Overview

What is Conservation Through Public Health?

Mountain gorillas are found in the rainforests that stretch across the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat encroachment, poaching, political and economic instability and preventable diseases threaten the mountain gorillas as the population has dwindled to an estimated 700 individuals.

Uganda is home to half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas, located in Mgahinga National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Surrounding these protected areas live isolated and impoverished communities with limited access to information and basic health services.

Diseases spread between humans, wildlife and livestock as a result of humans and gorillas living in such close proximity and having 98.4% identical genetic make up. Ugandans dedicated to resolving such threats to the community and local wildlife, founded Conservation Through Public Health in 2002 and work in the fields of Wildlife Health Monitoring, Human Public Health and Information, Education and Communication.

Mission

To promote conservation and public health by improving primary health care to people and animals in and around protected areas in Africa.

Vision

To prevent and control disease transmission where wildlife, people and their animals meet while cultivating a winning attitude to conservation and public health in local communities

Conservation Through Public Health is a grassroots non governmental non profit organization, registered in Uganda (NGO)-ID NO S 5914/4719 and USA, registered 501 (c) 3 tax exempt charity ID# 37-1455761.