Using graduates as key stakeholders to inform training and policy in health professions: the hidden potential of tracer studies

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Background. Tracer studies are alumni surveys that attempt to track activities of graduates of an educational institution, which enable the contextualisation of these professionals through a dynamic …

An audit of registered radiology equipment resources in Uganda

Introduction: the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) relates to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and provision of quality essential health services. The Government of Uganda has operationalized this through the National …

Evaluating the impact of a multicountry interprofessional training programme to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A cohort study

Objective To assess the impact of an interprofessional case-based training programme to enhance clinical knowledge and confidence among clinicians working in high HIV-burden settings in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting Health …

Vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa

Risk Factors for Podoconiosis: Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, September 2015

Podoconiosis, a noninfectious elephantiasis, is a disabling neglected tropical disease. In August 2015, an elephantiasis case-cluster was reported in Kamwenge District, western Uganda. We investigated to identify the disease's nature …

The design and implementation of the re-vitalised integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2013-2016

Background: Uganda adopted and has been implementing the Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDSR) strategy since 2000. The goal was to build the country's capacity to detect, report promptly, and effectively respond …

Influence of boarding secondary school environment on HIV positive students in South Western Uganda

BackgroundThe number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is known on how the students cope to the pressures and demands …

Evidence on the Economic Burden of Repeat Malaria Episodes among Households in Rural Uganda

Propensity score matching is used to investigate the economic burden of repeat episodes of malaria in rural Uganda on farm incomes and household food consumption expenditures. We also examine the …

The politics of blended health sector financing in Uganda: unpacking the World Bank's global financing facility

AJOL Abstract: This paper examines the politics of blended financing with reference to the World Bank-inspired Global Financing Facility for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in Uganda. Critical …

EXPLORING THE CAUSES OF SELECTED CONDUCT DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL-GOING ADOLESCENTS IN UGANDA AND SOUTH AFRICA