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Situation analySiS of Children in uganda 2015glossAry of termsCHILDREN’S RIGHTSSURVIVAL RIGHTS include a child’s right to life and the needs that are mostbasic to existence, such as nutrition, shelter, an adequate standard of living, andaccess to medical services.Measures relating to these rights include:Elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTC) – a global approach to reduce ratesof transmission and avert new HIV infections among children. The Government of Uganda’srevised eMTCT guidelines aim to ensure that HIV-infected mothers and their infants receivetriple ARV prophylaxis during labour and through breastfeeding, and that the mothercontinues treatment for life.Integrated community case management (iCCM) – part of the Integrated Managementof Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy, where Village Health Teams (VHTs) offer curativetreatments for malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia at community level.The 2013 Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Sharpened Plan(RMNCH) to address the country’s slow progress on MDGs 4 and 5. The ‘sharpened’ planreviews the maternal, newborn and child mortality situation in Uganda, setting an agendato accelerate progress. The plan will run until 2020 and involves scaling up high-impacthealth interventions such as the promotion of breastfeeding, emergency eMTCT servicesand ownership of insecticide treated nets (ITNs).Village Health Teams (VHTs), a non-statutory community structure where villagers choosepeople from their own communities to promote the health and wellbeing of the community.vi
Situation analySiS of Children in uganda 2015EDUCATION AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL RIGHTS include the right toeducation, play, leisure, cultural activities, access to information, and freedom ofthought, conscience and religion.Measures relating to these rights include:Early childhood development (ECD), which includes services aimed at providing theoptimal development and education of a child from conception to eight years, and supportto the mother.Business, technical and vocational education and training (BTVET/Skilling Uganda),a comprehensive system ranging from basic training to diploma-level technical trainingprovided by a large range of public and private institutions and enterprises in all occupationalfields and social and economic sectors.The Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy (PBEA) programme to strengthen resilience,social cohesion and human security in conflict-affected contexts.PROTECTION RIGHTS ensure children are safeguarded against all forms ofabuse, neglect and exploitation, including special care for refugee children;safeguards for children in the criminal justice system; protection for childrenin employment; protection and rehabilitation for children who have sufferedexploitation or abuse of any kind including protection from harmful traditionalpractices, such as female genital mutilation/cutting and child marriage.Issues relating to these rights include:Birth registration, which provides a child with an official identity – a name and nationality– as well as other information such as his or her sex, age and parentage. Birth registrationis every child’s ‘first right’ and is essential for democracy and good governance through theprovision of identity and voting eligibility. It also promotes the inclusion of marginalisedgroups to promote equity.Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), which involves cutting partially or totallythe genital area of girls aged 10 and above as part of their rite of passage into womanhood.The practice has severe consequences, including maternal and newborn mortality.Orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC), those suffering and or living incircumstances where they are likely to suffer abuse or deprivation and are therefore in needof care and protection. They may have lost a parent through death or desertion, are morevulnerable to illness and malnutrition, and are more likely to miss out on education.PARTICIPATION RIGHTS encompass children’s freedom to express opinions,to have a say in matters affecting their own lives, to join associations, and toassemble peacefully. As their capacities develop, children should have increasingopportunities to participate in the activities of society, in preparation foradulthood.vii
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