Lessons in Healthcare Services Provision in Uganda's HIV/AIDS Era
Dr. Robert Basaza discusses the lessons learned by the private and public sectors in providing healthcare services during the HIV/AIDS era in Uganda. Key insights include the formation of the Uganda AIDS Commission, multi-sectoral responses, and partnership coordination for an effective national strategy and monitoring framework.
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THE LESSONS THE PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS HAVE LEARNT THE LESSONS THE PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS HAVE LEARNT IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE HIV/AIDS ERA IN UGANDA HIV/AIDS ERA IN UGANDA DR. ROBERT BASAZA (P DR. ROBERT BASAZA (Ph hD) D) PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH ECONOMIST PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH ECONOMIST INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY/ INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY/MAKERERE MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE +256 701 428474, rbasaza@gmail.com/rbasaza@ihsu.ac.ug 1 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
Introduction Introduction Theoperational frame work for HIV/AIDS healthcare services is Uganda is headed by Uganda Aids Commission as the central policy body and line ministries with HIV/AIDS control Programs. Uganda government has a private public partnership law and various sector policies. The health sector has a private public partnership for health policy. 2 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
Key lessons Key lessons The lessons learnt in Uganda case are discussed along two dimensions: 1.The policy formulation and 2.Implementation frameworks. 3 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
1.1The establishment of Uganda AIDS Commission 1.1The establishment of Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) and multi sectoral response (UAC) and multi sectoral response This has given credence to HIV/AIDS multi sectoral action rather than the HIV/AIDS control program originally based in MOH which had a narrow coverage of only healthcare. 4 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
1.2 The Presidents office serving as the line 1.2 The Presidents office serving as the line Ministry for Uganda AIDS Commission: Ministry for Uganda AIDS Commission: This has provided the Presidential guidance and power for engagement of other sectors. 5 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
1.3 Partnership coordination: 1.3 Partnership coordination: The HIV/AIDS Partnership Mechanism is used to coordinate programs and activities around a unified National Strategic Plan, and an integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. 6 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
1.4 Partnership fund 1.4 Partnership fund Is a pooled source of funds from AIDS Development Partners to support HIV/AIDS coordination. 7 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
Decentralized response Decentralized response Through this system, the Commission is equipping local authorities to ably mobilize local resources for HIV interventions, as well as to ensure that all resources are efficiently used to better the lives of communities. 8 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
2.1 Infrastructure, Governance and Leadership Infrastructure, Governance and Leadership (1) Establishing public-private referral partnerships with the local private health service providers like drug shops, medical clinics, pharmacies and maternity centers is serving as an effective means of increasing the number of PLHIV who enroll and access care, support and treatment services. 9 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
2.1 Infrastructure, Governance and Leadership (2) Infrastructure, Governance and Leadership (2) The private Units have been accredited and access provide free Anti- retrovial treatment. Most of the National NGOs working from an existing infrastructure. This has facilitated sustainability and integration of the programs. 10 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
2.2 Civil society fund 2.2 Civil society fund Operates separately from Uganda government system but with integrated and common arrangements has provided competition and alternative to the public system and boarder coverage. 11 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
2.3 Focus on prevention and institution of prevention 2.3 Focus on prevention and institution of prevention committees: committees: The National HIV Message Clearance and Harmonization The Most At Risk Populations - MARPs Steering Committee The Cultural Task Team The Information Education, Communication/Behavior Change Communication - IEC/BCC 12 9/28/2024 PRIVATE AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY ROBERT BASAZA
