Consequently, persistent health challenges trap these families in a continuous cycle of poverty.

Access to quality healthcare services is vital for the well-being and development of any community. Unfortunately, as in many parts of Africa, remote, rural, and slum communities in Uganda face significant challenges in obtaining proper healthcare due to geographical, infrastructural, and socioeconomic barriers.

People in remote areas often experience higher levels of poverty, lower education attainment, and increased rates of alcohol and drug abuse, particularly in slum communities. They reside in informal settlements marked by poor sanitation, overcrowding, substandard housing, and insufficient public healthcare services. These conditions leave them more vulnerable to diseases, with limited access to effective preventive and treatment interventions.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that half of the world’s population resides in rural and remote areas, yet the majority of health workers are concentrated in cities. This imbalance is especially pronounced in low-income countries like Uganda, which already faces severe shortages of health workers across all sectors.

It cannot be emphasized enough how equitable, inclusive, and robust healthcare is important in achieving sustainable development and quality of life. Although the government has made efforts to expand healthcare through initiatives such as Village Health Teams, significant barriers to accessing quality healthcare services in remote communities remain evident.

At Remote Health Impact, we are to creating a comprehensive approach that enhances access to healthcare services in less attended-to areas. We work towards empowering these communities to identify their most pressing issues, come together to create tangible and sustainable solutions to their unique health and environmental challenges, and work with them to develop and implement proper interventions.

We are supporting remote health holistically by focusing on the entire health ecosystem; tackling and preventing infectious diseases; advancing primary health; ensuring access to clean, safe water and sanitation; improving nutrition and food security; improving vaccine intake; addressing child and adolescent health, promoting family planning and reproductive health; advocating for women’s health and rights; improving mental health; addressing drug and substance abuse and rehabilitating sex workers in slums.