Journal articles: 'Management – Uganda'

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Polus, Andrzej, and Wojciech J. Tycholiz. "The Norwegian Model of Oil Extraction and Revenues Management in Uganda." African Studies Review 60, no. 3 (August 14, 2017): 181–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2017.88.

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Abstract:According to the latest figures, Uganda has 6.5 billion barrels of oil deposits, which makes it the third-largest oil holder in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently the country is preparing its legal and institutional framework for proper management of the oil revenues. However, developing an effective oil sector in any of the SSA states has so far proved to be a futile task. To ensure that Uganda is not going to repeat the mistakes of Nigeria, the country’s leaders have requested Norway’s assistance in preparing Uganda’s oil sector for the upcoming production phase. The major objective of this article is to determine whether the Norwegian model of oil extraction and revenues management is transplantable to the Ugandan political, economic, and social conditions.

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ACKAH, CHARLES, RICHARD OSEI BOFAH, and DEREK ASUMAN. "WHO ARE AFRICA’S ENTREPRENEURS? COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE FROM GHANA AND UGANDA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 22, no. 04 (December 2017): 1750024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946717500248.

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Contemporary national development policy in many parts of the world is focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship. This is because policy makers see entrepreneurship as an important driver of economic development. Drawing on in-depth research in Ghana and Uganda, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the characteristics of entrepreneurs and their enterprises, their motives for choosing self-employment and the constraints to their businesses in Ghana and Uganda. Using a sample of over 1,000 micro and small entrepreneurs in each country, we found that Ghanaian entrepreneurs are much more motivated by necessity-driven motives while Ugandans are motivated by a combination of opportunity- and necessity-driven motives. Specifically, the factor analysis indicated that whereas Ghanaian entrepreneurs are significantly motived by “Work-family consideration” and “Low opportunity,” entrepreneurs in Uganda rated “Career consideration” and “Survival consideration” as their main motives for engaging in self-employment activities. On success, a much higher fraction of Ugandan entrepreneurs are found to be more successful than their Ghanaian counterparts. Comparatively, we found that Ghanaian businesses are significantly challenged with access to finance or credit; however, their counterparts in Uganda significantly face problems related to institutional weaknesses. Thus, from the factor analysis, “Financial problem” and “Institutional problem” were found to be significantly higher for Ghana and Uganda respectively. Hence, among others, Ghanaian policy makers can stimulate entrepreneurship by taking steps to reduce the level of financial constraints facing its entrepreneurs while in Uganda, much effort should be geared toward improving the business institutional environment.

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d'Ardenne, Patricia, Hanspeter Dorner, James Walugembe, Allen Nakibuuka, James Nsereko, Tom Onen, and Cerdic Hall. "Training in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder in Uganda." International Psychiatry 6, no. 3 (July 2009): 67–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s174936760000062x.

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The aims of this study were to establish the feasibility and effectiveness of training Ugandan mental health workers in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on guidelines from the UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The Butabika Link is a mental health partnership between the East London Foundation NHS Trust (ELFT) and Butabika National Psychiatric Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, supported by the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET), and based on the recommendations of the Crisp report (Crisp, 2007). The Link has worked on the principle that the most effective partnership between high-income and low- or middle-income countries is through organisations already delivering healthcare, that is, through the support of existing services. Butabika Hospital is a centre of excellence, serving an entire nation of 30 million people, many of them recovering from 20 years of armed conflict that took place mainly in the north of Uganda. In addition, Uganda has received refugees from conflicts in neighbouring states, including Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan and Burundi. The Ugandan Ministry of Health's Strategic Plan (2000) has prioritised post-conflict mental disorders and domestic violence, which is reflected in the vision of the Link's work.

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Jeffer, Siya Balaam, Issmat I. Kassem, Samer A. Kharroubi, and Gumataw Kifle Abebe. "Analysis of Food Safety Management Systems in the Beef Meat Processing and Distribution Chain in Uganda." Foods 10, no. 10 (September 22, 2021): 2244. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10102244.

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Meat production is an essential component in food security and the economy in Uganda. However, food safety concerns pose a challenge to public health in Uganda and impede access to regional and global markets. Here, food safety management (FSM) practices in the Ugandan beef supply chain were evaluated. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in major slaughterhouses (n = 3), butcher shops (n = 184), and supermarkets (n = 25) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The three slaughterhouses had low scores in core control and assurance activities of FSM. Packaging interventions were weak in all the slaughterhouses, while only one slaughterhouse had a functional cooling facility. Supermarkets implemented better hygienic and preventative practices in comparison to butcher shops. However, both sourced from slaughterhouses that had low-to-poor hygiene practices, which weakened the efforts implemented in the supermarkets. Furthermore, most butcher shops did not offer training to meat handlers on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)-based practices. The low food safety performance in the supply chain was primarily attributed to poor sanitation, hygiene, and handling practices. Therefore, HACCP-based training and robust preventive, intervention, and monitoring systems are needed in the Ugandan beef supply chain to benefit public health and increase competitiveness.

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Mwesigwa, Rogers, Vincent Bagire, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, and John C. Munene. "Antecedents of stakeholder management in public private partnership projects in Uganda." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 15, no. 2 (July 5, 2019): 169–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjemsd-03-2018-0034.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholder management antecedents in public private partnership (PPP) projects in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study is cross sectional and quantitative in nature. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire survey from a sample of 94 PPP projects in Uganda. Stratified random sampling was used in selecting projects for this study. Smart PLS–SEM was used for analysis. Findings Results from the study show that the key antecedents of stakeholder management include; communication, engagement, commitment and trust. Communication was found to be the strongest antecedent of stakeholder management. Results also show that trust and commitment are insignificantly associated with stakeholder management in PPP projects. Research limitations/implications This paper is limited to the antecedents of stakeholder management in PPP projects in Uganda. Further studies should be conducted in the public and private sectors where there are also multiple stakeholders. Practical implications The paper has documented the antecedents of stakeholder management in PPP projects in Uganda. The results will help project managers and policy makers appreciate the different antecedents of stakeholder management and how they are important in managing interests and expectations of different stakeholders. Originality/value This research focused on the key antecedents of stakeholder management in PPP projects within the Ugandan context.

