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Robinah Kaitiritimba
Executive Director Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization (UNHCO)
Robinah is a women rights activist with keen interest on gender-based violence, governance, accountability & transparency, and health policy advocacy
Professional Skils
Leadership
82%
Management
89%
Experiences
- Kaitiritimba Kitungi Robinah is the Executive Director of Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization (UNHCO). Robinah has for over 20 years had a successful career in leadership and management with 8 years in the banking sector and over 15 years in Civil Society leadership in the health sector representing patients’ voices at both community and national policy level as a community representative at the Health policy Advisory Committee (HPAC) of the Ministry of Health Uganda and has been Principal Investigator for several Studies on the Right to Health and Social Accountability. She is a seasoned expert and an authority on the Rights Based Approach (RBA) and Social Accountability, across the private and public sectors working with parliament to pass people-centred laws and mobilizing civil society and communities to engage duty bearers to ensure that services respond to citizen need
- Robinah has led various interventions on citizen engagement for health that have resulted into significant improvements at local and national levels. Her achievements include; drafting and getting government to adopt the Patients Charter for Uganda, developing and rolling out the UNHCO community Score Card in the districts, leading the development of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) score card, leading the advocacy and passage of the Tobacco Control Bill 2015 as part of the broader campaign for the control of Non-Communicable Diseases ad Universal Health Coverage and establishment of citizens’ engagement platforms in over 30 districts in Uganda.
Expected Outcomes
- Test & Treat Initiative: Official launch & introduction; for Early Cancer Prevention, Detection, diagnosis, and linkage to care for successful treatment
- Close the cancer Care Gap: Delivering commitment and creating synergies across countries, governments, and partners
- Amplifying stakeholders’ voices to apply the principles of meaningful & sustainable engagement & participation of all in cancer control programs
- Improved quality in cancer research, surveillance & innovations
- Realization of avenues for affordable & accessible cancer detection, diagnosis, treatment, and Palliative Care services
- Increased access to cancer screening, testing, and diagnostic supplies across all levels of care
