medical_services Flagship Health Intervention • Dadamu Sub-County

Combatting Malaria & Strengthening Grassroots Health in West Nile

Strengthening clinical diagnostic capacity at Riki Health Centre III, training 140 Village Health Teams, and screening over 3,420 primary school pupils to curb malaria positivity across high-burden West Nile parishes.

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Active Field Footprint

Malaria Control

12,132+

Target Beneficiaries Reached

64% to Low

Outpatient Drop

140 VHTs

Equipped & Deployed

Location: Arua City • Dadamu View Report arrow_forward

handyman Refugee & Youth Empowerment • Bidi Bidi Settlement

Vocational Skilling & Dignified Economic Self-Reliance

Equipping displaced South Sudanese youths and vulnerable host communities with practical artisan trade certifications, tailoring enterprises, and micro-gardening skills for long-term community resilience.

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Active Field Footprint

Refugee Skilling

3,200+

Youth Artisans Certified

85%

Self-Employment

12 Groups

Youth Cooperatives

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water_drop WASH & One Health • School-Based Prevention

Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation & School Child Health

Mobilizing primary school child health clubs, parent-teacher associations, and village elders to establish sustainable handwashing infrastructure and halt preventable waterborne disease transmission.

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Active Field Footprint

WASH & Schools

240+

School Pupils Screened

24+ Schools

Hygiene Facilities

Zero

Cholera Outbreaks

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agriculture Sustainable Livelihoods • Ayivu Division

Climate-Smart Agribusiness for Widow-Headed Households

Supporting vulnerable women and widow cooperatives with certified cassava cuttings, multi-purpose community tree nursery beds, and micro-loan financing for dignified household independence.

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Active Field Footprint

Agribusiness

620+

Widow Households Supported

15,000+

Seedlings Raised

100%

Women-Led Groups

Location: Arua City • Ayivu View Report arrow_forward

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3,420+

Primary School Pupils Reached

Malaria Positivity Rate in Dadamu

140

Village Health Team Members Equipped

8,500+

Rapid Diagnostic Tests Deployed

Strategic Framework

Our Thematic Priorities

Our work supports public health protection with socioeconomic opportunity, focusing on vulnerable populations across Northern and West Nile Uganda.

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Health & Communicable Disease Control

Targeted grassroots interventions tackling malaria, acute respiratory infections, maternal health gaps, and vector mitigation in rural sub-counties.

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Youth & Refugee Vocational Skilling

Vocational training in tailoring, joinery, and artisanal trades paired with startup equipment to build economic independence in refugee hosting areas.

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Education & School Health Initiatives

Equipping rural primary schools with fever diagnostic screening, classroom disease tracking registers, and pupil-led health ambassadors.

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Field Evidence

Field Operations & Interventions

Documented grassroots health interventions and community programs conducted by the IHDI team in West Nile.

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Health & Disease

Dadamu Sub-County Malaria Control Initiative

Integrated community vector reduction, household sensitization dialogues, and rapid diagnostic screening across 7 rural parishes.

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Health & Disease

Riki Health Centre III Clinical Assessment & Capacity Support

Infrastructure evaluation, diagnostic reagent auditing, and supervisory workflow enhancement for local health workers.

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Youth & Skilling

Bidi Bidi Settlement Refugee Youth Artisan Program

Hands-on vocational skilling and startup toolkit distribution for adolescent refugees and host community youths.

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Frontline Intelligence

Latest News & Field Dispatches

Frontline updates, community health outcomes, and operational dispatches from our teams on the ground in Uganda.

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The Foundation of Global Health and Prosperity

Field Study

WASH & One Health

The Foundation of Global Health and Prosperity

Access to clean water and safely managed sanitation is a fundamental human right, yet billions of people worldwide still live without these essentials. This article explores the critical link between water security, proper hygiene, and socio-economic development, highlighting why investing in sustainable water infrastructure is the ultimate catalyst for global health and poverty reduction.

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March 2026 Outreach: 732 Screened and 322 Linked to Free Malaria ACTs in Dadamu

Field Outreaches

Health & Disease

March 2026 Outreach: 732 Screened and 322 Linked to Free Malaria ACTs in Dadamu

Supported by the Global Fund through TASO and CEHURD, IHDI partnered with Arua City Health Department and Orivu Health Center III to screen 732 community members across 7 outreach sites and 60 homes in Dadamu Sub-County, dispensing free ACT courses to 322 positive cases.

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