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Bosco Kakooza, John, Immaculate Tusiime, Hojops Odoch, and Vincent Bagire. "Management Practices and Performance of Public hospitals in Uganda." International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration 1, no. 7 (2015): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.17.1002.

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The Daily Monitor publications ran serialized articles showing the awful state of government hospitals across the country. While the Ministry of Health insists that the problem is not as bad as it is depicted, the level of service delivery in public hospitals has come under serious public scrutiny espousing the cause for concern about policy, practice and research. There should be glaring gaps in management practices as a possible explanation. In this study, we investigated impact of management decision making, structure, processes, communication and management style on hospital performance. The study has emphasized good management as the determinant of better performance of hospitals in the Ugandan context. Findings of this study challenges policy makers to strengthen management processes in addition to mobilizing financial, human and capital resources for hospitals. The study extends the debate on application of management theory with practice in the health sector in the Ugandan context.

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Lourenço, Fernando, Natalie Sappleton, Akosua Dardaine-Edwards, Gerard McElwee, Ranis Cheng, David W. Taylor, and Anthony G. Taylor. "Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda." Gender in Management: An International Journal 29, no. 7 (September 30, 2014): 382–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-05-2013-0054.

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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the success of a scheme, supported by the Ugandan Agribusiness Initiative Trust, to fund gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in the north of Uganda (Gulu District and Lira District). Moreover, this paper reflects upon our experience of delivering training for women farmers and highlights key observations related to women’s entrepreneurship in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – A practitioner-based reflection which shares the experiences of the process of developing and delivering gender and entrepreneurship training for women in Uganda. Findings – Through the experience of running gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in Uganda, a series of barriers to female rural entrepreneurs are highlighted: lack of access to credit, gender inequality, poor infrastructure, lack of access to knowledge and education, negative attitudes towards women and few initiatives to facilitate economic and business success. Originality/value – This paper provides reflection of the experience gained from the delivery of training and interaction with women farmers and entrepreneurs in Uganda.

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Bisacre, Cliff, and Dan Cooper. "HIV management in eastern Uganda." Practice Nursing 23, no. 7 (July 2012): 362–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2012.23.7.362.

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Mwesigwa, Rogers, Immaculate Tusiime, and Bob Ssekiziyivu. "Leadership styles, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among academic staff in public universities." Journal of Management Development 39, no. 2 (February 18, 2020): 253–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmd-02-2018-0055.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between leadership styles and Organizational commitment among academic staff in Ugandan Public Universities, mediated by Job Satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe study was cross-sectional, quantitative, and used correlation and regression to test the hypothesis. A sample of 353 academic staff was drawn from five public universities in Uganda, of which a response rate of 66 percent was obtained.FindingsOrganizational commitment among academic staff in public universities in Uganda depends on the age of the academic staff, length of service, position level, leadership styles employed, and job satisfaction. Findings further show that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment.Research limitations/implicationsOnly a single research methodological approach was employed; thus, future research through interviews could be undertaken to triangulate.Practical implicationsIn order to boost the organizational commitment among academic staff in Ugandan Public Universities, managers should always endeavor to employ a blend of leadership styles that leads to job satisfaction and can add value to the employee-employer relationship.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge by finding further support on the relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment among academic staff in Ugandan public universities. It further demonstrates that job satisfaction partially transmits the effect of leadership styles on organizational commitment in public universities in Uganda.

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Richardson, Benjamin J. "Environmental Management in Uganda: The Importance of Property Law and Local Government in Wetlands Conservation." Journal of African Law 37, no. 2 (1993): 109–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300011207.

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The development of strategies for the conservation and wise use of wetlands in Uganda is significant for what it reveals about how law contributes to the sustainable management of natural resources in poor countries in general. The highly inter-disciplinary and cross-sectoral management requirements of wetlands make this issue one of the most challenging, and wetlands constitute today the single most important environmental issue being addressed by the Ugandan government. As part of this effort, the legal frameworks for property rights and local government are being overhauled so as to provide a sounder basis for environmental management in this field. This article analyses the Ugandan approach to wetlands management and the role of property rights and local government in the environmental policy-making process.

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Tumuhairwe, Ronald, and Arthur Ahimbisibwe. "Procurement records compliance, effective risk management and records management performance." Records Management Journal 26, no. 1 (March 21, 2016): 83–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rmj-06-2015-0024.

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Purpose – Procurement records are critical for the effective execution of the procurement process and have been applied as tools to measure compliance and performance of Public Procuring and Disposing Entities (PDEs) by the regulating authority in Uganda – the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA). However, the state of records in various Ugandan PDEs depicts poor records management. This situation has adversely affected the effective creation, usage and storage of public procurement records. This compromises the value and importance of records within the procurement process, with most documents being unavailable and unreliable. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between procurement records compliance, effective risk management and records management performance in Ugandan PDEs. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted a quantitative research design and used a cross-sectional survey. The researchers developed a questionnaire on the study constructs of procurement records compliance, effective risk management and records management performance using measurement scales derived from previous empirical studies which were modified to suit the current study. Findings – The results indicate quantitative evidence of significant positive relationships between procurement records compliance, effective risk management and records management performance. Findings also reveal that procurement records compliance and effective risk management are significant predictors of record management performance. The results also suggest that effective risk management has a stronger influence on records management performance than that on procurement records compliance. Research limitations/implications – The study context is sub-Saharan Africa, and the findings are, therefore, limited to that context; they reflect existing knowledge in other contexts. The use of a standard questionnaire limited the ability to collect views about information outside the questions asked. The study was only cross-sectional, and the study variables could not be analyzed over a long time. Common methods bias remains a potential threat; future studies should use different source data. Practical implications – Custodians of procurement records, that is, procurement officers, records officers and accounting officers for Ugandan PDEs need to pay special attention to prevailing records laws and policies to minimize risks associated with the poor management of records, as well as improve performance in the management of records creation, storage, retrieval, access and the preservation of vital records. Originality/value – The study contributes to an important area which has not been given attention in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, especially Uganda where there is a difficulty of linking the value of records management to business processes due to a lack of quantitative evidence.

