
Discussions

SPEED Uganda - the fight against malaria - documentary
Ms. Charlie Webster is the champion for Malaria No More Campaign, a UK TV broadcaster and malaria survivor. She went to Uganda in March 2018 to document firsthand the country’s experiences around the burden of malaria in the...

SPEED Uganda - Engagement with the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda on mass action against Malaria
In line with the SPEED’s advocacy agenda on scaling up IRS for malaria control through influencing policy decision makers towards IRS, three SPEED project team members led by the Project Director, Professor Freddie Ssengooba...

SPEED Uganda - Analysis of selected policies towards universal health coverage : the policy implementation barometer protocol
Abstract Background Policy implementation remains an under researched area in most low and middle income countries and it is not surprising that several policies are implemented without a systematic follow up of why and how they...

SPEED Uganda - Indoor Residual Spraying: The low cost intervention for eliminating malaria in Uganda
The SPEED Project at Makerere University School of Public Health recently held a consultative meeting with different actors and stakeholders in malaria control in Northern Uganda on the benefits and challenges of Indoor Residual...

Support Team- Research paper on participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches that influence decision-making: lessons from a maternal and newborn study in Eastern Uganda
Abstract Background The use of participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches is important for guiding local decision-making, promoting the implementation of effective interventions and addressing emerging issues in the...

Support Team - Research paper on learning by doing in practice: a roundtable discussion about stakeholder engagement in implementation research
Abstract Background Researchers and policy-makers alike increasingly recognise the importance of engaging diverse perspectives in implementation research. This roundtable discussion presents the experiences and perspectives of...

SPEED Uganda - Reflections on Stockholm: European Public Health Conference Nov 2017
Reflections on Stockholm: European Public Health Conference Nov 2017. By Freddie Ssengooba Director SPEED Project, Makerere University School of Public Health It was a great honor to attend the European Public Health Conference –...

Question Time: What are the most recent researches on social protection and the informal economy in your country?
Dear members of the IESF Group, The book Extending coverage: Social protection and the informal economy recently published by RNSF is the result of the Regional Workshop we held last February in Kenya, inviting a mixed group of...

Farmer field schools help women to lead on climate change
Published on 27 January 2017 by the Interpress Service: News and Views from the Global South, this article considers that discussions around climate change have largely ignored how men and women are affected by climate change...

Special Issue on Knowledge and disability inclusive development
The most recent issue of the open access 'Knowledge Management for Development Journal' focuses on disability inclusive development. It represents the second part of a double issue on this theme. Published on 25 January 2017, the...