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Antiretrovirals are Coming to Africa: Are you Ready?
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
International agencies are beginning a rapid scaling up of antiretroviral distribution programs in Africa. Some are particularly looking for "faith-based organizations" (FBOs) as partners. The new initiatives may offer ...
Political Economy of Health with Reference to Primary Health Care
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
Politics and economics have dealt with resource allocation from time immemorial. However, the basis for resource allocation and sharing depend on the nature and type of politics and economics, which also depend on different ...
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 ...
Agricultural Biotechnology for Developing Countries
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in "The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-04", examines the potential of agricultural biotechnology to address the current and future needs of the world's poor ...
Continuing Medical Education: Lessons From Butambala Health Sub-District
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
Continuing medical education (CME) is one way of keeping health workers updated with the new developments and new insights in treatment and approaches to health issues. It also helps them remember what is forgotten. This ...
Integrating Service Delivery in IDP Camps: The Case of Northern Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
The mid-north and parts of eastern Uganda are under siege from the LRA and poor health. There are about 1.6 million people displaced by the LRA living in squalid camps. In these camps, the IDPs are cramped in huts built ...
The Northern Uganda War: The “Small Conflict” That Became the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
Acholi land was once known as the breadbasket of Uganda, but it is now the poorest part of the country. More than 900,000 people (over 80%) in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader are displaced, living in camps and ...
Planning Health Care For Internally Displaced Persons: Experiences in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
A significant proportion of Ugandans have at one time or another been forced to flee their homes. In 1997 alone, point prevalence revealed that 2,000,000 persons were displaced and it is estimated that currently about 1.6 ...
Delivering Health Care to IDPs: Experiences and Challenges in Katakwi District
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
There are two broad categories of IDPs in Katakwi district by cause; those displaced by the Karamojong rustlers and those displaced by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) incursion. Sporadic Karamajong raids started over 50 ...