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About us

About

GHNU is a charitable, non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to improving Maternal and Child Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education programming, Youth empowerment initiatives, Scientific Research and Innovation, Scientific Research and Innovation, as well as Humanitarian Emergency Response, Development, Livelihood Initiatives Adaptation & Resilience programming, and Agribusiness.
In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh (UK), GHNU has secured a two-year funding initiative from the Global Financing Facility of the World Bank for the intervention known as “THE PLAYED PROJECT.”

Background

GHN(U) was founded in November 2008 by a network of international researchers and activists. It began as a global health think-tank in the UK, and in 2010 was registered in Uganda as a charitable organization affiliated/member of Triangle Global Health Consortium-US; dedicated to a shared vision and goal: to promote, protect, and preserve the health of all Ugandans through
leadership, partnership, innovation and concerted action in primary health care delivery.

Roots

GHN(U) has its roots deep in the most vulnerable populations in Uganda, and owes its genesis to the many health researchers and activists who have been concerned by the growing inequities in health over the last 25 years. GHN (U) believes that the best way to achieve health for all is through community-based innovations that enhance local capacity to prevent disease, as well as through the strengthening of local governance to ensure sustainability.