LINKAGES
As mandated by the University Senate, the centre has developed and maintained linkages with the University, Government and some Communities. These include:


Makerere University Established Departmental Linkages

• Department of Social Work and Social Administration
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Department of Food Science and Technology
• Department of Psychology
• Institute of Public Health
• Institute of Adult and Continuing Education
• Makerere Institute of Social Research

  
  Government of Uganda Ministry Linkages

• Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries www.agriculture.go.ug
• Ministry of Gender and Community Development
• Ministry of Health www.health.go.ug
• Ministry of Local Government
• Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development www.finance.go.ug

  
  Government of Uganda District Linkages

• Tororo
  
• Busia
  
• Rukungiri
  
• Mbarara
  
• Ntungamo
  
• Bushenyi
  
• Bundibugyo

  
  Local Community Linkages
  Active community linkage exist with;

• Kapuwai, Pallisa District through PACODET (Pallisa Community Development Trust)
• Kiyeyi through the Kiyeyi Health Centre
• Zirobwe in Luwero District
• Kisiizi and Nyakibale communities in Rukungiri district through piloting of community haealth financing and insurance scheme
• Tororo and Busia districts through TORCH (Tororo Community Health Project)

  Five Southwestern districts monitored by the Nutrition and Early Childhood Project.
  Three Inactive community linkages developed (Mulago II Village and Kamwokya II in Kampala,and Mpigi district) have a potential to be reactivated.

  
  CLIENTS
  Initially, institutional linkages and collaborations were made with the African University Consortium, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Hull, England, and Pacific Institute for Womens' Health, USA.

• Present linkage collaborations:
  - Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark
  - Institute of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, www.anthro.ku.dk/torch/
  - Common wealth Regional Health Secretariat (CRHCS) for East Central and Southern Africa
  - International Science and Technology Institute, Inc., USA.
  
  
• Past linkage collaborations:
  - Institute of Anthropology, University of Stockholm, Sweden
  - International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Sweden
  - Mannheim League for Child Welfare, Finland
  - Pacific Institute for Womens' Health, USA
  - Scientists for Health And Research for Development (SHARED), Netherlands www.shared.de/sharedhome.html
  - Adolescent Reproductive Health Network (ARHNe)

Other than supporting University staff and students in training and research, CHDC has carried out numerous activities for many different international and national agencies which include;

AMREF- Uganda, CARE International Uganda, Christian Children Fund (CCF), DANIDA, Delivery of Improved Services for Health (DISH), Department For International Development (DFID), GOAL (Ireland), GTZ, OXFAM, RUWASA, Pathfinder, SIDA, Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA/AED), USA, UNICEF, USAID, WHO/TDR, World Bank www.worldbank.org, Women Infant Nutrition (WINS/AED) www.research.utk.edu, World Vision www.world vision.org

Government Ministries that have used our expertise include Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

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