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Tukahirwa, Eldad M. "Integrated pest management: Options for Uganda." International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 12, no. 5-6 (December 1991): 535–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742758400012996.

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Katamba, David, Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba, Sulayman Babiiha Mpisi, Cedric Marvin Nkiko, Annet K. Nabatanzi‐Muyimba, and Jean Hensley Kekaramu. "Corporate social responsibility management in Uganda." International Journal of Social Economics 39, no. 6 (May 4, 2012): 375–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03068291211224892.

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Fisher, Jonathan. "‘Some more reliable than others’: Image management, donor perceptions and the Global War on Terror in East African diplomacy." Journal of Modern African Studies 51, no. 1 (February 25, 2013): 1–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x12000535.

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ABSTRACTThis article explores the role of perceptions in donor-African relations and the extent to which donor ‘images’ of African governments can be managed by these same governments to their advantage. The article focuses on donor views of ‘reliability’ in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and compares differing international perceptions of Kenya and Uganda through this lens. Arguing that donors have an exaggerated sense of Ugandan ‘compliance’ or reliability and Kenyan unreliability in fighting terrorism, it explains this by examining the two governments’ international ‘image management’ strategies, or lack thereof. The analysis contends that Uganda's success at promoting itself as a major donor ally in the GWOT, compared with Kenya's general reluctance to do the same, has played a significant role in building and bolstering these differing donor perceptions. This, the article suggests, raises important questions about the nature of African agency in the international system.

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Hoffman, Tanner J. S., Alinaitwe Collins, Joseph Lwere, and James B. Harrington. "Elevating the standard: a professionalized approach to community-based rainwater harvesting systems in Uganda." Waterlines 40, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 115–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.20-00016.

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Where water resources are limited, rainwater harvesting (RWH) can provide on-site access to improved water sources. Community institutions are uniquely positioned to benefit from RWH; advocates have encouraged the installation of community-based RWH systems as a way to ameliorate water supply insufficiencies in low-income settings. However, poor quality RWH system installations and insufficient attention to management support have resulted in sustainability challenges, necessitating a commitment to higher standards for community-based RWH. Spurred on by an iterative learning cycle and commitment to innovation, the Ugandan Water Project has achieved RWH system design, installation, and management practices that are well adapted to Ugandan institutions. By investing in a professional crew, high-quality materials, and post-installation support, the Ugandan Water Project has achieved 96 per cent functionality two years after installation. The professionalized approach that the Ugandan Water Project employs can be used as a model to guide future RWH system installations in Uganda and elsewhere.

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Kasule, George Wilson, and Ronald Bisaso. "Integration Of Strategic Human Resource Management For Efficiency In Uganda Public Universities." West East Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 122–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.36739/wejss.2019.v8.i1.14.

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The paper explores the status quo of strategic human resource management and its perceived role to alleviate inefficient management in Uganda public universities. A close-ended questionnaire was administered to top and middle level university managers (n = 101) to establish the status quo of strategic human resource management practices and the perceived role it can play to alleviate inefficient management at Makerere and Kyambogo. The results of the study indicate that strategic human resource management practices are barely practiced in Uganda public universities. The results also reveal that top and middle level managers have a strong conviction that integration of strategic human resource management practices can alleviate inefficient management in Uganda public universities. The paper concludes that due to rapid changes emanating from globalisation, knowledge based economy, technological revolution and reduced funding of higher education from governments, public universities in Uganda need to adopt strategic human resource management to improve their efficiency

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Bananuka, Juma, Veronica Mukyala, Zainabu Tumwebaze, Johnson Ssekakubo, Musa Kasera, and Mariam Ssemakula Najjuma. "The intention to adopt Islamic financing in emerging economies: evidence from Uganda." Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 11, no. 3 (January 13, 2020): 610–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jiabr-07-2017-0108.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish whether there is a relationship between religiosity, religious preferences, firm age and intention to adopt Islamic financing in an emerging economy like Uganda which is a secular state and adopting Islamic financing for the first time. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a cross-sectional and mixed-methods design. The authors administered closed-ended questionnaires and these were supplemented by semi-structured interviews. Findings Results indicate that religiosity is significantly associated with intention to adopt Islamic financing. Further, religious experience as a dimension of religiosity is significantly associated with intention to adopt Islamic financing unlike ideology. Religious preferences and firm age are also significantly associated with intention to adopt Islamic financing. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) reveals that there are significant differences in between religions whereby Muslims are more ready for Islamic financing than the Christians are. Research limitations/implications This study’s main limitation is that it uses evidence from Uganda’s micro businesses which account for 70 per cent of Uganda’s total businesses. It is unclear on whether this study results can be generalized to the remaining 30 per cent of the businesses and if results of this study can be generalized to other national settings. Originality/value Islamic financing being an emerging phenomenon on the African continent especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa where most countries are secular states, there are few empirical studies exploring religiosity, religious preferences, firm age and intention to adopt Islamic financing in an emerging economy perspective. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that provides some insights into religiosity, religious preference, firm age and intention to adopt Islamic financing from a Ugandan perspective using a mixed methods research design.

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International Monetary Fund. "Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Cash Management." IMF Staff Country Reports 17, no. 273 (2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484317686.002.

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Pender, John, Pamela Jagger, Ephraim Nkonya, and Dick Sserunkuuma. "Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda." World Development 32, no. 5 (May 2004): 767–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.11.003.

