Talk:Health in Uganda

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I will be contributing to the Health in Uganda page under the section: Maternal Health. It appears it is currently fairly concise and I would like to elaborate on health issues, gender inequalities in regards to access, as well as cultural implications that contribute to healthcare delivery and practices. The purpose of this citation is to provide the information necessary to invoke change to improve maternal health in Uganda. Any feedback or suggestions on this would be appreciated. Thank you! Hmorris3 (talk) 17:49, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Revisions Plan

I am a student at Rice University in the Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor and am hoping to revise this article. I would like to primarily add to the Health Infrastructure section and create another section on medical conditions. In the Health Infrastructure section, there is no mention of the network of NGOs working alongside the Ugandan government to provide healthcare services. The financing of the healthcare system as well as the healthcare professionals is also rather brief. More importantly, there is no section detailing the illnesses most prevalent in the country, and the approaches to treat them. I would like to add to these sections by researching NGOs involved in the area, the financing of the healthcare system, the training of healthcare professionals, and the most common medical illnesses and treatments.

SBanda (talk) 01:46, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Annotated Bibliography for Revisions

Okuonzi, S. A., & Macrae, J. (1995). Whose policy is it anyway? International and national influences on health policy development in Uganda. Health policy and planning, 10(2), 122-132. Okunonzi & Macrae discuss the influences of different systems on health policy. They discuss the role of NGOs, how the government addressed policies and enforced them, and the barriers in creating sustainable change in the healthcare industry. These barriers include a shortage of healthcare workers, high prevalence of AIDS, and corruption in the government. This paper will be helpful in elaborating on the Health Structure subsection and detailing how policy works in Uganda.

Bossert, T. J., & Beauvais, J. C. (2002). Decentralization of health systems in Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and the Philippines: a comparative analysis of decision space. Health policy and planning, 17(1), 14-31. Bossert & Beauvais discuss the decentralization of healthcare in several developing countries, including Uganda. They concentrate on how decentralization has allowed space for new innovation and improvements and how it has led to differential growth around the country. They praise the room for NGOs such decentralization has created, and how this has also allowed for recovery after the Uganda civil war. This paper will be used in discussing the work NGOs have conducted in Uganda as well as adding to the Health Infrastructure government and elaborating on health reforms.

Lozano, R., Naghavi, M., Foreman, K., Lim, S., Shibuya, K., Aboyans, V., ... & AlMazroa, M. A. (2013). Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet, 380(9859), 2095-2128. Lozano's work will be helpful in creating the section on medical conditions and treatment. The three leading causes of death in Uganda are pneumonia, malaria, and HIV, and the way in which treatments are approached, from preventative care, screenings, and outpatient clinic visits to community-based interventions will be discussed. The paper discusses the burden of disease in the context of several developing countries, including Uganda. The case studies will further enlighten available information on certain medical conditions.

Abbo, C. (2009). Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda. Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap/Department of Clinical Neuroscience. Mental illnesses are an area not actively attended to by developing countries. In Uganda especially, there is a powerful presence of traditional healers who dictate the culture of mental health. There will be a new section that will discuss the history behind these traditional healers and their approach to mental health as well as hospital-based mechanisms of preventing and providing relief. As in many nations, there is a stigma around mental health, but recently, the government has begun to launch campaigns to educate on mental health and increased healthcare-based outreach to populations. These campaigns will be addressed through these sections.

Matsiko, C. W., & Kiwanuka, J. (2003). A review of human resource for health in Uganda. Health Policy and Development, 1(1), 15-20. Currently, the Health Workforce is lacking in a discussion of how medical professionals in Uganda are trained and how exactly they are integrated into the healthcare system. Thus, a discussion of who become medical professionals, based on their education and employment opportunities and socioeconomic status, how they interact with other players of the medical system, and if they engage in community-based outreach will be added. The physician shortage, the lack of respect of nurses, and gaps in the medical education system are discussed in this paper and will be helpful in adding the Workforce section.

SBanda (talk) 14:28, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Removed material

Material from the "Structure of Uganda's health system" section was removed in this edit saying "rv fake sourcing" and causing reference errors. The removed sources are:

• Okwero, Peter; Ajay Tandon; Susan Sparkes; Julie McLaughlin; Johannes G. Hoogeveen (5 April 2010). Fiscal Space for Health in Uganda. World Bank Publications. ISBN 978-0-8213-8295-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
• Uganda Ministry of Health; Health Systems 20/20; Makerere University School of Public Health (April 2011). Uganda Health System Assessment 2011. Health Systems 20/20 project, Abt Associates Inc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Please explain how these are "fake sourcing". StarryGrandma (talk) 11:16, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Peer review

The article seems to be coming along really well! I really enjoyed reading through it and learning more about health in Uganda. The article is very well linked and seems to cover a lot of the major topics concerning health in Uganda. I was really impressed with the depth of information that you were able to find about. Moving forward, I would suggest trying to cover some controversial points of view about health in Uganda, such as female genital mutilation and birth control. In doing this, I would make sure to cover both sides of the argument to each of these topics and discuss things such as why female genital mutilation is prevalent and why it is dying out. Overall the article seems to be coming along really well and I’m sure it will get even better!Jmarrs94 (talk) 16:36, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment

This article is the subject of an educational assignment at University of Utah supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Q1 term. Further details are available on the course page.

The above message was substituted from {{WAP assignment}} by PrimeBOT (talk) on 16:20, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Revision Plan - Health Barriers in Uganda

I am a student at Rice University in the Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor, and I propose creating a new article, discussing the health barriers in Uganda and how it leads to health disparities among local residents. Specifically, I want to explore barriers such as transportation, cost of care, drug availability, etc. which have been found to be barriers in healthcare access. Psg2022 (talk) 02:53, 27 January 2023 (UTC)