Conservation Through
Public Health
Uganda
The Goals of CTPH:
- Promote conservation of gorillas through gorilla health and habitat conservation.
- Promote a One Health and Population, Health and Environment (PHE) approach to addressing some of the most pressing public health and environmental concerns in and around protected areas in Africa.
- Monitor and track zoonotic disease transmissions between wildlife, humans, and livestock to prevent outbreaks of deadly diseases.
- Empower local communities, with a special focus on women, to be stewards of their environment and to practice health-seeking behavior.
- Create sustainable income and improve livelihoods for community volunteers through income-generating projects and Village and Savings Loan Associations.
- Identify and cultivate sustainable sources of funds for CTPH programs.
- Advocate for One Health and PHE approaches to be institutionalized into policies at the regional, national, and multilateral levels.
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Areas of project focus:
Gorilla Conservation
Health
Alternative Livelihoods
Advocacy
Research