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Longenecker, Chris T., Emmy Okello, Peter Lwabi, Marco A. Costa, Daniel I. Simon, and Robert A. Salata. "Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 65, no. 2 (February 2014): e79-e80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0b013e3182a03eb9.

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Kiggundu, Amin Tamale. "Constraints to Urban Planning and Management of Secondary Towns in Uganda." Indonesian Journal of Geography 46, no. 1 (June 30, 2014): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/ijg.4986.

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Many towns in Uganda are growing at an unprecedented rate. By 2030 more than 50% of Ugandans will beliving in urban centres. This rapid growth of urban centres in Uganda provides for economic opportunities for manyurban residents. It also poses various challenges such as urban sprawl, emergence of informal settlements as well asurban poverty. Over 60% of the urban residents in Uganda live in the informal settlements with no basic services andinfrastructure such as piped water, decent housing, good roads, sewerage systems as well as schools and health centres.This paper aims to examine and understand the constraints to urban planning and management of secondary towns inUganda. Using an eclectic mix of research methods such as face to face interviews targeting key informants, a questionnairesurvey as well as observation, the study found that the current modernist planning approach has not achieved itsintended goal of promoting orderly urban development and improve service delivery in the secondary towns. The studyalso revealed that the urban residents are rarely involved in planning. Besides, there is an apparent mismatch betweenwhat is taught at the local planning schools and what is required in terms of planning in the secondary towns. To addressthese intractable urban challenges, it is critical that the current planning education and curriculum are reviewed to producecreative and imaginative planners that can respond more effectively to the community problems, adopt a strategyto promote strategic spatial planning that is more participatory, carry out public awareness campaigns about the need forproper planning of towns and adopt a strategy for promoting innovative funding programmes such as municipal bonds,use of the stock exchange to mobilise the required investable funds, allow the private sector to access institutional fundssuch as the employee provident fund and promote public-private partnerships.

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Mwenyango, Hadijah, and George Palattiyil. "Health needs and challenges of women and children in Uganda’s refugee settlements: Conceptualising a role for social work." International Social Work 62, no. 6 (September 9, 2019): 1535–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872819865010.

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With 1.36 million refugees, Uganda has witnessed Africa’s highest refugee crisis and is confronted with subsequent protection and assistance demands. The Government of Uganda and its partners are trying to support refugees to overcome the associated debilitating health conditions, and it recently shot to prominence in refuge management. Despite this, there are still gaps in health service provision for refugees. This article discusses the health situation of refugee women and children living in Uganda’s refugee settlements, explores the existing health service gaps, and argues that there is a need to extend the role of social work in health services for refugees.

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Serwadda, Isah. "Impact of Credit Risk Management Systems on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 66, no. 6 (2018): 1627–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201866061627.

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The paper is set to analyse the impact of credit risk management on the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda for a period of 2006–2015 using panel data for a sample of 20 commercial banks. The study employs return on assets as a dependent variable and non‑performing loans, growth in interest earnings and loan loss provisions to total loans as credit risk measures. Secondary data is sourced from the Bank scope database, African development bank and the central bank of Uganda. The study employs descriptive statistics, regressions and correlation analysis. Regression models are to estimate the magnitude of significance of credit risk management on the performance of commercial banks in Uganda. The study revealed that credit risk management impacts on the performance of Ugandan commercial banks. The results portrayed that banks’ performance was inversely influenced by non‑performing loans which may expose them to large magnitudes of illiquidity and financial crisis. Thus given such results, the researcher recommends that banks need to enhance their credit risk management techniques not only to earn more profits but also to maintain a qualitative asset portfolio and attention be given to non‑performing loans, loan loss provision to total loans and growth in interest earnings that were found to be significant. Banks need to design appropriate credit policies that must handle all necessary conditions before advancing credit to their customers and also develop strong credit administration committees and teams that must conduct appropriate and sound loan appraisal evaluations and which must also monitor the loans throughout the required processes right from extending a loan to a customer up to the completion of loan repayments so as to mitigate credit risks.

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Johnson, Jennifer L. "Guerrillas and Fish in Uganda." Global Environment 14, no. 1 (February 17, 2021): 86–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/ge.2021.140104.

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On 29 January 1986, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was sworn in as President of the Republic of Uganda and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) and National Resistance Army (NRA) became the first guerrilla force to successfully overthrow a government in postcolonial Africa. Some thirty years after the NRM?s bush war was won, the Ugandan military, with President Museveni still at the helm, began officially waging what it calls a guerrilla war against its own citizens. The goal of Museveni?s second guerrilla war was not to bring forth yet another anti-imperial democratic revolution. It was instead designed to sustainably develop fisheries production in Lake Victoria, a task Museveni claims exclusive abilities to successfully steward for the benefit the Ugandan nation as a whole. Transformations in Lake Victoria?s fisheries ecology that predated the NRM?s rise to power, and indeed, predated the formal independence of the Ugandan state were shaped by and shape managerial logics that continue to justify violence against fishworkers in order to enact conventional conceptions of sustainability. Memories of tragedy and success bound up in national narratives of the 1981?1986 war for anti-imperial democratic revolution work to maintain managerial logics and regulatory regimes imposed by the former British colonial state.

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Bananuka, Juma, David Katamba, Irene Nalukenge, Frank Kabuye, and Kasimu Sendawula. "Adoption of Islamic banking in a non-Islamic country: evidence from Uganda." Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 11, no. 5 (January 2, 2020): 989–1007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jiabr-08-2017-0119.

