Background In Uganda, neonatal mortality rate (NMR) remains high at 27 deaths per 1000
live births. There is paucity of data on factors associated with NMR in rural communities in …

Despite its reduction over the last decade, the maternal mortality rate in Uganda remains
high, due to in part a lack of access to maternal health care. In an effort to increase access to …

Introduction More efforts need to be directed to improving the quality of maternal health in
developing countries if we are to keep on track with meeting the fifth millennium development …

INTRODUCTION: DIFFERENT PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES IN THE RESPONSE TO
COVID-19 Over the past 6 months, we have witnessed diversity in the spread and severity of …

Background: Preventable maternal and newborn deaths can be averted through simple
evidence-based interventions, such as the use of community health workers (CHWs), also …

Background Community health workers (CHWs) have the potential to reduce child mortality
by improving access to care, especially in remote areas. Uganda has one of the highest child …

Introduction Approximately 34.8% of the Ugandan population is adolescents. The national
teenage pregnancy rate is 25% and in Kibuku district, 17.6% of adolescents aged 12–19 …

Background Many approaches to improving health managers’ capacity in poor countries,
particularly those pursued by external agencies, employ non-participatory approaches and …

Full article: Effect of a participatory multisectoral maternal and newborn intervention on
maternal health service utilization and newborn care practices: a quasi-experimental study in …

Background The Theory of Change (ToC) is a management and evaluation tool supporting
critical thinking in the design, implementation and evaluation of development programmes. …