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Financing the Millennium Development Goals: Is More Public Spending the Best Way to Meet Poverty Reduction Targets?
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
The strategy for expanding public services through donor funding is flawed and is doomed to fail. Donor funding necessitates increased internal public expenditure. This shifts resources away from the export-oriented private ...
From Alma Ata to Millennium Development Goals: To What Extent Has Equity Been Achieved?
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
Equity was a core value in the Alma Ata declaration on PHC. However, the interpretation of equity varied and its application became difficult. Equity goals and objectives have often been rhetoric rather than practical. ...
Voting with their Feet: What Lessons Can be Leant From Increased Consumption of Public Services in Uganda?
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
Uganda is a long way off achieving its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Persistently high child and maternal mortality reflect to some extent the poor performance of the health sector. The poor health service performance ...
The Millennium Development Goals: The Ultimate Test of Will and Determination
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
On the eve of the 3rd millennium, stock was taken of PHC and health sector reforms. The results of a shocking failure of previously advocated goals were evident. Therefore, a new set of goals and mechanisms were adopted ...