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Goal 3 of 17

3. Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

UCU Libraries Focus

Health information literacy and reliable evidence help better decisions.

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Official

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Goal 3

Progress Metrics

24

Health Databases

52 / yr

Wellness Events

9,000+

Student Reach

Published UCU Evidence

Research contribution to SDG 3

These repository article records show how UCU scholarship contributes directly to this goal through evidence, policy learning, community insight, and discipline-specific research.

Health: 14

Health

Barriers to access and utilization of health services among marginalized communities in sub-Saharan African countries: Scoping review

Identifies obstacles that limit health access for vulnerable groups and helps inform equitable health service delivery.

2025 repository update

Health

Community health insurance (CHI) in sub-Saharan Africa: researching the context

Provides evidence for community health financing approaches that can support universal health coverage and social protection.

2025 repository update

Health

Health Financing and Policies in The Transition to Universal Health Coverage – Uganda as A Spotlight

Aligns directly with national health financing, universal health coverage, and improved quality of life objectives.

2025 repository update

Health

Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Uganda

Supports evidence-based investment in maternal, child, adolescent, and reproductive health outcomes.

2025 repository update

Health

Mental health in low-income countries: A call to improve mental health in Uganda

Raises mental health as a public policy and service-delivery priority for wellbeing and inclusive human development.

2025 repository update

Health

Determinants of sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in artisanal and small-scale mining communities of Uganda

Links public health, gender, youth protection, and mining-community vulnerability to targeted service delivery.

2025 repository update

Key Targets

What Should Be Achieved

1

Health literacy support

2

Mental wellness information access

3

Public health evidence use

Our Contribution

UCU Libraries Initiatives

Health research hubs

Wellness reading campaigns

Clinical evidence navigation support

At a Glance

Targets

3

Initiatives

3

Metrics Tracked

3

Focus Areas

5