Samuel Waliggo Ssegawa

  Peripheral based organisations contribute to establishing differentiated service delivery models. They bring to peripheral communities, novel approaches such as antimicrobial stewardship; embed the One Health approach at community level where animal-human interactions are a daily experience to foster better health outcomes; and other interventions that improve the Quality of Life (QoL) of people. This sets in place the cultures necessary for people-centered services whose elements include affinity, access, appropriateness, affordability, acceptability and demand for those services which improve longevity and quality of life of the people, health of the planet and increase productivity in such communities. Good health and wellbeing are aspirations through which it is possible to mobilise communities so that people effectively engage in practices that prevent diseases, prolong life and promote health. Through health promotion and education in the communities peripheral-based servic...

Part II Interview with Samuel Waliggo, MPH, Founder and Executive Director of the MOD Public Health Foundation Uganda Interviewer: Our decisions or indecisions have a health impact. The things we decide about or do not affect us within an ecosystem of things. We thrive, survive and strive within ecosystems variously as you stated earlier. Help our readers connect one health, global and public health. Samuel Waliggo: We are connected by many aspects on this planet which in turn is connected to other bodies in the universe. The earth is made up of land mass, air, temperature, water bodies, animals, plants, and other things that may be seen or so minuscule that they are not visible to the eye but exist physically or non-physically. These can be life-supporting or not. For instance, the diseases that affect animals affect us. These diseases may pass to humans zoonotically. Or the effect may be seen if we rely on animals for food or their products to make money. Humans, animals, and plants ...

PEPFAR Small Grants Project Report: Focused Demand Creation For VMMC Services Among Males And Young Men Aged 15 Years And Above In Kisekka, Bukulula, and Kimanya-Kabonera Sub-Counties of Masaka District. Planning Meeting to conduct VMMC Camps/Outreaches in Kimaanya-Kabonera Sub-county, Masaka District. 1.0     Period:  1st-15th June 2023. 1.2     Venue:  Sseke Secondary School, Integrated Secondary School, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Ddegeya, St. Charles Lwanga Secondary School, MOD Public Health Foundation   Dates:  08th June 2023 and 15th June 2023. 1.3        Targeted Places: Secondary Schools, bars, churches, rural communities, trading centers, and Carpentry and Repair garages. 1.4      Lead Teams   Name Cadre Phone No. Email 1. Namubiru Viola Project Officer 075763...

World TB Day at MOD Public Health Foundation, Masaka City, Uganda. March 24, 2023 # YES! WeCanEndTBby2030 #WeCanEndTB Today is World TB Day. The theme for this year's World TB Day is   “ Yes! We Can End TB.”   This theme brings attention to tuberculosis (TB) and that it is in our collective power to end TB by 2030 and therefore reach the SDG goals.  In view of that, our people-centered health promotion work as MOD brings hope and continues to build on the amazing work done in Uganda as one of the TB High Burden Countries to recover from the impact of the COVID epidemic. We continue to support through advocacy the access to new diagnostics, new treatment regimens, digital technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) for the TB response. The YES! We Can End TB, also centers on the increased engagement of those affected by TB, communities, and civil society who are leading the movement toward ending this disease. This year is going to be critical for all of us enga...