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    • How Much Do Lab Tests Cost? Analysis of Lacor Hospital Laboratory Services 

      Ninci, Antonella; Ocakacon, Robert (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)
      An analysis of the laboratory activity costs was done in the Laboratory Department of Lacor Hospital in order to calculate the global cost of each test and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the service. The study is a ...

    • Defining Equity in Health 

      Braveman, Paula (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      For purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic disparities in health (or in the major social determinants of health) between groups with different levels of underlying ...

    • Innovative Approaches to Community Mobilisation Forimmunisation in Maracha Health Sub District, Arua District 

      Driwale, Alfred (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      For years, the vaccination coverage for the indicator doses (DPT3) in Maracha Health Sub-District (HSD) have not reached the 80% target set by the Ministry of health. The Health Sub District management team brainstormed ...

    • Measuring Patient Satisfaction in UCMB Health Institutions 

      Lochoro, Peter (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      There is growing interest to measure patient satisfaction and collect the views of patients about the services they use. Satisfaction is essential if we have to get people utilize services, comply with treatments and improve ...

    • International Recruitment of Health Workers to the UK: A Report for DFID 

      Buchan, James; Dovlo, Delanyo (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      Whilst the issue of international migration of health workers is sometimes presented as a one-way linear "brain drain", the dynamics of international mobility, migration and recruitment of health workers re complex, covering ...

    • Inequalities in Medical Research and Development: The Case of Neglected Diseases 

      Cicciò, Luigi (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… 

      Maniple, Everd (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 

      Murru, Maurizio (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 

      Mugisha, John (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 

      Namaganda, Grace (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 

      Mabirizi, David (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 ...

    • Using HMIS for monitoring and planning: the experience of Uganda catholic medical bureau 

      Mandelli, Andrea; Giusti, Daniele (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)
      Uganda has been successful in implementing the national "Health Management Information System" (HMIS). This is attributed to the combined efforts of different providers operating jointly in the health system. Disease ...

    • HIV/AIDS in an established market economy: the case of Italy 

      Manfrin, Vinicio; Franzetti, Marzia (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)
      At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Italy, needle sharing among Intravenous Drug Users (IVDUs) was the principal mechanism of transmission of HIV. After an initial burst of the epidemic, the incidence declined ...

    • Development of HMIS in poor countries: Uganda as a case study 

      Kintu, Peter; Nanyunja, Miriam; Nzabanita, Amos; Magoola, Ruth (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)
      Planning, monitoring and evaluation of healthcare programmes provides a strong foundation for the realisation of quality health service delivery systems. This involves regular collection, analysis and interpretation of ...

    • Evaluating HIV testing algorithms for research, diagnosis and surveillance 

      Massimo, Fabiani; Nattabi, Barbara; Biryahwaho, Benon; Ouma, Jacob; Ninci, Antonella; Declich, Silvia (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)
      The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of the HIV testing algorithms used at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor (Gulu district, North Uganda) for research, diagnosis and surveillance. The validity of a new testing ...

    • A Randomized Controlled Safety and Acceptability Trial of Dextrin Sulphate Vaginal Microbicide Gel in Sexually Active Women in Uganda 

      Unknown author (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005-06-27)
      Objective: To assess the safety of dextrin sulphate (DS) gel compared to placebo gel in terms of local and systemic adverse events, and to determine the acceptability of dextrin sulphate gel. Design: A 4-week randomized ...

    • Exploring the relationship between privatisation of health care and infant mortality in Africa 

      Karungi, Gloria; Klazinga, Niek S. (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)
      The introduction of user fee system in the government health facilities of most Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), shifted part of the burden of financing health care onto the community, raising concerns about its relation ...

    • Prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children in Moyo district, Uganda. 

      Mote, K.E.; Makanga, B; Kisakye, J.J.M (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)
      Faecal samples from 94 schoolchildren of five primary schools in Moyo subcounty, West Nile, were examined by concentration method. Forty pupils, 22 boys and 18 girls were found infested with one or a combination of intestinal ...

    • Gender analysis of health facility utilization in Uganda. Health Policy and Development 

      Bakeera, S; Talisuna, A; Murindwa, G; Kirunga, C (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)
      A gender analysis study of health facility utilization rates in Uganda over the period July 2003 to April 2004 was undertaken in four districts of Uganda. The key conclusions are that: (1) Collecting data to analyze for ...

    • 'New wave' won't be a tsunami: the genesis of high HIV rates in Africa. 

      Epstein, Helen; Parkinson, Stewart (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)