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept and practice of Islamic banking in the context of a non-Islamic country such as Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the strategies banks may use to ensure that the Islamic banking system is successful and to ascertain those factors that may hinder its success. Chief executive officers of business associations, heads of committees on Islamic banking and religious leaders were interviewed. Findings The strategies used by financial institutions in ensuring the adoption of Islamic banking are now known such as “creating awareness of Islamic banking’s mode of operation among existing and potential clients.” The findings also show that factors such as “lack of trust among clients” may hinder the success of Islamic banking. Research limitations/implications The research findings are useful for informing the deliberations of regulators, the business community and financial institutions. The results are applicable only to those countries in the preparation stages of adopting Islamic banking services for the first time, but they could be generalized to any new product launch in any country. Originality/value This paper may help Ugandan financial institutions to design strategies that will accelerate the adoption and, ultimately, the diffusion of Islamic banking in Uganda.

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Ocen, Edward, Kasekende Francis, and Gladies Angundaru. "The role of training in building employee commitment: the mediating effect of job satisfaction." European Journal of Training and Development 41, no. 9 (November 6, 2017): 742–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-11-2016-0084.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish the role of training in building employee commitment and the task of job satisfaction in the association between training and employee commitment in the banking sector in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The authors used correlation, regression and MedGraph to investigate the hypotheses. Findings The findings revealed that there is a positive relationships between training and employee commitment (r = 0.507**, p < 0.01), a positive relationship between training and job satisfaction (r = 0.744**, p < 0.01) and a positive relationship between job satisfaction and employee commitment (r = 0.519**, p < 0.01). The regression model showed that the predictor variables explain at least 29.7 per cent of the variance in employee commitment (adjusted R2 = 0.297). MedGraph results revealed a partial type of mediation because the correlation between training (independent variable) and employee commitment (dependent variable) decreased from 0.507*** to 0.271*** by inclusion of job satisfaction (mediating variable). Originality/value This study is one of the pioneers to extend the employee commitment debate to Ugandan banking sector. It provides an explanation with empirical evidence by demonstrating that training extends direct positive effect on employee commitment in the banking sector in Ugandan situation. The study also demonstrates that, in the banking sector in Uganda, job satisfaction helps to partially transmit the effect of training on employee commitment. This study further builds a model that will help researchers and practitioners in investigating and explaining employee commitment in the banking sector in Ugandan situation.

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Namakonzi, Ruth, and Eno L. Inanga. "Environmental management accounting and environmental management in manufacturing industries in Uganda." African J. of Economic and Sustainable Development 3, no. 4 (2014): 288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ajesd.2014.065578.

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Obicci, Peter Adoko. "Determinants of Moral Motivation in Public Procurement Management in Uganda." Journal of Management and Science 1, no. 4 (December 30, 2015): 311–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.26524/jms.2015.27.

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The issue of moral motivation in public procurement management has received little attention among scholars and researchers. This study was aimed to investigate factors affecting moral motivation in public procurement management in Uganda. The literature relating to the study was reviewed and a conceptual framework developed. Descriptive research design, specifically a survey study was employed in carrying out the research. The target population of the study was people involved in procurement activities in Uganda that consisted of a sample of procurement professionals/practitioners from each of 25 selected procurement and disposal entities. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire that was self-administered to the 60 potential respondents.Both Univariate and Bivariate analyses were employed in analyzing the data with the use of SPSS computing software version 17. In testing the three hypotheses, “t” test and “F” test were applied. While computing, a P value equal to 0.05 was considered of high significant level and a value of a significant level was taken to be equal to 0.10. As indicated by the results of the findings, it was noted predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors do significantly affect moral motivation inpublic procurement management in Uganda. It was further revealed that individual factors play a dominant and vital role in determining moral motivation in public procurement management in Uganda. However, great attention should be paid on these three factors in strategically managing public procurement.

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Lwanga, David, Mbabazi Mbabazize, Odetha Katuramu, and Rogers Barigayomwe. "The Management Of Higher Education Institutions In Uganda." International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 10, no. 3 (March 12, 2020): p9959. http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.10.03.2020.p9959.

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Crawfurd, Lee. "School Management and Public–Private Partnerships in Uganda." Journal of African Economies 26, no. 5 (August 28, 2017): 539–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejx021.

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Woomer, Paul L., Robert Muzira, David Bwamiki, David Mutetikka, Alice Amoding, and Mateete A. Bekunda. "Biological Management of Water Hyacinth Waste in Uganda." Biological Agriculture & Horticulture 17, no. 3 (January 2000): 181–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01448765.2000.9754841.

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Manyak, Terrell G., and Isaac Wasswa Katono. "Conflict management style in Uganda: a gender perspective." Gender in Management: An International Journal 25, no. 6 (August 24, 2010): 509–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17542411011069909.

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Okot-Okumu, James, and Richard Nyenje. "Municipal solid waste management under decentralisation in Uganda." Habitat International 35, no. 4 (October 2011): 537–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.03.003.

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Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R., Moses Muhwezi ., Sarah Eyaa ., and John Saturday . "Explaining Outsourcing Performance in Ugandaâ€™s Commercial Banks." Information Management and Business Review 4, no. 1 (January 15, 2012): 18–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v4i1.959.

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This study aimed at investigating outsourcing performance in Ugandaâ€™s commercial banks basing on the variables of contract, relational norms, trust and commitment. It was motivated by the fact that where as outsourcing has been identified as a global trend in this millennium and a competitive strategy for the contemporary business, there were limited (if any) empirical studies on outsourcing performance in Uganda. Besides, previous studies conducted outside Uganda have provided conflicting views on whether or not contract and relational norms can be used concurrently to enhance outsourcing performance. The study was also intended to contribute to this debate by establishing the extent to which the variation in outsourcing performance was explained by the model that was developed. Findings revealed that the only significant predictor of outsourcing performance was contract and the model accounted for 40.1% of the variation in outsourcing performance. The findings present implications for commercial bank management in the area of contracting and contract management, which have to be addressed if outsourcing performance is to be enhanced and competitiveness in the banking sector improved.

