The Support to Public Health Institutes Programme (SPHIP) started on 1 January 2015 and was supposed to last for five years until 31 December 2019. However, most projects approved under the SPHIP programme started later, and six...
Advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Uganda: Highlights of the Contributions of the SPEED Project. Since its launch in 2015, the Supporting Policy Engagement for Evidence-based Decisions (SPEED) for UHC in Uganda Project...
Several efforts to contain malaria have been undertaken in Uganda. For example, the deployment of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLITNs) as a key vector control method. However, this preventive measure has not resulted in...
The LaoTPHI and friends dedicated this year’s forum to quality of health services. The H.E. Mr Léon Faber highlighted the achievements of the LEARN partners in his opening speech. He stated: “Over the last 4 ½ years, there have...
On 9th May 2019, the SPEED consortium organized a coalition meeting with Members of Parliament to disseminate the key findings on the cost-saving strategy study for the elimination of Malaria in Uganda using Indoor Residual...
BACKGROUND In Uganda, approximately 16 million malaria cases are reported, and over 6,000 deaths annually. Every day, up to 16 people die in Uganda, as a result of preventable Malaria. This situation has become Uganda the 9 th...
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...
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...