Improving Health Outcomes for the Poor in Uganda : Current Status and Implications for Health Sector Development

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-07-23T23:24:39Z
dc.date2013-07-23T23:24:39Z
dc.date2004-06-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:27:19Z
dc.descriptionThis study shows that Uganda has similar or somewhat better health indicators than other African countries with a similar income level. However further effort is needed to address inequality in health outcomes and in the health system. Overall recommendations arising from this report, which are discussed in detail in Chapter 8, center on five areas: (a) prioritizing interventions that affect infant and maternal mortality, (b) improving health promotion and disease prevention practices at the family and community level through community mobilization and inter-sectoral collaboration, (c) mobilizing funds for the health sector including strategies that encourage risk polling mechanisms; (d) focusing on human resources and collaboration with the private sector to improve health service delivery, and (e) improving accountability through improving information systems and supervision.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5504857/uganda-improving-health-outcomes-poor-uganda-current-status-implications-health-sector-development
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14514
dc.identifier10.1596/14514
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418239
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO SANITATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectARI
dc.subjectBIRTH SPACING
dc.subjectBLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectCHILD MORBIDITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectCLINICAL GUIDELINES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY GROUPS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDISEASE PREVENTION
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDRUG PRESCRIBING
dc.subjectDRUG USERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectESSENTIAL DRUGS
dc.subjectESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHAND WASHING
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE RESOURCES
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PRACTICES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFESTYLES
dc.subjectHIGH FERTILITY
dc.subjectHOME CARE
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMCI
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION PRACTICES
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleImproving Health Outcomes for the Poor in Uganda : Current Status and Implications for Health Sector Development

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