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Policy document

The Public Health Act, Uganda

The legal basis for public health state action, originally passed in 1935.

HealthEast and Southern AfricaUgandaCentral and East Africa Hub

Research paper

Resisting Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Dilemmas in the Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in North-West Uganda

A strong case has recently been made by academics and policymakers to develop national programmes for the integrated control of Africa’s ‘neglected tropical diseases’. Uganda was the first country to develop a programme for the integrated control of two of…

Neglected Tropical DiseasesEast and Southern AfricaUgandaCentral and East Africa Hub

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Social norms and family planning decisions in South Sudan

With a maternal mortality ratio of 789 per 100,000 live births, and a contraceptive prevalence rate of 4.7%, South Sudan has one of the worst reproductive health situations in the world. Understanding the social norms around sexuality and reproduction, across…

BMC Public Health

GenderEast and Southern AfricaSouth SudanCentral and East Africa Hub

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The Public Health Act, Uganda

Resisting Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Dilemmas in the Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in North-West Uganda

Social norms and family planning decisions in South Sudan

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