Can Volunteer Community Health Workers Decrease Child Morbitiy and Mortality...
This impact evaluation was conducted to assess volunteer community health workers’ effect on child morbidity, mortality and to calculate volunteer retention. [from abstract]
View ArticlePerformance of Community Health Workers Under Integrated Community Case...
This study compared the performance of community health workers managing malaria and pneumonia with performance of those managing malaria alone in eastern Uganda and the factors influencing...
View ArticlePolicy and Programmatic Implications of Task Shifting in Uganda: A Case Study
Uganda has a severe health worker shortage and a high demand for health care services. This study aimed to assess the policy and programmatic implications of task shifting in Uganda. [from abstract]
View ArticleDescriptive Study on Health Workforce Performance after Decentralisation of...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance of health workers after decentralisation of the health services in Uganda in order to identify and suggest possible areas for improvement....
View ArticlePrivate Sector Drug Shops in Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria,...
This study sought to determine appropriateness of treatment of common childhood illnesses at private sector drug shops in two rural districts of Uganda. [adapted from abstract]
View ArticleOur Side of the Story: A Policy Report on the Lived Experience and Opinions...
This research set out to explore with frontline health workers and their managers how working conditions affect attitudes, behaviour and practices. It also sought the positive side of the health worker...
View ArticleStrengthening Health Workforce Capacity through Work-Based Training
This article outlines the development and use of an eight-month modular, in-service work-based training program in Uganda aimed at strengthening the capacity for monitoring and evaluation and...
View ArticleHuman Resources for Health Professional Development at the District Level:...
This report shares lessons learned from Uganda and, using this experience as a foundation, offers selected suggestions for how other countries might develop and implement HRH professional development...
View ArticlePrivate and Public Health Care in Rural Uganda
The objective of this study was to determine the type and number of different types of health care providers, and the quality, cost and utilization of care delivered by those providers in rural Uganda....
View ArticleAspirations for Quality Health Care in Uganda: How Do We Get There?
The authors undertook a qualitative study, along with a large census and health-provider survey in to understand priorities for quality in health care from the perspectives of health workers and...
View ArticleImplementation and Scale-Up of Psycho-Trauma Centers in a Post-Conflict Area:...
This article describes a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Peter C. Alderman Foundation and Ugandan government institutions that demonstrated the feasibility of delivering low cost,...
View ArticleCreating an Enabling Environment for Human Resources for Health Program...
Despite advances, insufficient progress has been made in implementing HRH interventions to improve access to qualified health workers. This qualitative study was conducted to determine the factors that...
View ArticlePoor Retention Does Not Have to be the Rule: Retention of Volunteer Community...
Since 2004, Healthy Child Uganda (HCU) has trained volunteer community health workers in child health promotion in rural southwest Uganda. This study analyses the retention and motivation of volunteer...
View ArticleAccreditation in a Sub Saharan Medical School: A Case Study at Makerere...
This analysis paper highlights the process of standard defining for Medical Education in a typically low resourced sub Saharan medial school environment. [from abstract]
View ArticleCompliance with Focused Antenatal Care Services: Do Health Workers in Rural...
This study aimed to assess health workers’ compliance with the procedures set in the focused antenatal care (ANC) guidelines in rural Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso; to compare the compliance within...
View ArticleOrganization and Implementation of Community-Based Education Programs for...
This study was undertaken to assess the scope and nature of community-based education for various health worker cadres in Uganda. [from abstract]
View ArticleOccupational Exposure to HIV: A Conflict Situation for Health Workers
This study aimed to determine the frequency of occupational exposure to HIV, the circumstances and predisposing factors, the high-risk groups, the extent to which exposures are reported and the...
View ArticleChallenges Faced by Health Workers in Providing Counselling Services to...
A descriptive study was conducted to explore the challenges health workers face in providing HIV counselling and testing services to children in Uganda. [adapted from abstract]
View ArticleNoninferiority of a Task-Shifting HIV Care and Treatment Model Using Peer...
The objective of this study was to assess the non-inferiority of a task-shifting HIV treatment model relying on peer counselors and nurses compared with a physician-centered model among HIV-1-positive...
View ArticleQuality of Intrapartum Care at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda:...
The study contributes to quality improvement programs responsible for accelerating reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Uganda. It documents and informs clinicians, hospital...
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