UGANDA
COUNTRY PROFILE
Uganda, with a population of 32.7 million
people, remains one of the poorer countries in the world.
It has average per capita income of around US$440 and an average
life expectancy of 51 years.
Infant mortality is 65 deaths per 1, 000 live births.
The prevalence of HIV and Aids amongst
adults is around 5.4 per cent, while 940, 000 people are estimated
to be living with an HIV-related illness.
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Map courtesy
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Major infectious diseases pose a very high
risk to those not inoculated against them, which is the position
of the overwhelming majority of the poor in Uganda.
The long-running conflict in northern Uganda between the Government
and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) blighted the overall
development of the country.
However, this has largely been resolved by the Government’s
renewed commitment to security and the peace process.
The Acholi region of northern Uganda is in recovery after the international
community provided humanitarian assistance. The key challenge now
is to integrate the North fully into the development of Uganda.
HIV and Aids, general poor health, lack of education and corruption
continue to be significant obstacles to development in Uganda.
GOAL HISTORY IN UGANDA:
GOAL first began working in Uganda via missionary organisations
in the late 1970s, engaging in short-term emergency health and nutrition
activities. We continued there until 1997 via local partner organisations.
In 1999 GOAL Uganda opened an office from where our current programmes
developed.
CURRENT GOAL PROGRAMMES:
• Crisis Recovery and Development
• Education
• HIV and Aids
• Healthcare
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Housing for Orphans and Vulnerable Populations
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