The main objective is to establish the extent of implementation of malaria, family planning and emergency obstetric care policies in Uganda and use these results to support stakeholder engagements for corrective action. This is the first PIB survey of the three planned surveys and its specific ...
The rise on the international scene of advocacy for universal health coverage (UHC) was accompanied by the promotion of a variety of health financing policies. Major donors presented health insurance, user fee exemption, and results-based financing polic
The assessment argues that although the Pandemic Fund has adopted a few measures to recognise and address some of the challenges, overall, the Pandemic Fund has unclear policies in response to most of the challenges while leaving many unaddressed. Conclusion It remains unclear how the Pandemic Fund...
In response, public health experts have provided important technical analysis to inform the drafting of trade agreements and trade-related policies in ways that can mitigate impacts on health [8,9]. Indeed, trade can have positive impacts for health, depending on the specifics. Yet, despite accu...
Purpose: The study sought to fill the knowledge gap by examining whether there were changes in Health Financing policies for Uganda's health care system from 2002 to 2015 and their impact. Methodology: Literature on aid for health in low and middle-income countries was reviewed, while data on...
Discrimination can be institutionalized through existing laws, policies and practices that negatively focus on people living with HIV and marginalized groups, including criminalized populations99.” HIV-related stigma–as defined by UNAIDS, “the negative beliefs, feelings, and attitudes towards people ...
In South Africa, activism by Treatment Action Campaign and other groups led to dramatic changes in national HIV policies, which have reverberated around the world. In every region, activists have emerged to challenge high prices for HIV treatments and to insist on approaches to intellectual ...
We define policies as decisions made by those with responsibility for a given policy arena [26].This study is part of a bigger study that seeks to enhance our understanding of how we can improve uptake of evidence in health policy development in Uganda. Previous work led to the development ...
It is necessary to understand this situation and the key challenges relating to the health workforce in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic before implementing new policies and interventions. To improve the distribution of health workers in rural areas, strategies of increasing production and ...
In an effort to improve HWs development, attraction, recruitment, and retention in rural and remote areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended set of strategies including those pertaining to the development of HWs. Notably, targeted admission policies to enrol students with a rural ...