Raising awareness on the prevention of non-transmissible diseases through sport

Context

According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, non-transmissible infections are responsible for 40% of the deaths in the country and are believed to be the most neglected diseases of the health system. Physical inactivity, a sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy diet are major risk factors for the people concerned.

To protect the population and reduce the vulnerability of the persons concerned, C-AID has introduced this outreach programme centred on the power of attraction of football. Using sport should help reach health objectives by providing a popular platform that facilitates preventive education on chronic diseases.

Objectives

• Reducing the mortality attributable to NTIs by adopting healthy and active comportments and promoting healthy lifestyles, notably among children, the elderly, and persons from impoverished areas
• Increasing public awareness of the prevention of chronic diseases within the population
• Reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases by encouraging healthy comportments and an active lifestyle
• Increasing participation to physical activity with the targeted population through football
• Providing information to persons living with NTIs so as to take measures for preventing infection by COVID-19

Activities

• Building the capacity of educators/community coaches, and health workers by means of training workshops enabling them to acquire knowledge on the primary prevention of chronic diseases
• Holding football tournaments along with outreach activities with the aim of preventing NTIs and infection par by COVID-19 in the schools and communities
• Organising gala matches during chronic diseases international days (Cancer Day, Diabetes Day, Hypertension Day, etc.)
• Sensitisation of the populations by football celebrities on the adoption of a healthy and active lifestyle so as to prevent NTIs and infection by COVID-19

Impacts

• 6,000 students sensitised and 40 teachers trained into NTI prevention
• 10 sports coaches trained into NTI primary prevention and inducing people to the practice of sport
• 10 community health workers trained into primary prevention
• 10,000 people in the communities shall be reached by the outreach campaigns

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