Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation - Uganda
Children’s Foundation - Uganda
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda is a leading provider of Integrated, High-Quality, High Impact comprehensive HIV, TB, RMNCAH and global health security (GHS) services in Uganda. An indigenous, not-for-profit organization established in 2006,
We are affiliated with Baylor International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a network of Paediatric HIV care and treatment at Children’s Clinical Centers of Excellence (COE).
Our dream is to build sustainable mechanisms for Baylor Uganda to survive even better. We work to nurture and grow partnerships with a bigger vision to create more income streams and build a bigger home for Baylor Foundation Uganda
This site is a digital online presence of work and mission to deliver a service to our clientele a serve above and beyond. The website is linked to all our online platforms that include LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook
Dr. Dithan Kiragga
Executive Director
Happy Clients
Districts + 3 cities
Health Facilities
Main Staff
Projects
Today, December 1, 2024, let’s renew our commitment to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, has access to quality healthcare in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Let's fight the disease and not the person.
Baylor Foundation Uganda is proud to participate in the #TBConference2024 under the theme “Advancing Multisectoral and Multistakeholder Engagement and Accountability to End TB and Achieve Zero Leprosy in Uganda.” We are committed to integrating resources to enhance TB screening…
WE'VE ACHIEVED IT ONCE MORE: Baylor Foundation Uganda actively supports quality management systems across 25 laboratory hubs located in four health regions: Fort Portal (7 hubs), Mubende (6 hubs), Bunyoro (6 hubs), and Mbale (6 hubs).
We are happy to report that mmong these, 15…
With support from the US government, the Baylor Foundation Uganda is actively implementing activities in the Bunyoro (8 districts), Fort-Portal Mubende (15 districts) and Mbale (15 districts) regions to fight gender-based violence.
As we start the 16 Days of Activism against…
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) in Uganda was crowned off with the launch of the parliamentary forum on antimicrobial resistance by the Rt. Hon Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among who was represented by Hon. Dr. Joseph Ruyonga, Chairperson of the Health Committee.
The…
#AMR is an issue of great global concern. Health economists estimate that, by 2050, AMR could result in $100 trillion lost in economic activity and up to 10 million deaths each year if current trends continue.
During this year's #WAAW2024, different panelists have agreed that AMR…
Join us to congratulate @DKiragga, our Executive Director on being honored as a 2024 Uganda Development Champion.
During this World AMR Awareness Week (#WAAW2024 ), we have joined several stakeholders at the 9th Antimicrobial Resistance(#AMR) conference 2024 in Kampala, Uganda. This year's theme, "Educate, Advocate, and Act Now," emphasizes the urgency of collective action against #AMR.
The…
We have joined other partners at the 9th #AMR conference 2024 that is underway at Hotel Africana under the theme: "Educate. Advocate. Act Now". #WAAW2024
AMR puts the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health, agriculture, animals, the environment, and food directly at risk due to cascading impacts on economic wellbeing and inequality.
In particular, the world cannot achieve SDG target 3.8 on…
The effects of AMR can be reduced by controlling infectious disease (e.g., through handwashing, better access to clean water and sanitation, improved health care and vaccine programmes, and better animal welfare standards in farming). #AMR #WAAW2024 #StopSuperbugs #OneHealth…
It’s World AMR Awareness Week.
If #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) gets out of control, we’ll run out of treatment options.
💊 We need to use antibiotics responsibly to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Do your part https://bit.ly/4fy6yAo
Strengthening the #OneHealth workforce is integral to national surveillance systems. The Fleming Fellowship Scheme supports practitioners to build expertise to generate, share, and use data on #AMR ✅
📒 Read the #FlemingFund Legacy Review #WAAW2024.
https://www.flemingfund.org/publications/the-fleming-fellowship-scheme-transforming-leadership-in-amr/
Globalisation, global trade and travel means resistant organisms can spread easily across the world. Global use of antimicrobials has resulted in more resistant organisms which can lead to some infectious diseases becoming untreatable.
With the ongoing World Antimicrobial…
At @bayloruganda , we’re proud to be a workplace where employees thrive and create impact. Our latest Employee Engagement Survey shows a remarkable improvement in employee engagement, rising from 72.7% in 2022 to an impressive 80.2% in 2024, well above the African Non-Profit…
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