This study conducted a critical analysis of content published in newspapers or aired on radio programs that cover health systems and health systems research, as well as interviews of media staff and researchers.
Conducted in 2010 and funded by IDRC Canada, a Technical Report was produced as after…
This was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 22 government secondary schools in Uganda. It examined the effects of a school-based intervention aimed at improving aspects of parent/caregiver-adolescent communication on sexuality. The intervention comprised of classroom-based education sessions,…
The overall objective of the ChildMed Project was to contribute to improving the quality of medicine use for children in Uganda through multi-disciplinary research and to build capacity by research training. It was hypothesized that appropriate medicinal treatment depends on four key dimensions:…
This study explored community perceptions of typhoid its causes, symptoms and treatment and their acceptability of a WASH intervention and of the typhoid vaccine. Funded by Centre for Disease Control and Uganda Virus Research Institute in 2013, a Technical Report was produced highlighting the…
This study examined the interplay of gender and individual, interpersonal, health system, and community factors that contribute to PMTCT participation in Uganda. In-depth interviews were conducted with women in PMTCT, women lost to follow-up, government health workers, and stakeholders at…
The purpose of this study was to hear from men in three geographically and culturally diverse Ugandan districts where DREAMS was being implemented about their relationships, particularly with young women, and how and when they considered and used HIV services within these relationships.
Funded by…
Optimizing quality of care for malaria is a complex endeavour of major public health importance in Uganda. We propose to develop a model HSS strategy aimed at improving patient access to high quality malaria case management at the community and facility level.
In 2019, the Makerere Research…
This project was funded by the Oak Foundation from 2017-2018 with the objective of fostering the commitment of the health sector to integrate prevention of violence against children and strengthen the capacity of health sector actors to advocate for greater visibility and prioritization of VAC in…
This event was organized by CHDC to bring together key actors involved in addressing VAC within the health sector. In this meeting actors within heath sector demonstrated their interest to play an active role in preventing and responding to violence against children, and highlighted the various…
This project sought to develop tools and measures for parent-child relationships. This was an MRC/UVRI (Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute) and MRC SPHSU – University of Glasgow project undertaken with Dr Siu Godfrey as collaborator from 2012-2016.
This project aimed to…