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 …
Kiguli-Malwadde E.,
Businge F.,
Mubuuke A. G.,
Makerere University Uganda
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
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 …
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 …
Martin S.,
Kiguli-Malwadde E.,
Semitala F.,
Forster M.,
Chilemba E.,
Couper I.,
Motlhatlhedi K.,
Celentano J.,
Haruzivishe C.,
Sears D.
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
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 …
Ario AR,
Zhu BP,
Matovu JKB,
Makumbi I,
Kaharuza F,
Kihembo C,
Masiira B,
Musenero M,
Nabukenya I,
Lali WZ
and others...
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
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 …
Nsubuga P,
Makumbi I,
Kihembo C,
Masiira B,
Nabukenya I,
Nanyunja M,
Nakiire L,
Katushabe E,
Natseri N,
Komakech I
and others...
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
