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The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Uganda on Integrating the Integrated Community Case Management Model (iCCM)
Health Systems
Description
Although Uganda has reported a reduction in the mortality rates of children under five years of age (under-five)��from 175 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011��child mortality and morbidity rates remain unacceptably high.1 Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria continue to be leading causes of mortality and morbidity among Ugandan children under-five, contributing to 40% of deaths in this age group.2 According to the Uganda national iCCM guidelines, each year, 33 million cases of malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia go untreated. Only half (47%) of the children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection receive antibiotics,3 and only 35% of children with diarrhea receive oral rehydration salts (ORS).