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Rapid Response Briefs (69)

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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundRe-settling in communities for Covid-19 survivors and their contacts following release from isolation facilities might be particularly challenging. Due to the enormous fear Covid-19 has caused in communities, returning individuals …

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Effective communication strategies during COVID-19 outbreak; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundPolicy and decision makers in Uganda are cognisant of the importance of effective communication from the responsible authorities in the prevention and control of an outbreak, as a lack of …

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Forming partnerships between Health Management Organisations and public health service providers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:A private partner has built a health facility in a district in Uganda and intends to operate a Health Management Organization model of health care delivery. However, the facility is …

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How facilities can adequately prepare to provide safe spaces and management for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic in LMIC; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background: Elderly population accounts for a big percentage of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths worldwide. Despite Uganda reporting 44 cases as of 1st April 2020 with no fatality, MoH is …

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Impact of Acting District Health Officers on Health Services Delivery within their Respective Jurisidictions; A Case for Advocacy; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The staffing norms for the districts in Uganda require that each district has a District Health Officer (DHO) who is a qualified medical docor with additional training in â¦â¦. However, …

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Integration of Health Services Delivery for the Elderly within the Existing Structures; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …

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Results-Based Financing in low and middle-income countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There are on-going efforts within the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda to actively scale up results-based financing (RBF) and improve health system performance by aligning investments to system performance. …

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Safety Considerations for Standard Operating Procedures for Places of Worship during the COVID-19 pandemi; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There have been several outcries from believers and leaders of religious sects in Uganda for the government to allow places of worship to reopen to the public describing them as …

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Strengthening district laboratory systems: Scaling up the response for the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:Probable cases of Covid-19 with in districts have to be refered or transported to designated facilities to collect samples amidst an on-going country wide lockdown. This is increasingly becoming a …

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Strengthening Health promotion and prevention structures at the districts; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health recently issued guidance to districts to increase health promotion and prevention expenditure in the primary health care grant from 10% to 30%. However, districts note several …

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FACING UGANDAâS LAW ON ABORTION: Experiences from Women & Service Providers
CEHURD
2016
Report
Health Research

Ugandaâs lawon abortionp r o h i b i t sseveral acts andomissions relating toabortion and setsout to punish womenand health workerswho perform any ofthe prohibited acts.And yet it should …

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CASE DIGEST - SIMPLIFIED VERSION: CHALLENGING MULAGO HOSPITAL ON NEWBORN CARE AND MANAGEMENT
CEHURD
2018
Report
Health Research

FACTS OF THE CASEMs Jennifer Musiimenta went to MulagoHospital with labor pains on 14th March2012 and delivered a set of twins on thesame day but one of the babiesmysteriously disappeared. …

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Comparative review: Implementation of constitutional provisions on the right to healthcare in Kenya and Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The right to healthcare is a fundamental human right. It requires states to put in place policies and plans that will lead to available and accessible health services for their …

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POLICY BRIEF: Capacity of Adolescents to Consent to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: The Case for Policy, Legal and Pragmatic Reform
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Sexual and Reproductive Health needs ofAdolescentsAdolescents (10-19 years) constitute about one quarterof Ugandaâs population.2 Almost 22% of these haveexperienced sexual activity.3 As a result, by the ageof 15-19, up to …

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POLICY BRIEF: IMPROVING THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVISION OF HIV AND TB SERVICES TO KEY POPULATIONS, PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV AND THOSE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Categories of people that have the highest risk of getting infected with HIV ironically have the least access to HIV prevention, care and support services â and consequently are the …

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POLICY BRIEF: SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOL HEALTH
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The Ministry of Education and Sports has drafted a National School Health Policy to guide the design and implementation of interventions to improve health in school settings in Uganda over …

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Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Movement Building Report
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

ABackgroundOn 1st to 2nd July 2019, CEHURD convened a Conversation on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights(SRHRs) Movement Building in Entebbe-Uganda. The Conversation attracted a cross range of over45 SRHR activists, …

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SPEAKING UP: A HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT OF UGANDAâS DRAFT SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report presents the findings of the assessment of the UgandaâsDraft School Health Policy. In 2018, the Uganda Ministry ofEducation and Sports, and Ministry of Health developed theDraft School …

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Human Rights Implications of Inadequate Contraceptive Access and Use in Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Family planning services and contraceptives are critical in the prevention of unintended pregnancies, miscarriages, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths. Hence, they improve the health of women and the overall well-being …

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Integration of the Human Rights A A Based Approach into healthcare delivery in selected health facilities in Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), part- nered with the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO to undertake an assessment on the application of the HRBA principles in …

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