The Right To Health in Uganda A Case Study of Masaka Municipality

ABSTRACT

The research was based on the concern of establishing whether the right to health in Uganda was a myth or reality in Masaka municipality

The researcher was anxious to carry out a study due to the obseJVation of the situation that demonstrated persistent complaints against the health sector from a big population in the country.

Thus the need and desire to analyze, conclude and recommend on the same subject and geographical scope.

The study participants included citizens (police officers, LC Chairperson, lawyers among others) in Masaka municipality.

In data gathering the researcher used primary and secondary data from books, internet, articles and journals. Questionnaires were designed to collect the information

from respondents that were set in review of the study objectives.

The results from the questionnaires revealed that the right to health was a reality. It was recommended that the government should ensure better health seJVices, fight corruption and bribery, increase the number of health professionals, fix strict rules against health abusers, ensure proper planning, massive sensitization of the public about health, and also to improve on the

remuneration of health workers to improve on the health sector so as give people their full right to health in Masaka municipality.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

01Introduction ................................................................................ .

1.1Background of the study ................................................................ .

1.2Statement of the problem .................................................................... .

1.3Purpose of the study .......................................................................... .

1.40bjectives ...................................................................................... .

1.5Scope of the study ............................................................................. .

1.6Significance of the study ..................................................................... ..

CHAPTER TWO

Introduction ................................................................................ .

Review of related literature ................................................................ ..

2.2 Background ................................................................................ .

2.2.1 Right to health problems in Uganda a myth or reality ............................ ..

2.2.2 Key health problems in Uganda ....................................................... ..

2.2.2.1 Causes of health problems ........................................................... ..

2.2.2.2 Solutions to health problems in Uganda ........................................... ..

2.2.3 Strategies laid by the government to improve on poor health in Uganda .......... ..

CHAPTER THREE

3.1ntroduction ................................................................................... .

3.2Research design .............................................................................. ..

3.3Validity and reliability ...................................................................... ..

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1Instruments of data collection .............................................................. .

4.2Data analysis .................................................................................. .

4.3Ethical consideration ........................................................................ .

4.4Limitations of the study ...................................................................... ..

CHAPTER FIVE

S.lDISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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5.1.1Discussion, Conclusion ..................................................................... .

5.1.2Recommendations ........................................................................... .

5.3References ..................................................................................... .

5.4Appendix ...................................................................................... .

APPENDIX 1

5.6BUDGET ...................................................................................... .

APPENDIX II

5.7TIME SCHEDULE ...................................................................... .