Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): A smart Investment for Global Health and Development

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1 Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): A smart Investment for Global Health and Development Speaker:Ampumuza Joyce Organisation:DSW Uganda

2 Healthy Action Project use footer for inserting titel Health-related millennium development goals (MDGs-3-6) Effective and inclusive health policies, programmes and budgets Non State Actors (NSAs) empowered to become meaningful and inclusive participants in civic processes concerning pro-poor health policies by increasing their advocacy capacity to formulate policy priorities, monitor their implementation and hold decision-makers to account

3 use Project footer impacts for inserting titel Networking with CSOs and key decision makers Willingness of the community to spend on health services Active health committees at community level. Increased utilization of available health services and information Shifting traditional gender roles (male involvement) Linking between health and other sectors Accountability and information sharing Increased health budget allocations(8.7%)

4 use footer for inserting titel The President of Uganda during the London summit on Family Planning 2012 where he pledged to increase funding for reproductive health and supplies and a side budget line for family planning commodities which the Ministry of Finance has since secured.

5 use Better footer service for delivery inserting titel for 5 years we used to receive overwhelming numbers of mothers seeking antenatal and Family planning services at the health center every day. many times these would go back home without getting any service because the center had one midwife. So many pleas had been made to the District Health Officer but did not yield any results. Thanks to DSW for enabling us file a petition to the District health office that led to deployment of another amid wife to the unit. Rebeca,Incharge; Busime Health centre II Busia Uganda.

6 use Healthy footer Action for inserting informs titel DSW programs Male involvement Engaging Male champions to address SGBV and support women and girls for better health and economic empowerment

7 use Civic footer rights dialogues for inserting titel Because of Civic education trainings, my leadership skills have greatly improved. I now assertively approach district leaders demand for service delivery and for accountability Wanyama Cyrus Youth network leader Tororo district Uganda.

8 use footer for inserting titel Community engagements Youth participating in decision making process, and demanding service delivery and accountability from their leaders.

9 use Engaging footer for Key inserting stakeholders titel The Rt. Hon. Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga (also a key stakeholder in the WOGE project) handing over certificates of appreciation to a project beneficiary. The identified decision markers and legislators have remained great allies to support Women & Girls Empowerment project(woge) and Y2Y programs across the region.

10 use footer for inserting titel Why it is important to invest in SRH Maternal mortality(438/100,000 live births) Gender inequality and GBV still high Unmet need for planning (34.3%) HIV infection rates remain high(7.3) Teenage pregnancy (24%) leading to unsafe abortions and deaths Low contraceptive prevalence rate -30% =6.2fertility rate

11 use footer for inserting titel Lessons learnt Track budget allocations, releases, expenditure and accountability invest in SRH needs for young people Advocacy to target increase in Government health spending, to effectively monitor implementation and follow policies/guidelines