News Bulletin - February
Monthly news bulletin for the month of February
Achieving the HIV/AIDS Zero Discrimination Status
A brief on achieving zero discrimination against victims of HIV and AIDS, March 2016
News Bulletin - January
Monthly News Bulletin for the Month of January - February
Annual Newsletter 2015
CEHURD Annual Newsletter for 2015
Participating to improve the right to health (Luganda)
Luganda Poster
Do you know your Right to Health? (Luganda)
Luganda Poster
Urgent Appeal on the exportation of Ugandan health workers to Trinidad and Tobago, to the special rapporteur on the right to the highest attainable standard of mental and physical health
This letter is to request your urgent attention and action regarding the bilateral arrangement entered into between the Government of Uganda and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the deployment, transfer and exportation of over 260 public health workers to the service of t...
LDC WTO Trips Extension Request to Ugandan Ambassador
Civil Society the current leader of WTO LDC Member States, to lead LDC members of the WTO to act collectively to submit a duly motivated request to the TRIPS Council for an extension (for as long as a WTO LDC member remains a LDC) at the upcoming TRIPS Council meeting on 24th February, 2015 for t...
The Tobacco Control Bill 2014
The existing legal framework for tobacco control i.e. the Tobacco (Control and Marketing) Act Cap. 35 and the National Tobacco Corporation Act, Cap.316 do not match up with Uganda’s obligations as a party to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The laws were enac...
Gilbert Muyambi - Link between Tobacco, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health and NCDs
Exploring the Link between Tobacco, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health and NCDs
Esther Nakkazi - The role of Media in health reform advocacy
The role of Media in Health reform advocacy
Parliamentary Resolution on Maternal Health, 2011
Motion for a resolution of parliament urging government to institute measures to address maternal mortality ad other maters incidental thereto
Concept for Tobacco Control Advocates Coalition meeting
The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cancers, heart disease and stroke, is emerging as a major public health challenge facing Uganda. The rise in rates of NCDs has been attributed to, among other reasons, high rates of tobacco smoking and poor lifestyle and ...
Request for an Extension of the TRIPS Transition period
In recognition of the special needs and requirements of LDCs, in particular their need for flexibility to develop a viable technological base and to overcome constraints, the TRIPS Agreement (Article 66.1) allows LDCs to seek an extension of the transition period.
Letter to US & EU Delegations to Uganda
The purpose of this letter is to express our concerns over the unjust manner in which discussions for grant of an extension for enforcement of Intellectual Property are being handled by the TRIPS Council Chair and the developed countries which entail the EU delegation to WTO, the US delegates to ...
Access to Medicines Study
In its resolution 17/14, the Human Rights Council mandated the Special Rapporteur to prepare a study on existing challenges with regard to access to medicines in the context of the right to health, ways to overcome them and good practices.
PRESS STATEMENT: Advocates Reject Constitutional Court’s Ruling that it has no Competence to Address the Crisis of Preventable Maternal Mortality in Uganda Appeal to Supreme Court Planned
(June 5 2012) Advocates have sharply criticised the ruling by Constitutional Court on whether or not the Court has standing to hear Petition Number 16 of 2011, a landmark case on preventable maternal mortality, the rights of women, the right to health and the right to life.
Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights
International human rights bodies are increasingly
devoting unprecedented attention to IP issues,
particularly in the way they relate to patented medicines; digital copyrights; technology transfers; economic, social and cultural rights; plant variety protection; and economic development. The cu...
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