Uganda and Health systems
- Capital:
Kampala - Population:
33398682 - Size:
236040.0 Km2
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- HINARI
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- The BLDS health collection
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Search for the latest health-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Task shifting in Uganda: a case study
- Y.M. Dambisya; S. Matinhure / BioMed Central, 2012
- Uganda has a severe health worker shortage and a high demand for health care services; therefore, task shifting is happening in Uganda on a wide scale, at various levels of care, in many forms. This study aims to assess the policy and...
- Tracking and monitoring the health workforce: a new human resources information system (HRIS) in Uganda | Human Resources for Health
- J. C. Spero 2011
- The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council database is valuable in monitoring and reviewing information about nurses and midwives. However, information obtained from this system is also important in improving strategic planning for the gr...
- Valuing Health Workers Research and Advocacy
- S. Nock / Voluntary Service Overseas, 2011
- A clear, concise 2 page publication to introduce the research and advocacy programme designed to provide evidence for governments on how best to change policy and implementation to address health worker shortages. A clear summary of a...
- How ICTs can be used in Africa to develop and deliver continuing medical education to rural healthcare workers
- S. Ntiro; J. Mrema / International Institute for Communication and Development, 2003
- This report presents some of the background materials prepare for the meeting held in April 2003 and coorganised jointly by IICD, Cordaid and CEDHA jto explore ways in which ICTs can be used to develop and deliver continuing medical e...
- HIV and fertility in Africa
- Knowledge Services, IDS, 2011
- This "Studies of HIV in African communities 'Highlights'", which was produced by IDS Knowledge Services with partners in the ALPHA Network, includes findings and recommendations around the topic of fertility in African communities aff...
- Experiences from sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS
- Knowledge Services, IDS, 2009
- The true test of the effectiveness of health and development research is whether people use it – for decision-making, influencing, referencing, or most importantly, to bring about change. Development actors are paying...
- Management of severe malaria in Uganda remains a challenge
- PLoS ONE, 2011
- This journal article describes a study which highlights the serious challenges faced in the management of severe malaria in a resource limited setting like Uganda. The study was conducted to evaluate the management practices for sever...
- The scope of mobile technology to improve health systems in developing countries
- A Iluyemi / School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, 2007
- This presentation is a summary of ongoing research about the impact of Mobile ICTs on users and organisations in developing countries. Both organisational and end users’ behaviour are key to the success of mobile health systems....
- Improved resource allocation through successful health care reform: the case of Uganda
- F. Ssengooba (ed) / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2006
- One of the claims of the sector-wide approach in the health sector is that improved coordination mechanisms should lead to a better allocation of resources within the sector. In particular, it is argued that the pooling of financial r...
- A handbook for those working in the community who supporting HIV prevention, care, support and treatment
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2009
- Uganda like many other developing countries, suffers from inequitable distribution of health workers between rural and urban areas and between public and private sectors. To strengthen the referral systems, people living with HIV have...
- African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
Tanzanian organisation promoting affordable and culturally appropriate palliative care in Africa
- Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Uganda (MUIPH)
- Training and research institute
