Does introducing deliveries at Health Center II improve maternal outcomes?
Accessibility has been identified as an important determinant for the use of hospital-based obstetric care. With distances in many rural areas often being too large to be covered by just a few superior health facilities, problems of geographical and financial accessibility are well documented reasons for abstaining from or delaying both self and institutional […]
National Immunization Policy implementation considerations
The Ministry of Health is in the process of finalizing a national immunization policy. The policy’s successful implementation will be measured partly on how far its activities reach the target population – the coverage, which has been low in Uganda. With a comprehensive and wholesome draft policy in place, this paper presents factors that […]
Strategies to improve the coverage of at least four antenatal care visits in Mukono district: Rapid response brief
Current WHO recommendations emphasize that women attend at least 8 antenatal care visits during pregnancy. However, this appears to be a huge task for low-income countries that have struggled to increase coverage of at least four antenatal care visits.
Should all research participants be paid for participation in research?
There is a split of opinion among the bioethicists and researchers on whether research participants need to be paid for participation in research. The payment is typically in terms of compensation for time spent by a participant on a study related activity and or reimbursement for expenses incurred. However, once payment has been agreed […]
What is the role of stem cell therapy in the management of noncommunicable diseases? How does it work and what are its implications on the health system?
It was thought that the heart does not regenerate because adult cardiomyocytes (cells that form the heart muscle) do not have this capacity once formed at conception, and that the only response to an increased functional demand is hypertrophy. However, evidence is now emerging that in fact cells regenerating the heart exist and may […]
What would be the appropriate health financing strategy for Uganda?
A relatively good and sustainable health financing strategy in developing countries is dependent on a blend or mix of tax-based financing, mandatory insurance for the formal sector, private insurance, CBHI, formal user-fees and informal contributions. Policymakers need to analyze and consider what contribution each method can make, and in what proportions to achieve universal […]
How can the sustainability of a public health (food fortification) program be ensured?
This paper shows that for the sustainability of a public health interventional program, an organization needs to consider social structures of sustainability which includes organizational routines set within institutional standards. It further points out that implementation and sustainability of programs are related processes and should be treated as such acknowledging that certain specific events […]
What guidelines are present to facilitate the evaluation of a natural material extract as a larvicide?
The document provides guidance on laboratory studies and small-scale and large-scale field trials to determine the efficacy, field application rates and operational feasibility and acceptability of a mosquito larvicide.
Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management?
Larvicides cut both the number of mosquitoes and the prevalence of malaria and using larvicides has been found to be viable and cost-effective costing about US$0.5 cents to protect a person for a year compared with US$2 for Insecticide Treated Nets although the two approaches should be used in complement of each other.
Does Social Health Insurance improve health system organization and utilization of services?
This paper confirms and shows that Social Health Insurance does improve organization of services in health systems and in addition improves utilization for the services in the general public and in different vulnerable groups as well. If and when implemented well and carefully, Social Health Insurance would benefit a low- income country greatly in […]