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Kamukama, Nixon, Sulait Tumwine, Julius Opiso, and Stephen Korutaro Nkundabanyanga. "Business process management and service delivery; a case of Uganda's public entities." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 10, no. 4 (October 7, 2014): 285–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjemsd-08-2013-0047.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test empirically a variety of hypotheses related to business process management (BPM) and service delivery within public entities and contracting companies in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – A valid research instrument was utilized to conduct a survey on 20 government ministries, ten government departments and 13 service providers (contractors) who are representative of the 40 government entities and 25 service providers in Uganda. Correlation and regression analysis were conducted to ascertain the validity of the hypotheses. Findings – Statistical support was found for eight out of the nine hypotheses tested. Research limitations/implications – Only a single research methodological approach was employed, future research through interviews could be undertaken. Multiple respondents in public entities and service providers were studied, neglecting other key stakeholders like service users. Finally, BPM was studied and by the virtual of the results, there are other elements that contribute to service delivery that were not part of this study. Practical implications – There is need to intensify initiatives to encourage greater understanding and acceptance of BPM, employ a viable BPM strategy that includes risk management, building high-level innovation, strong human resource capacity, providers expertise in order to provide optimal service to both service buyers and users. Originality/value – This is the first paper in sub-Saharan Africa to tests empirically the relationship between BPM and service delivery in the Ugandan context of service buyers and providers and provides support for the relationship and process management.

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Tugume, J. K., C. Osundwa, G. Tusiime, C. M. Mukankusi, A. M. Ssekamate, P. Wasswa, and R. Buruchara. "Pathogenicity and virulence of Ugandan isolates of common bacterial blight disease pathogen." African Crop Science Journal 28, no. 2 (July 27, 2020): 213–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/acsj.v28i2.7.

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Breeding for resistance is a major component in the integrated management of common bacterial disease of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Use of less virulent strains or strains with attenuated virulence may lead to selection of resistant genotypes with intermediate response, when exposed to more virulent strains of the pathogen. The objective of this study to identify and characterise Ugandan isolates of common bacterial blight disease-causing pathogens for virulence. Bacteria were isolated from leaf samples collected from districts of Kabale, Masaka, Bukomansimbi, Mubende, Mbale, Bulambuli and Apac, all in Uganda, during the first season of 2016. The bacteria were tested for pathogenicity, as well as virulence on both breeding and local varieties. The study identified three most virulent isolates, namely MBL020, KAB-3 and BUL-14, all belonging to Xathomonas citri pv fuscans. These isolates are very similar to those previously identified from Uganda (NCPB 670 and NCCPB 1402) more than 50 years ago. The study further revealed that NAROBEAN1, NAROBEAN 2, NAROBEAN 4, VAX 3, VAX5 and NE 2- 14- 8 had better resistance compared to other tested genotypes. Key words: Phaseolus vulgaris, Uganda, virulent strains

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Candiya Bongomin, George Okello, John C. Munene, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, and Charles Akol Malinga. "Financial literacy in emerging economies." Managerial Finance 43, no. 12 (December 4, 2017): 1310–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mf-04-2017-0117.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of individual components of financial literacy in promoting financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The study was cross-sectional combined with correlation and regression analyses. Data were collected from 400 poor households drawn from four regions in rural Uganda. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test for the contribution of individual components of financial literacy on financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. In addition, confirmatory factor analysis was used to establish existence of convergent validity between the items used to measure the different constructs under study. Furthermore, analysis of variance was also adopted to test for variation in perceptions of poor households on being financially included. Findings The results generated from the study revealed that only attitude as a component of financial literacy significantly and positively predicts financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Contrary to previous thinking and empirical studies, behavior, knowledge, and skills are not significant predictors of financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Overall, the combined effect of the different components of financial literacy explains about 11.2 percent of the variance in financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Research limitations/implications The study was not without limitations. The study adopted only cross-sectional study design, thus, leaving out longitudinal study. Therefore, future studies employing longitudinal research design worth undertaking. Furthermore, the sample although large enough focused only on poor households located in rural Uganda, therefore, ignoring peri-urban and urban areas in Uganda. Besides, the study used only quantitative data, thus, qualitative study using key informant interviews may be considered for further research. Practical implications The paper indicates that policy makers, advocates of financial inclusion and researchers, should reconsider investigating individual contribution of the different components of financial literacy in promoting financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. For researchers, it is important to re-analyze the individual components of financial literacy of behavior, knowledge, skills, and attitude in influencing financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Originality/value This paper combines both functional components (behavior and attitude) and non-functional measures (knowledge and skills) of financial literacy to explain financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda. Most financial literacy studies have mainly adopted only non-functional measures of knowledge and skills. Besides, these studies ignore the individual contribution of functional components and non-functional measures of financial literacy in explaining financial inclusion of poor households. Thus, this study is the first to examine the impact of individual components of financial literacy in explaining financial inclusion of poor households in rural Uganda.

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Karuhanga, Bernadette Nambi. "Evaluating implementation of strategic performance management practices in universities in Uganda." Measuring Business Excellence 19, no. 2 (May 18, 2015): 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbe-06-2014-0017.

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Purpose – The purpose of this study was to propose a tool for evaluating implementation of strategic performance management (PM) by examining the strategic PM practices in public universities in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – Literature was reviewed and the general features of PM practices were identified. These were captured in a survey instrument which was later administered to staff in selected universities in Uganda to determine the extent of strategic PM implementation. Principal component analysis was conducted to cluster similar variables together with an aim of identifying the focal areas for determining the extent of strategic PM practices implementation in a university. Findings – Strategic PM in public universities in Uganda exists and is aimed at achieving quality. Despite its existence, respondents generally disagreed that: an effective PM system exists in their respective universities, PM training is continuously provided to managers and staff and a formal process exists for units to provide feedback on the attainment of goals. Findings further revealed that implementation of PM practices in universities could be evaluated based on five foci, namely, alignment of organisational vision, mission, strategy and individual performance goals; staff involvement in PM implementation at unit level; existence of an improvement plan; existence of a performance evaluation plan; and staff awareness and understanding of PM. Research limitations/implications – The study focussed on only public universities in Uganda; hence, another study could be conducted considering all universities, both private and public. The list of items from literature may not be exhaustive hence additional PM practices that were not included in this tool should be identified from literature to enrich the evaluation tool. Practical implications – This study allowed the development of an empirical list of PM practices which could be used by universities and policy makers to evaluate implementation of strategic PM. Hence, the five foci could be adopted as an evaluation tool for universities with regard to strategic PM implementation. Using these five foci, university managers can identify the grey areas in their PM systems to which management attention could be focussed for improvement. Originality/value – Despite the increasing desire for effective PM implementation in most organisations the world over, there exists no empirical evidence of institutional PM implementation in public universities in Uganda. Besides, to the best of my knowledge, no study has been previously conducted with the aim of developing a tool for evaluating strategic (PM implementation in universities in Uganda.

