Publications by authors named "Nasan Natseri"
Measuring availability of and facility readiness to deliver comprehensive abortion care: experiences and lessons learnt from integrating abortion into WHO's health facility assessments.
BMJ Glob Health
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Routine assessments of health facilities for abortion and post-abortion care can enhance policy and program development, improving access and quality of services.
- Since 2018, WHO has integrated abortion care into its health facility assessment tools, showcasing successful implementation across various legal environments.
- Key factors for successful integration include collaboration, localized language use, and careful tool design to ensure high-quality data collection and consistent analysis.
Article Synopsis
- In October 2017, the first positive case of the Marburg virus in Kween District, Uganda led to an immediate outbreak response, involving specialized teams for case management and community engagement.
- Epidemiological investigations identified a total of 70 individuals, with four confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD), resulting in a high case fatality rate of 75% within a single family.
- Rapid detection and effective containment measures, including timely laboratory testing and trained response teams, successfully controlled the outbreak within a month, preventing further spread.
Article Synopsis
- The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was implemented in Uganda to enhance the management of infectious diseases, but challenges remain despite improvements in reporting and response following training in 2015-2016.
- Health workers reported positive outcomes such as better case detection and data analysis but identified obstacles like insufficient trained staff, funding issues, and high turnover rates.
- Recommendations to enhance IDSR effectiveness include incorporating training in pre-service education, establishing mentorship programs, and securing more funding for district-level support.
Background: Uganda is a low income country that continues to experience disease outbreaks caused by emerging and re-emerging diseases such as cholera, meningococcal meningitis, typhoid and viral haemorrhagic fevers. The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was adopted by WHO-AFRO in 1998 as a comprehensive strategy to improve disease surveillance and response in WHO Member States in Africa and was adopted in Uganda in 2000. To address persistent inconsistencies and inadequacies in the core and support functions of IDSR, Uganda initiated an IDSR revitalisation programme in 2012.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uganda adopted and has been implementing the Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDSR) strategy since 2000. The goal was to build the country's capacity to detect, report promptly, and effectively respond to public health emergencies and priorities. The considerable investment into the program startup realised significant IDSR core performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uganda is currently implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR[2005]) within the context of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). The IHR(2005) require countries to assess the ability of their national structures, capacities, and resources to meet the minimum requirements for surveillance and response. This report describes the results of the assessment undertaken in Uganda.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Using Geographical Information System (GIS) as a tool to determine access to and gaps in providing HIV counselling and testing (VCT), treatment (ART) and mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in conflict affected northern Uganda.
Methods: Cross-sectional data on availability and utilization, and geo-coordinates of health facilities providing VCT, PMTCT, and ART were collected in order to determine access. ArcView software produced maps showing locations of facilities and Internally Displaced Population(IDP) camps.