ArticleGlobal health action2021
Research for universal health coverage: setting priorities for policy and systems research in Uganda.
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- A realist synthesis of staff-based primary health care interventions addressing universal health coverage.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Collaborative dynamics in multisectoral nutrition governance of Uganda's second nutrition action plan: a qualitative case study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Strengthening primary health care in Ethiopia: A scoping review of successes, challenges, and pathways towards universal health coverage using the WHO monitoring framework.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Prioritization criteria in policies and management of human resources for health: a proposal for a validated methodology.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2024Article
- A mixed methods evaluation of a World Health Organization competency-based training package for foundational helping skills among pre-service and in-service health workers in Nepal, Peru and Uganda.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Universal health coverage evolution, ongoing trend, and future challenge: A conceptual and historical policy review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Universality of universal health coverage: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is international consensus on the need for countries to work towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) whereby the population is given access to all appropriate promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services at affordable cost. The World Health Organisation (2013) urges all countries to undertake research to customise UHC within national development agendas.
objectiveTo describe the process used to prioritise UHC within the health systems research and development agenda in Uganda.
methodsTwo national consultative workshops were convened in May and August 2015 to develop a UHC research agenda in Uganda. The participants included multisector representatives from local, national, and international organisations. A participatory approach with structured deliberations and multi-voting techniques was used. Stakeholders' views were analysed thematically according to health systems building blocks, and multi-voting was used to assign priorities across themes and sub-themes. The priorities were further validated and disseminated at national health sector meetings.
resultsOf the 80 invited stakeholders, 57 (71.3%) attended. The expressed priorities were: 1) health workforce; 2) governance; 3) financing; 4) service delivery, and 5) community health. The participants also recommended crosscutting research themes to address the social determinants of health, multisectoral collaboration, and health system resilience to protect against external shocks and disease epidemics.
conclusionDiscussions that capture the diverse perspectives of stakeholders provide a way of exploring UHC within health policy and systems development. In Uganda, attention should be paid to the principal challenges of mobilising financial and technical capabilities for research and strengthening the link between evidence generation and policy actions to achieve UHC.
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