Civil Servants and Political Leaders’ Performance in Service Delivery in Kisoro District Local Government, Uganda. by Zigira Sam, Niyonzima

“…The study also concludes that financial accountability as performed by civil servants and political leaders ensures effective and efficient use of finance in the purchase of medical equipment, construction of hospital wards and health centres which consequently leads to effective delivery of health services. …”
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Patient's Heart Beat and Temperature Monitoring System. by Mbabazi Caleb

“…It also triggered an alarm and send SMS to a mobile phone of medical expert or health personnel, if the threshold value of the heartbeat rate is exceeded. …”
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Assessing the Impact of TASO on HIV Persons: A case Study of Kambuga Hospital. by Rukundo, Amos

“…TASO Uganda has failed to attract and retain medical doctors, mainly due to challenges in remunerating them and over 30% of the doctors and clinicians recruited by TASO leave for better-paying jobs within 6 months (TASO HMIS, 2015). …”
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An algorithm to Detect Overlapping Red Blood Cells for Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis. by Mabirizi, Vicent, Kawuma, Simon, Safari, Yonasi

“…To facilitate early detection of sickle cell anemia, medical experts employ machine learning algorithms to detect sickle cell abnormality. …”
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Factors Associated with Healthcare-Seeking Behavior among Health Profession Students in Selected Universities in Southwestern Uganda. by Wamaani, Hannington Gamukama, Olum, Ronald, Ajuna, Noble, Atwijukire, Humphrey, Kabami, Jane, Asiimwe, John Baptist

“…Introduction: Health professional students (HPS) tend to seek informal health care associated with self-medication (SM). Therefore, this study investigated the factors associated with healthcare-seeking behavior (HSB) among HPS. …”
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Domestic Violence Incidences on Social Economic Development in Mwanjari Ward Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Naturinda, Judith

“…Despite the measures that have been put by the government, churches, none government organizations, and communities to create a violence-free society for sustainable development, domestic violence has persisted as evidenced in the (new vision of February 08",2020) that showed that physical abuse is one of the most common forms of domestic violence which includes beating, pushing, shoving, hitting, confinement, or denying the victim the necessities of life which include shelter, water, food, clothing and medical care among others. Physical abuse sometimes results in crucial bodily harm such as deep cuts or severe bums and serious injuries which may result in lengthy hospitalization for the management of a person's health conditions. …”
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Management of Active Records in Referral Hospitals: A Case Study of Kisoro Hospital. by Hashakimana, Obed

“…Although it was noticed that records officers knew their roles and responsibilities, they still needed constant workshops and training to keep them up-to-date about advanced technology in keeping medical records. In conclusion, therefore, the storage types of equipment being used records department should be upgraded and computer networks are required for the smooth running of daily activities. …”
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The Effects of Classification of Records on Effective Retrieval of Information.A Case Of Kabale District Headquarters Registry. by Vivian, Kyarisiima

“…The findings of the study revealed that the various types of records kept at Kabale District Headquarters Registry were: financial records, administrative records, mails and medical records. The effect of poor Classification on retrieval of information were; it does not provide a correct reference service, poor creation and growth of records, time wastage, increase of operating costs, poor safeguard of vital Information, increase efficiency and productivity of records and does not support better management of decision making. …”
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Calcium and s100a1 Protein Balance in the brain– Heart axis in Diabetic Male Wistar Rats. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Kasolo, Josephine, Matama, Kevin, Safiriyu, Abass Alao, Owembabazi, Elna, Ssempijja, Fred, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Valladares, Miriela Betancourt

“…This has led to the use of medical plants in complementary medicine such as Amaranthus hypochondriacus (GA). …”
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Assessing the Factors Influencing Attrition of Health Workers in Government Health Units in Lyantonde District, Uganda. by Kansiime, Benon

“…The cadre distribution of the participants was as follows: Medical Officers 5 (2.9%), clinical officers 14 (8.2%), Nursing 82 (48.0%), Health Assistant 11(6.4%), Health inspector 4 (2.3), Radiographers 2 (1.2), Laboratory Assistants 9 (5.3%), Laboratory technicians 3(1.8%), Dispensers 2 (1.2%), Orthopaedic officer 1 (0 .6%), and Midwives 38 (22.2%). …”
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Mobile Banking and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Stanbic Bank Rukungiri Branch. by Kinembabazi, Cynthia

“…For instance, some ATMs should be installed in supermarkets, learning institutions, and medical centers. The suggested areas for further study were; the effect of agency banking on the financial performance of Microfinance Institutions, electronic banking and effective financial performance in Microfinance Institutions, and mobile banking and economic development of communities in Uganda.…”
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INSPIRE Datahub: A Pan-African Integrated Suite of Services For Harmonising Longitudinal Population Health Data Using OHDSI Tools. by Bhattacharjee, Tathagata, Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, Kanjala, Chifundo, Maoyi, Molulaqhooa L., Amadi, David, Ochola, Michael, Kadengye, Damazo, Gregory, Arofan, Kiragga, Agnes, Amelia, Taylor, Greenfield, Jay, Slaymaker, Emma, Todd, Jim, INSPIRE Network8

“…Methods: The INSPIRE datahub, part of the Implementation Network for Sharing Population Information from Research Entities (INSPIRE), employs the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) open-source stack of tools and the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) to harmonize data from African longitudinal population studies. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Covid19-Pandemic on the Household Income in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Arinda, Redeemer Present

“…Innovative approaches, such as using artificial intelligence in high-risk/high-traffic sites to enhance COVID-19 detection efficiency while protecting medical staff and the general public from cross-infections, should be considered. …”
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Teachers' well-being and performance at government-aided primary schools in Rubanda District's Bubaare Sub-County by Bannet, Karegyeza, Frederick, Ssempala, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa

“…Finally, it was recommended that government should put up strategies to ensure that staff accommodation /houses are conducive and adequate facilities are put in place for teachers satisfactory for improved performance, local communities and parents should support schools with provision of food items to make meals (balanced diet) available to teachers, government should appreciate the significance of medical services for teachers in order to perform and health insurance schemes should be made available to teachers, government should provide more educational facilities such as working tables, sitting facilities, teaching materials and infrastructural facilities and PTA leaders and other stake holders should put up strategies to provide teachers with allowances, good working conditions.…”
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University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda. by Echoru, Isaac, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Usman, Ibe Michael, Mukenya Mutuku, Irene, Ssebuufu4, Robinson, Decanar Ajambo, Patricia, Ssempijja, Fred, Mujinya, Regan, Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Dare, Samuel Sunday, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Eriya Bukenya, Edmund, Keyune Nambatya, Grace, Ewan, MacLeod, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Recent findings from Uganda show that medical staff members have sufficient knowledge but poor attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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Community Health Insurance Schemes and Access to Quality Health Services in Rural Areas: A Case of Kasaana Sub-County, Sheema District, Uganda by Ronald, Nuwagaba

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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Byabagambi, Jane Turyasingura, Tamu, JohnBosco Munezero, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. Whereas the proportion of participants with poor self-care behavior was very high in foot care (75.1%) and fairly high in both self-blood sugar testing (37.7%) and exercise (37.2%) domains. …”
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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…However, since 2003, the Central Government started reversing the policy in terms of decentralization of the appointment of Chief Administrative Officers and Municipal Town Clerks and of recent City Town Clerks (for new cities in Uganda) from the District Service Commissions (DSCs) to the Public Service Commission, recentralization of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under the management of the Executive Director, Procurement of drugs from the district health office to the National Medical Stores (NMS), recentralization of the payroll and the recent recentralization of local revenue collection from LGs. …”
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