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Muhindo, Cranimar, and John Rwakihembo. "Inventory Management and Financial Performance of Private Hospitals: A Positivist Evidence from Western Uganda." International Journal of Business Strategies 6, no. 1 (May 15, 2021): 24–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ijbs.712.

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Purpose: This study set out to empirically examine the relationship between inventory management and private hospitals' financial performance in Western Uganda. Methodology: The study adopted a positivist approach and a cross-sectional research design to collect data from 32 Private hospitals in Western Uganda. The study used a closed-ended questionnaire to collect data and simple linear regression for data analysis. Findings: Results revealed inventory management as a significant predictor of private hospitals' financial performance in Western Uganda. The study recommended that private hospitals adopt robust and scientific inventory management systems and models that aim to optimise stock levels and minimise costs if they are to achieve substantial financial performance. Contribution to Practice and Policy: The study has deep-rooted the urgent need for private hospitals to adopt more stringent inventory management systems that will ensure adequate stock levels, minimise costs and enhance superior financial performance. However, the study was positivistic, thus subject to methods bias that could have affected the results' validity.

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Mills, David, Sherrie Staley, Steven Aisu, Twila Kunde, Paul Kimsey, and Kim Lewis. "International Public Health Laboratory Twinning: An Innovative Approach to Strengthen the National Health Laboratory System in Uganda, 2014-2017." Public Health Reports 134, no. 2_suppl (November 2019): 37S—42S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033354919836957.

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International initiatives to strengthen national health laboratory systems in resource-poor countries are often hampered by unfamiliarity with the country’s health laboratory environment and turnover of international partners during the initiative. This study provides an overview of, and lessons learned from, the use of a laboratory long-term partnership approach (ie, “twinning”) to strengthen the national public health laboratory system in an international setting. We focused on the partnering of the Uganda Ministry of Health Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) with the New Mexico State Public Health Laboratory to help the CPHL become Uganda’s national public health reference laboratory (Uganda National Health Laboratory Services [UNHLS] Institute) and leader of its nascent Uganda National Health Laboratory Network (UNHLN). Via twinning, CPHL leadership received training on laboratory leadership and management, quality systems, facility management, and the One Health environmental strategy (ie, that the health of persons is connected to the health of animals and the environment), and drafted a National Health Laboratory Policy, UNHLS Institute business plan, and strategic and operating plans for the UNHLS Institute and UNHLN. The CPHL is now responsible for the UNHLS Institute and coordinates the UNHLN. Lessons learned include (1) twinning establishes stable long-term collaborations and (2) success requires commitment to a formal statement of activities and objectives, as well as clear and regular communication among partners.

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Kiwanuka‐Tondo, James, Kelly Fudge Albada, Richard D. Waters, Jessica Katz Jameson, and Mark Hamilton. "AIDS communication campaigns in Uganda." Journal of Communication Management 17, no. 1 (February 8, 2013): 5–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13632541311300124.

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Deal, Jeffery L., Henry Massa, Kristen Check, Christiana Naaktgeboren, Alyson M. Malone, and Jeffrey Rozelle. "A multidimensional measurement of the health impact of community-based water treatment systems in Uganda." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 5, no. 1 (November 17, 2014): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2014.184.

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Using a unique combination of ethnographic methods, healthcare facility chart reviews, and individual waterborne parasite tests, the health impacts of providing water treatment systems for communities in Uganda are compared to the impact measured using identical water technology and similar research methods in Honduras. While self-reported diarrhea rates improved in the Ugandan test communities when compared to controls, no significant impact was detected in any of the other measures. This contrasts sharply with findings in Honduras where all measures demonstrated statistically significant improvement after installation of identical water treatment systems. Ongoing ethnographic work reveals that knowledge of waterborne pathogens was universal in both Uganda and Honduras while practices related to water consumption varied greatly. Additional factors effecting these outcomes will be discussed.

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Paparu, Pamela, Amos Acur, Fred Kato, Catherine Acam, Justine Nakibuule, Allan Nkuboye, Stephen Musoke, and Clare Mukankusi. "Morphological and Pathogenic Characterization of Sclerotium rolfsii, the Causal Agent of Southern Blight Disease on Common Bean in Uganda." Plant Disease 104, no. 8 (August 2020): 2130–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-10-19-2144-re.

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Over the last 5 years, Southern blight caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. has superseded root rots caused by pathogens such as Fusarium and Pythium spp. as a major constraint of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in Uganda. Although S. rolfsii is prevalent in all bean-growing regions of Uganda, there is a lack of information about its diversity and pathogenicity to guide the development of effective management strategies. In total, 348 S. rolfsii isolates were obtained from bean fields in seven agroecological zones of Uganda, with the following objectives: to characterize their morphology, based on mycelial growth rate, mycelium texture, and number of sclerotia; and to determine the pathogenicity of 75 selected isolates on five common bean varieties in artificially inoculated soils in a screenhouse. We found that mycelial growth rate and the number of sclerotia produced on artificial media varied among agroecological zones but not within a zone. The five bean varieties tested were found to be susceptible to S. rolfsii, including varieties MLB49-89A and RWR719 that are resistant to Fusarium and Pythium root rots, respectively. Preemergence damping-off ranged between 0 and 100%, and disease severity index ranged between 4.4 and 100%. The widespread and high levels of S. rolfsii virulence on varieties of common bean indicate that management intervention is urgently required to help reduce losses incurred by Ugandan smallholder farmers. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license .

