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    The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Ghana and Uganda
    (Science Direct-Elsevier, 2021-06-18) Katongole, Simon Peter; Yaro, Peter; Bukuluki, Paul
    The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on health systems at global, national, and subnational levels. During disease outbreaks, the human resources for health are among the most affected building blocks of the healthcare system. However, there is limited data on the experiences of frontline health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for their psychosocial wellbeing. We conducted in-depth interviews with health workers in two hospitals in Uganda and Ghana that have been at the helm of treating people who are being treated for COVID-19. This chapter discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of health workers in two African countries, Uganda and Ghana. It also discusses the mechanisms employed by health workers to cope with COVID-19 and its consequences. In addition, we also discuss existing strategies the health systems of these countries have developed and implemented to promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of health workers managing the COVID-19 pandemic in hospitals in Uganda and Ghana. We conclude by calling upon governments and the international community to invest in promoting the mental and psychosocial wellbeing of health workers as well as people who are being treated for COVID-19 affected by outbreaks particularly COVID-19.
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    Management of higher education learning and teaching through crisis: a benchmark for improved future learning in Uganda
    (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2024-06-05) Omona, Kizito; Ssuka, Kizito Jonathan; Ouma, Richard; Nalela, Kizito; Amoding, Jane Florence; Arayo, Susan; Kayi, Modest O.’dama
    Uganda, a country situated in Eastern Africa, has a land area of 241,555 square kilometres and a population estimate of 44,269,000 people. Uganda is home to dozens of African ethnic groups, as well as a small Asian community. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, from January 3rd, 2020, to July 26th, 2022, there have been 168,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 3627 deaths due to the pandemic. In early March 2020, there was dramatic closure of all institutions of learning by the government. The speed of these closures significantly affected higher institutions of learning, and the management of learning and teaching processes was predominantly by crisis. This study examined the management of higher education learning and teaching through a crisis in Uganda between January 2020 and July 2022. A literature search of databases was made to examine the management of higher education learning and teaching in Uganda. Studies showed that the magnitude of learning disruption variably affected the management of different learning and teaching processes across the whole country. Both learners and instructors, as well as the administration of the different learning institutions, were taught important lessons from this unprecedented event. These could form the benchmark for future improvement of learning and teaching processes in Uganda.