Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems

Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems

This note reviews the Rural Extended Services and Care for Ultimate Emergency Relief (RESCUER) project in Uganda, started as an initiative to address strategies for expanding the maternal referral system, and improving the Traditional Birth Attenda...

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Main Author: Musoke, Maria G.N.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
PROJECT DESIGN
BIRTH ATTENDANTS
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
TASK TEAMS
MONITORING CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION
LOCAL CONDITIONS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CHILDBIRTH
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EMPOWERMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
ICT
ISOLATION
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
LEARNING
MORTALITY
PARTNERSHIP
RADIO
RADIOS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNICIANS
TELEMEDICINE
TELEPHONES
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
TRANSPORT
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1660264/maternal-health-care-rural-uganda-leveraging-traditional-modern-knowledge-systems
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spelling okr-10986-107982021-06-14T10:57:50Z Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems Musoke, Maria G.N. MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES RURAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS PROJECT DESIGN BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRAINING ASSISTANCE MATERNAL MORTALITY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TASK TEAMS MONITORING CRITERIA COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION LOCAL CONDITIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CHILDBIRTH COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES ICT ISOLATION KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS LEARNING MORTALITY PARTNERSHIP RADIO RADIOS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICIANS TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONES TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSPORT WORKERS This note reviews the Rural Extended Services and Care for Ultimate Emergency Relief (RESCUER) project in Uganda, started as an initiative to address strategies for expanding the maternal referral system, and improving the Traditional Birth Attendants (ABE) assistance. The project design addressed the high maternal mortality problem, which was implemented by a multi-sectoral Iganga district task force, and supported by an overall monitoring, implemented by the Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Lessons highlight how the mutual exclusive aspects of communication, transportation, and quality of services delivery, did however promote a successful interaction; how the impact of technology, appropriately considered the local problems, and conditions in Uganda; and, how institutional capacity, built on existing infrastructure, and local capacity, adequately included the traditional knowledge systems. 2012-08-13T13:09:01Z 2012-08-13T13:09:01Z 2002-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1660264/maternal-health-care-rural-uganda-leveraging-traditional-modern-knowledge-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10798 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 40 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
PROJECT DESIGN
BIRTH ATTENDANTS
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
TASK TEAMS
MONITORING CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION
LOCAL CONDITIONS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CHILDBIRTH
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EMPOWERMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
ICT
ISOLATION
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
LEARNING
MORTALITY
PARTNERSHIP
RADIO
RADIOS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNICIANS
TELEMEDICINE
TELEPHONES
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
TRANSPORT
WORKERS
spellingShingle MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
PROJECT DESIGN
BIRTH ATTENDANTS
TRAINING ASSISTANCE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
TASK TEAMS
MONITORING CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION
LOCAL CONDITIONS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CHILDBIRTH
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EMPOWERMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
ICT
ISOLATION
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
LEARNING
MORTALITY
PARTNERSHIP
RADIO
RADIOS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNICIANS
TELEMEDICINE
TELEPHONES
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
TRANSPORT
WORKERS
Musoke, Maria G.N.
Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
geographic_facet Africa
Uganda
relation Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 40
description This note reviews the Rural Extended Services and Care for Ultimate Emergency Relief (RESCUER) project in Uganda, started as an initiative to address strategies for expanding the maternal referral system, and improving the Traditional Birth Attendants (ABE) assistance. The project design addressed the high maternal mortality problem, which was implemented by a multi-sectoral Iganga district task force, and supported by an overall monitoring, implemented by the Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Lessons highlight how the mutual exclusive aspects of communication, transportation, and quality of services delivery, did however promote a successful interaction; how the impact of technology, appropriately considered the local problems, and conditions in Uganda; and, how institutional capacity, built on existing infrastructure, and local capacity, adequately included the traditional knowledge systems.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Musoke, Maria G.N.
author_facet Musoke, Maria G.N.
author_sort Musoke, Maria G.N.
title Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
title_short Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
title_full Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
title_fullStr Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
title_full_unstemmed Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda : Leveraging Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems
title_sort maternal health care in rural uganda : leveraging traditional and modern knowledge systems
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1660264/maternal-health-care-rural-uganda-leveraging-traditional-modern-knowledge-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10798
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