Source:
John Snow,
Inc.; Conservation Through Public Health; Evaluation and Research Technologies for Health,
This report documents the process through which a Ugandan conservation organization,Conservation through Public Health (CTPH), successfully integrated interventions -traditionally seen as from different “domains” or “sectors”—for the dual purposes of i) reducing threats to mountain gorillas and their habitat and ii) improving the well-being of local communitiesdirectly dependent upon the health of the former (for ecotourism and natural resourceuse). John Snow Inc. (JSI), with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Population Office funding, was instrumental in helping CTHP integratefamily planning (FP) as a key primary health care intervention into its program around BwindiImpenetrable National Park.
This report describes activities undertaken between Oct 2006 and December 2008, as well as key end-of-project results. The report ends with a brief assessment of the potential for this model to be replicated to increase coverage around this important Ugandan and World Heritage conservation area. The authors also share lessons learned applicable to other initiatives aimed at extending access to FP around remote, biodiversity-priority areas and conserving the world’s biological richness.
Personal Author:
Gaffikin, L.; Kalema-Zikusoka, G.
Regions/Countries:
- Developing Countries |
- Global |
- Africa, North |
- Tunisia |
- Cote d'Ivoire |
- Uganda