The Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) has today the 27th March 2015 instituted a case in the High Court calling for its intervention to impede on-going violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms of patients subjected to seclusion at Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital…. READ FULL RELEASE
1. Job Title: Legal Officer
Department/Group: Strategic Litigation
Reports to: Programmes Coordinator
Direct Reportees: All Programme Staff
Job Purpose: The Legal Officer will work with a group of experience lawyers to provide a cross section of legal services to health service providers.
Key Responsibilities: a) Legal Advisory and Representation
• Meet and interview clients for the purpose of identifying their grievances and planning appropriate legal solutions
• Gather evidence to inform any possible litigation cases or policy review and development process
• Represent clients in all legal proceedings including but not limited to arbitrations, negotiation, settlement meetings, court proceedings and other legal proceedings,
• Draw up legal documents for the purposes of protecting the rights and interests of the clients and/or presenting their cases before any judicial or quasi-judicial body
• Advise clients on all legal issues especially issues relating to the protection and realisation of their sexual reproductive health and rights
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for the purposes of explaining the law to clients
• Identify and challenge obstacles to the realisation of the right to health especially sexual and reproductive health rights
• Work with Programme managers in CEHURD to engage those in charge of setting health policies to implement the solutions reached via research. This will include but not limited to preparing Policy or Research briefs, reports, testimonies for public hearings, presentations and petitions on health policies.
• Contribute towards ensuring timely, quality and accurate programme quarterly and annual reporting
• To develop and expand CEHURD’s strategic relations and partnerships in litigation of the right to health especially sexual reproductive health rights Details of the Job Description and qualifications can be accessed here>>>
The Closing date for the receipt of applications is March 20th 2015, by 5:00pm
20th February, 2015
Press release
For immediate release
Kampala –Uganda – The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) has petitioned the Uganda Human rights Commission to initiate an investigation of human rights violations that occur as result of disconnection of water supply to public health facilities by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC).
CEHURD in addition has appealed to the minister of water and Environment to invoke his powers as provided for under the Water Act to ISSUE an URGENT directive to prohibit water disconnection in public health institutions.
In the recent past, there have been frequent news reports of Mulago National referral Hospital being disconnected from water supply, Kiboga Hospital, Kawolo District hospital and most recently Bududa Hospital (See Newvision, Thursday 19th February, 2015 at Page 35 – Water Crisis Hits Bududa Hospital). The Lack of water in these health facilities has led to sanitation disease outbreaks including diarrhoea, dysentery to mention but a few.
“The right to water like other human rights creates a number of obligations on government and its agent’s m including obligations to protect respect and fulfill this human right.” Mr. Mulumba says. “The disconnection of water supply in public health institutions demonstrates the government’s failure to restrain third parties like NWSC from violating rights of its citizens of Uganda and thereby violating human rights such as rights to access water, right to health enshrined in Articles 8A, 45 and objectives XIV (b) and XX of the Constitution”, Moses Mulumba the Executive Director of CEHURD notes.
Relatedly Nyamiringa Health Centre II in Kiboga District is in dire state. “The maternity ward at this health facility cannot operate because of lack of water. Women keep trekking long distances in search for proper delivery services. Extra costs are incurred to transport expectant mothers to Hoima regional referral Hospital for the service” , Steven Maisho, HUMC Member, Nyamiringa.
In November 2002, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted General Comment No. 15 on the right to water. In its Article I.1, the committee notes that the human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity and a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights.
For more information contact info@cehurd.org, or call 0414 532283, 0702977730, 0702245536
Department/Group: Programmes
Reports to: Programmes Coordinator
Direct Reportees: All Programme Staff
Job Purpose: To develop and implement an M&E systems in CEHURD focused on data collection, analysis and reporting to ensure synergy in all programmes. The M&E Officer will be responsible for all the data collection, analysis, and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for all programs and projects, both new and already established.
Key Responsibilities:
a) Programme development and implementation
Details of the Job Description and qualifications can be accessed here>>>
2. Job Title: Policy Analyst
Department/Group: Programmes
Reports to: Programmes Coordinator
Direct Reportees: All Programme Staff
Job Purpose: The Policy Analyst will be responsible for evaluating, analyzing, researching and developing health care service, policies and programs in relation to the Advocacy for Better Health Project. Key Responsibilities:
a) Programme development and implementation
Details of the Job Description for policy analyst can be accessed here>>>
Application Submission Guidelines
If you believe you are the ideal candicate for any of these posts, please submit your Curriculum Vitae, Copies of you academic documents and a cover letter in a sealed envelope, clearly indicating the position applied for on the “top left-hand side of the envelope” to:
The Executive Director
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development
Plot 833, Old Kiira Road, Ntinda
P.O. Box 16617, Wandegeya
Kampala – Uganda, OR
Email your application to: info@cehurd.org clearly indicating the position applied for in the subject line of the email.
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 26th February 2015 by 5:00pm
Uganda –Kampala —Civil society Organizations working on health and access to medicines have today appealed to His Excellence Ambassador Christopher Onyanga Aparr the Permanent Representative to the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations in Geneva to lead Least developed County (LDC) members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to act collectively to submit a duly motivated request to the Council on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) for an indefinite extension of the soon-to-lapse pharmaceutical transition period at the upcoming TRIPS Council meeting on 24th February, 2015.
According to a 2002 WTO TRIPS Council decision, member countries of the WTO considered to be least developed are exempted from enforcing patents and data protections on Pharmaceutical products for until 1st January 2016.
Intellectual properties such as patents raise the costs of medicines because patent holders can eliminate competition which would otherwise lead to cheaper prices. Global studies, including the MSF, Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Prices routinely show that generic medicines are almost always priced lower than even the discounted prices drug companies sometimes offer to lower-income countries like Uganda.
In a letter dated 16th February, 2014 civil society groups recalled Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement which provides to the effect that the Council for TRIPS “shall, upon duly motivated request by a least-developed country Member, accord extensions”.
In this appeal, the groups are of the view that the extension of the transition period be for as long as an LDC Member State remains a LDC, without conditions, and that it should further motivate waivers of Articles 70.8 and 70.9 to the General Council, also for as long as an LDC Member State remains an LDC. The detailed letter can be accessed here>>
