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Diplomacy for development or doom? Epistemological reflections on Uganda's recentforeign policy achievements and blunders
(Instituto de Estudios Internacionales Universidad de Chile, 2012-04)
This article is guided by a triangulation of neo-realist and neo-liberalist post-modernist approaches to the analysis of foreign policy coupled with Rosenau's pre-theory and Allison's models of foreign policy decision- ...
University education for sustainable national development: Implications for University Leadership, Management and Society
(2012)
This paper discusses the social and philosophical underpinnings of the role of education in
economic development in Uganda. It is partly based on a study on bureaucracy and the
management of the challenges facing Makerere ...
The cause of endomyocardial fibrosis in Uganda
(Sage Journals, 2012)
The cause of endomyocardial fibrosis in Uganda remains unknown in spite of studies dating back to 1948. Herbal decoctions have been used by traditional healers for countless generations to treat many complaints, especially ...
The representation of gender in English textbooks in Uganda
(Taylor and Francis, 2012-06-29)
The central role played by textbooks in children’s education in developing
countries has been highlighted previously in this journal. This paper
reports on how an English-language textbook used commonly in Ugandan
secondary ...
The Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST): An Effectiveness Study on Improving Newborn Health and Survival in Rural Uganda Through a Community-based Intervention Linked to Health Facilities - Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background
Reducing neonatal-related deaths is one of the major bottlenecks to achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. Studies in Asia and South America have shown that neonatal mortality can be reduced through community-based ...
Newborn Survival in Uganda: A Decade of Change and Future Implications
(Oxford University Press, 2012-06-07)
Each year in Uganda 141 000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday; 26% of these children die in their first month of life. In a setting of persistently high fertility rates, a crisis in human resources for ...