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Farmers

  • 38 farmers trained in Wakiso and Pallisa in two sub counties.
  • 55 village meetings were organized by trained farmers in 19 parishes
  • 2 District Pesticide Committees holding quarterly meetings were formed

Phase II &III

  • Over 300 farmers trained in Wakiso and Pallisa
  • Have reached over 2000 farmers at Sub County through sensitisation level and over 1000 farmers trained on spot.
  • Over 6 days trainings conducted among over 200 farmers in Wakiso and Pallisa districts
  • 2 days follow-up visits

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IPM Technologies

  • Promotion of the fruit fly trap technology with over 900 traps sold among farmers in Wakiso and Pallisa districts
  • ‘Push-pull’ technology demonstrated in 19 sub counties of Pallisa (in collaboration with ICIPE)
  • Pesticide safety/IPM promotion in academic institutions (MUK, Gulu, MUST, KIU, IUIU, Arapai, Nsambya hospital)

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Agro-dealers

  • 72 agro dealers trained in 3 days.
  • 72 Agro-dealers monitored twice on spot.
  • 12 agro dealers from Wakiso and Mbarara supported and trained in a safe pesticide use training conducted by Makerere University and MAAIF in Kabanyoro.

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Public Health Spray Personnel

  • 55 public Health Spray Personnel trained in Wakiso and Pallisa in a 2 days training
  • 33 public health visited and monitored on spot
  • Registered legally with the district as Wakiso District Fumigators Association (WADIFA)

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Research

  • Over 10 research papers published in relation to PHE Project (ATTACH LINK HERE)
  • 4 local university students’ research supported
  • Studies by PhD Student on Pesticides Exposure Asthma and Diabetes (PEXADU) in collaboration with Arhus University.

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Extension Workers

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Community Sensitisations and outreach and publication

  • IEC materials (7 booklets, 11 posters, 2 flipcharts, 1 banner were produced and distributed)
  • Over 42 Radio Talk shows including bonus adverts ran on CBS, Namirembe FM and Aisa FM
  • Monthly phone calls to health care workers – 53 (both phase I & Phase II)
  • Over 8 newsletters and magazines published
  • SMS campaigns to over 500 people in 4 languages on a weekly basis
  • 10 articles published in different print media (including Bukedde, Newvision, Daily monitor, Etop)

2 short documentaries aired on UBC TV

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Health Care Workers

  • Over 210 Health care workers Reached and trained HCW in Wakiso, Pallisa and Kayunga
  • Two day trainings of 66 health care workers on Diagnosis, treatment and management of pesticides poisoning in Wakiso and Pallisa.
  • 2 day follow-up meetings with 66 health care workers trained in Wakiso and Pallisa.
  • 42 health care workers monitored in their respective health facilities
  • 394 cases of pesticide poisoning registered in the database from Pallisa and Wakiso

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Village Health Team members

  • Over 236 village health team members trained in both Wakiso and Pallisa
  • 201 village sensitisation meetings conducted with Village sensitisation meetings reaching over 2000 people in both districts
  • Drama groups and sensitisation conducted in 42 schools.

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National Poison Information Centre (NPIC)

  • With Directorate of Government analytic laboratory (DGAL), the project has established the NPIC under DGAL

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Conferences

  • 4 Annual Scientific Conferences supported
  • 4 District Pesticide Conferences held
  • The project has supported 5 Joint Annual Scientific Health (JASH) Conferences since 2013.