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JACKLINE, Asiimwe. "Public water and waste management in Uganda: the legal framework, obstacles and challenges." KAS African Law Study Library - Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques 7, no. 4 (2020): 642–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/2363-6262-2020-4-642.

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Access to public services in developing countries is always inefficient and resistant to reform. Despite substantial investments in public water and waste management in Uganda, coverage and service levels have failed to improve as expected due to sluggish progress. Whereas there may be substantial legal framework in place, there are challenges and obstacles which affect adequate access to these services. Only 32 % of Ugandans have access to safe water supply, while only 19 % have access to basic sanitation. This is partly attributed to lack of enforcement and weak punitive measures in the relevant legal framework. Other challenges include, poor management, corruption, politicization and lack of the requisite political will, rapid population growth, poor infrastructure, lack of technical capacity, and poor financing. The government has devised among others private takeover of some public services by profit maximising companies which in turn alienates the poor from accessing them. Therefore this desk review suggests the way forward towards a sustainable public water and waste management.

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Namukasa, Juliet. "Records management and procurement performance." Records Management Journal 27, no. 3 (November 20, 2017): 256–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rmj-04-2016-0011.

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the influence procurement records management had on the performance of the procurement function under the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). Design/methodology/approach The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research. Procurement records management was the independent variable, while procurement performance was the dependent variable. The study also adopted a simple correlation and case study design. An accessible population of 101 respondents was identified, with 93 forming a sample. An 88% response rate was realized. Findings Results indicated that procurement records management had a significant effect on procurement performance. Whereby, there was a positive and statistically significant relationship between records creation and procurement performance; there was a positive relationship between records maintenance, preservation and procurement performance; and, finally, records access and use also had a positive significant influence on procurement performance. Research limitations/implications This research focused on the central region of Uganda, and yet, Uganda has got so many other regions which operate the NAADS programs. This means that research was conducted within a defined scope. Therefore, based on this, the researcher could not generalize the research findings. Practical implications Findings imply that ethical practices should be emphasized and custodians of procurement records be held accountable for their actions, as this will help in the support of proper record-keeping and avoid documents not being on file, misplaced or misfiled, which negatively affects procurement performance. Enabling a more efficient information management system results into effective procurement performance that leads to significant cost reduction in both the private and the government sector, especially when digital records are involved. Social implications As majority of the NAADS staff were found to possess inadequate knowledge in records maintenance and preservation, the government through the NAADS training committees should organize timely workshops to sensitize staff on how best records maintenance and preservation is core to its operations. Originality/value This study contributes to an important area which has not been given attention in the Ugandan context, where there is difficulty of relating the value of effective records maintenance to business management because of the lack of quantifiable evidence. Therefore, the study highlights the influence of records creation, maintenance and use on procurement performance. The review of literature finds that better records management results into better performance of the procurement units in procurement entities.

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Adur-Okello, Stella E., Simon Alibu, Jimmy Lamo, Moses Ekobu, and Michael H. Otim. "Farmers’ Knowledge and Management of Rice Diseases in Uganda." Journal of Agricultural Science 12, no. 12 (November 15, 2020): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v12n12p221.

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Rice in the recent past has picked up as a food security and income generating crop among farming households in Uganda. Even though, the crop is playing a significant role in reducing food insecurity and poverty within the country, its productivity has remained constant and low at about 1.5 metric tonnes per hectare. Using cross-sectional data collected from rice farmers in Northern (Lira, Dokolo, Otuke and Alebtong Districts); Eastern (Iganga, Bugiri and Kamuli Districts) and Central (Kayunga District) regions of the country, this paper establishes farmers’ knowledge and management of rice diseases from a total of 224 farmers, as a baseline for research initiatives focusing on improving rice productivity within the country. Farmers ranked diseases as the second most important constraint in rice production, after insect pests. Moreover, farmers ranked rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) as the most important disease in rice production, followed by leaf blast (LB), brown spot (BS), sheath rot (ShR), panicle blast (PB) and bacterial leaf blight (BLB). However, 60% of farmers identified RYMV while less than 30% could clearly diagnose the symptoms of each of the other diseases. Surprisingly, only about 18% of farmers employed management options against RYMV, whereas less than 6% practiced some form of management for each of the other major diseases. The predominant disease control measure was uprooting diseased plants followed by insecticide application. About 10% of farmers reported sedges (Cyperus spp.), goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides), black jack (Bidens pilosa), and cut grass (Leersia spp.) as alternative host plants for rice diseases. An integrated disease management approach, whose development and implementation recognizes farmers as the key players in the rice production chain, is required to achieve improved and sustainable rice productivity.

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Gladwin, J. "Implementing a new health management information system in Uganda." Health Policy and Planning 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2003): 214–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czg026.

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Yusuf, Abdulfatah Abdu, Onu Peter, Abdurrahaman S. Hassan, Lawal A. Tunji, Ismail A. Oyagbola, Mundu M. Mustafa, and Danjuma A. Yusuf. "Municipality solid waste management system for Mukono District, Uganda." Procedia Manufacturing 35 (2019): 613–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.003.

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NAMAALWA, JUSTINE, and OLE HOFSTAD. "TENURE TRANSFORMATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WOODLANDS IN UGANDA." Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 17, no. 4 (January 2007): 293–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2007.9752605.

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Natukunda, Cathy M., Michael Pitt, and Amir Nabil. "Understanding the outsourcing of facilities management services in Uganda." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 15, no. 2 (May 24, 2013): 150–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcre-04-2013-0011.

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