The Prime Minister of Uganda Nabbanja Robinah Yesterday afternoon officially opened the 3rd Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
“Today’s ‘gathering is a testimony to our collective determination to build on the successes of the previous health promotion conferences and confront emerging challenges with innovative approaches. We recognize the crucial role that Community Health Workers (CHWs) play in this mission”. Nabbanja emphasised.
According to Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Minister for Health, the conference focuses on exploring innovative strategies, digital transformations and effective partnerships to build robust health systems.
Additionally, the conference presents an opportunity for Uganda to celebrate 50 years of dedicated provision of immunization services.
It was organised under the theme “Building Resilient Health Systems for Disease Prevention through Strengthening health workers”.