Community Health (CH) Department of the Ministry of Health in Uganda comprises of the cross-cutting areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and community health initiatives, environmental health, school health, as well as gender and health. The Department’s major objective is to increase community awareness and health literacy on disease prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles in order to have a healthy and productive population in Uganda. To achieve this objective research is critical for evidence based policy and decision making.
Afya ya Jamii Idara ya wizara ya afya Uganda inajihusisha na kukuza afya, kuzuia magonjwa,na mambo ya afya ya kijamii, siha ya mazingira, afya ya shule,pamoja na jinsia na afya.Lengo kuu la idara hii ni kuongezea ufahamu na maarifa juu ya afya na jinsi ya kuzuia magonjwa na kukuza Afya yenye siha ili kuwa na watu wenye siha na uzalishaji nchini Uganda. Ili kufikia haya madhumuni utafiti ni muhimu katika kuunda sera na maamuzi.