Enhancing health service delivery through a university-local government partnership model, issues and experiences from Uganda

Gad Razaaza Ndaruhutse

doi:10.5130/cjlg.v0i13/14.3731

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Published: Dec 5, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i13/14.3731

Gad Razaaza Ndaruhutse

Uganda Management Institute

Abstract

A number of approaches have been adopted in medical education geared towards training health professionals that can improve access to health care by communities most vulnerable to inequalities and injustices in health systems. Relevant health professions education is vital for improvements in health and health care access. A symbiotic medical education can improve the quality of health care and impact on career choice, yet the challenge to sustain equitable access to improved health and healthcare particularly for those most in need remains a major global challenge ( Ssewankambo, 2012). Within a decentralized system, such as in Uganda, Local Governments are mandated to ensure health promotion and equitable healthcare for the population under their jurisdiction. Whereas public service reforms have mainly focused on decentralization and good governance (Mamdani, 2012, Stiglitz, 2012), the role of curriculum reforms in addressing health and health care challenges through needs-based education of health professionals has been largely ignored. Through an analysis of the challenges of health care within a decentralized Local Government setting, this paper, by presenting experiences from one public university in Uganda, reveals how a partnership between Universities and Local Government can go a long way in addressing health disparities and reduction of morbidity and mortality.

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Ndaruhutse, G. R. (2013). Enhancing health service delivery through a university-local government partnership model, issues and experiences from Uganda. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (13-14), 170-180. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i13/14.3731

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Issue 13/14 2013

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