# Disseminating Research Results To

University Stakeholders:The Child Health project at Mbarara University Doreen Omony Akello Public Relations Officer Mbarara University of Science and Technology Uganda 

## The  Core Functions Of A University Teaching Research

Community Service Research forms an important foundation of a university. The strength of any university is measured by the volume.

Unfortunately dissemination of research findings has been limited to only journals and academia. 

University Stakeholders  
University activities are influenced by both the  internal publics and external publics.

Students Employees
Media Community Service providers Policy makers Non Governmetal organizations

## The Role Of Pr

Act as a link between all university stakeholders by providing  information  
through various medium website, newsletters, brochures, events, open days, exhibitions, mass media

## Communicating The Child Health Project (Hcu) Project Objectives

To improve child survival through a comprehensive community based health education program The project trains and supports Village Health Volunteers 
(VHV) 
in rural Southwestern Uganda to support child health activities in their local communities. 

## Project Partners Medium Of Communication

Mass media Website Nomination for competitions Brochures
Exhibitions Newsletters Open days 

## Challenges

Inadequate funding for the PR department resulting to inconsistency. It is important Information  flows consistently No funding for PR research 

## Personnel

Understanding the importance of PR

## Why Pr Is Important

PR 
training provides the skills of packaging and communicating information to a wider audience in a simple way unlike in academia or journals Because PR  has the ability to package and tell the story in detail to a wider audience, PR departments in universities need to be supported Thank You!

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