Replacing hospital-based epilepsy clinics with rural epilepsy clinics and education in Uganda: impact on attendance.

: A high proportion of the Ugandan population with epilepsy receive no treatment. : To determine whether introduction of an agreed multidisciplinary guideline and establishment of a local clinic outside the hospital and four rural satellite clinics improved attendance and follow-up by children with epilepsy in Western Uganda. : A multidisciplinary team from Kagando Hospital, Kasese, south-west Uganda created a guideline for the management of epilepsy.

Infection control and treatment guidelines and neonatal mortality in a rural hospital in Uganda.

: The neonatal mortality rate in Uganda has been 24-27/1000 live births for the last 14 years. : To determine the impact on neonatal mortality of the introduction of infection prevention and treatment guidelines in a resource-poor setting. : A prospective study was undertaken in Kagando Hospital, a rural hospital in Western Uganda of infants live-born in hospital and those admitted from the community or other hospitals between 2013 and 2017.