A5022788928- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- International Development and Aid
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Sex work and related issues
- Malaria Research and Control
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Health and Surgery
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Disaster Response and Management
Makerere University
2016-2025
Mulago Hospital
2013-2023
Public Health Department
2019
University of London
2004-2012
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2007-2012
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2012
In the first of a series articles addressing current challenges and opportunities for development Health Policy & Systems Research (HPSR), Kabir Sheikh colleagues lay out main questions vexing field.
In the second in a series of articles addressing current challenges and opportunities for development Health Policy Systems Research (HPSR), Lucy Gilson colleagues argue importance insights from social sciences.
In the final article in a series addressing current challenges and opportunities for development of Health Policy Systems Research (HPSR), Sara Bennett colleagues lay out an agenda action moving forward.
WHO recommends the use of psychological interventions as first-line treatment for depression in low-income and middle-income countries. However, evaluations effectiveness cost-effectiveness such among people with HIV are scarce. Our aim was to establish group support psychotherapy (GSP) delivered by lay health workers living a rural area Uganda on large scale.In this cluster-randomised trial, we included 30 centres offering care. These were randomly assigned deliver either GSP or education...
Background: Medical oxygen is essential in the management of several human disease conditions including acute respiratory across life course, and yet access remains unequal many low middle income countries, Peru. This study explores Peru s challenges ensuring reliable supplies, with a focus on those laid bare or exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic, to inform strategies for improving medical access. Methodology Principal Findings: Using political economy analysis, we conducted 13 key informant...
Use of evidence in health policymaking plays an important role, especially resource-constrained settings where informed decisions on resource allocation are paramount. Several knowledge translation (KT) models have been developed, but few applied to low income countries. If KT expected explain uptake and implementation, or lack it, they must be contextualized take into account the specificity countries for example, strong influence donors. The main objective this research is elaborate a...
This article is grounded in a research programme which set out to understand how rebuild health systems post-conflict. Four countries were studied-Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Cambodia-which at different distances from conflict crisis, as well having unique stories. During the process, Ebola epidemic broke West Africa. has continued face profound economic crisis. Within our on worker incentives, we captured insights 128 life histories in-depth interviews with variety of staff that had...
Uganda halved its maternal mortality to 343/100,000 live births between 1990 and 2015, but did not meet the Millennium Development Goal 5. Skilled, timely good quality antenatal (ANC) delivery care can prevent majority of maternal/newborn deaths stillbirths. We examine coverage, equity, sector provision content ANC 1991 2011. conducted a repeated cross-sectional study using four Demographic Health Surveys (1995, 2000, 2006 2011).Using most recent birth adjusting for survey sampling, we...
Despite the expanding literature on how reforms may affect health workers and which reactions they provoke, little research has been conducted mechanisms of effect through sector either promote or discourage worker performance. This paper seeks to trace these examines contextual framework reform objectives in Uganda Bangladesh, workers' responses changes their working environments by taking a 'realistic evaluation' approach.The study findings were generated triangulating both qualitative...
Many full-time Ugandan government health providers take on additional jobs - a phenomenon called dual practice. We describe the complex patterns that characterize evolution of practice in Uganda, and local management practices emerged response, five facilities. An in-depth understanding can contribute to policy discussions improving public sector performance.
Introduction: Mentorship is a critical element of capacity-building for health research as it can support career counseling, promote interest in and build professional networks. Few studies mentorship have taken place low- middle-income countries. This paper explores the dimension Fogarty International Center's (FIC) to training Kenya Uganda. Methods: exploratory study documents nature mentoring that occurred within FIC programs, considers outcomes mentoring, strengths weaknesses trainee...
Medical oxygen is an essential health treatment for both acute and chronic conditions across all age groups. Strong medical systems save lives. Therefore, adequate access to safe, affordable, appropriate services crucial improving population meeting the Sustainable Development Goal targets. However, severely limited or unreliable have been a persistent issue in many low-income middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly among small facilities serving poor, rural, otherwise marginalised populations.
Abstract Although donor transitions from HIV programmes are increasingly common in low-and middle-income countries, there limited analyses of long-term impacts on services. We examined the impact changes President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding policy services Eastern Uganda between 2015 and 2021.We conducted a qualitative case study two districts (Luuka Bulambuli), which were affected by shifts PEPFAR policy. In-depth interviews with officials at national sub-national...
The medicines retail sector (MRS) enables access to life-saving health commodities. Despite efforts harness this market for public goals, in low- and middle-income countries it is rarely incorporated into pandemic preparedness. This paper analyses the role of MRS response COVID-19 Uganda, extent which was national planning continuity essential services. We conducted a cross-sectional study using sequential mixed methods two purposively sampled rural districts central Uganda. Qualitative...
This study aims to analyse the disparity between rules and procedures at social venues in Uganda current regulatory requirements concerning venue worker safety. Between 2021 2023, we analysed national laws/policies impacting safety health of workers Uganda. analysis was complemented by data collected from 66 in-depth interviews with workers. Additionally, organised two subnational/national dialogues key stakeholders Our findings revealed minimal adherence regulations workplace venues. Many...
O'nyong-nyong (ONN) fever, caused by infection with a mosquito-borne central African alphavirus, is an acute, nonfatal illness characterized polyarthralgia. During 1996–1997, south-central Uganda experienced the second ONN fever epidemic ever recognized. Among 391 persons interviewed and sampled, 40 cases of confirmed 21 presumptive, well-characterized recent, or previous were identified through active case-finding efforts during household serosurvey application clinical laboratory criteria....
Background In low income countries, several barriers exist to the use of health services for child delivery, including distance, transportation, informal costs or perceived quality. Yet there is rarely information about which are more less important a given facility. This study assessed relative importance different maternal facility in rural Uganda through simple indicators based on locally available data. Methods Data from public facilities performing deliveries district were used along...