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Mainstreaming the ‘Abortion question’ into the right to health in Uganda
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2021)
The right to health is a social and economic right that requires progressive realisation by
states (Chenwi 2013). Although Uganda’s Constitution does not provide for the right to health,
the country is a signatory to the ...
Policy implementation challenges and barriers to access sexual and reproductive health services faced by people with disabilities: An intersectional analysis of policy actors’ perspectives in post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)
Emerging from a 20-year armed conflict, Uganda adopted several laws and policies to protect the rights
of people with disabilities, including their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights. However, the SRH rights ...
Reaping “bumper harvests” during the Covid-19 pandemic: Interrogating the dynamics of corruption during the procurement of relief and healthcare items in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The discovery of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV2 or COVID-19) in Wuhan, China was considered a Chinese problem by Ugandans until confirmation of the first positive test in the country, in March 2020. The government went into ...
From food to cash relief: How prepared are Uganda’s anti-corruption agencies to counter corruption in Covid-19 cash transfers?
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In July 2021, Uganda commenced the disbursement of telephonic cash transfers to the vulnerable urban poor, most adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a policy shift from food relief to cash transfers to the ...
National-level key stakeholders’ perspectives regarding intervention progression and emerging challenges within the national stillbirth reduction response in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Implementation of evidence-based interventions was adopted to respond to the stillbirth burden
from the global campaigns. However, new challenges emerge in the process of rolling
out such interventions into routine ...
Examining the variations in the implementation of interventions to address stillbirth from the national to subnational levels: Experiences from Uganda
(BMC, 2022)
The current global burden of stillbirth disproportionately afects regions such as sub-Saharan Africa,
where Uganda is located. To respond to this burden, policies made at the national level were difused from the centre
and ...