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Inequalities in Medical Research and Development: The Case of Neglected Diseases
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
According to the World Health Report 2002, preventable or treatable infectious and parasitic diseases are the primary causes of death worldwide. The limited availability of appropriate drugs to treat these diseases is a ...
Export Health Workers? For Uganda, An Indecent Proposal Until…
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
This paper challenges the decision by the Government of Uganda to export health workers to developed countries. It argues that while the Ugandan National Health Policy emphasises strengthening the numbers of health personnel ...
Bhopal 20 Years on: Globalization and Corporate Responsibility
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
The year 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial disaster in human history. Some 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate leaked from a tank at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) chemical pesticide plant in Bhopal, ...
Reduction of User Fees in the Private-Not-For-Profit Hospitals in Uganda: Implications for Equity and Sustainability
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
While the reduction of user fees was not seriously contested as a big step towards equity and evidence of faithfulness to their mission, many private-not-for-profit (PNFP) hospitals dragged their feet in implementing these ...
Determining Staffing Levels and Mix of UCMB Affiliated Hospitals
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) affiliated hospitals, like many other health institutions, are stressed by limited resources and increasing costs. This calls for a need to finance the increasing costs through efficiency ...
Do Affordable Fees Really Matter? The Case of Nkozi Hospital
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
This paper looks at the pervasive problem of low utilisation of health units for maternal and other reproductive health services. It gives one example of how a poorly performing institution made a turn-around and, driven ...
Promoting Equity In Health
(2004-12)
To promote health equity is to address a great deal of inequities in society. It is not easy but it can be done. It requires that an upstream action is taken. This action consists of eight steps: analyse inequity, act on ...
Trends of Reported HIV Sexual Risk Behaviour and HIV Incidence Among Fisher Folk in Uganda Receiving Clinic-Based Routine HIV Counseling and Testing
(2009)
HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been shown to reduce HIV risk behaviorandis central to HIV prevention programs. We investigated risk behaviorand HIV incidenceTrendsin a fisher folkcohort on Lake Victoria, Uganda. HIV ...
Effects of cost on the quality of MBA programmes in Ugandan Universities
(Nkumba University, 2009)
The current study set out to assess the effect of cost on the quality of Master of Business Administration [MBA] programmes in Ugandan Universities using a hypothesized model. The research was carried out in six universities ...
Adherence to Laboratory Findings in the Management of Malaria in The High and Low Transmission Areas of Nakasongola and Kabalore Districts of Uganda
(2008)
Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa today. It is estimated that a single bout of malaria in Africa costs a sum equivalent to earning for over ten working days. In Uganda, more than 95% ...