Browsing by Author "Kiwanuka, Rose"

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    United against cancer: prevention to end-of-life care—highlights from the Uganda Cancer Institute–Palliative Care Association of Uganda Joint International Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care and the 7th Palliative Care Conference, 24–25 August 2017, Kampala, Uganda
    (Ecancermedicalscience, 2017) Downing, Julia; Ddungu, Henry; Kiyange, Fatia; Batuli, Mwazi; Kafeero, James; Kebirungi, Harriet; Kiwanuka, Rose; Mugisha, Noleb; Mwebesa, Eddie; Mwesiga, Mark; Namukwaya, Elizabeth; Niyonzima, Nixon; Phipps, Warren; Orem, Jackson
    The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) jointly hosted an international conference oncancer and palliative care in August 2017 in Kampala, Uganda. At the heart of the conference rested a common commitment to see patientcare improved across Uganda and the region. The theme – United Against Cancer: Prevention to End-of-Life Care – reflected this jointvision and the drive to remember that cancer care should include prevention, early diagnosis and screening, treatment, rehabilitation andpalliative care. The conference brought together 451 delegates from 17 countries. The key themes of the conference included: the importanceof the World Health Assembly Resolutions on Palliative Care (2014) and cancer care (2017); the need to develop a National CancerControl Programme; strategies for effective cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries; advocacy, human rightsand access to essential medicines, including access to opioids and nurse prescribing; paediatric care; leadership and commitment; collaboration;resources (financial and human), the recognition that palliative care is not limited to cancer care and the importance of learningfrom each other. The conference also gave the opportunity to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the UCI, with a celebration dinner attended by the Minister of Health and the US Ambassador. Participants reported that the conference was a forum that updated them in all aspects of cancer and palliative care, which challenged their knowledge, and was enlightening in terms of current treatment options for individuals with cancer. The benefits of having a joint conference were recognized, allowing for further networking between cancer and palliative care organizations. This conference, highlighting many developments in cancer and palliative care, served as a unique opportunity to bring people together and unite them in developing cancer and palliative care
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    ‘When I die, let me be the last.’ Community health worker perspectives on past Ebola and Marburg outbreaks in Uganda
    (Informa UK Limited, 2018-12-20) Ethan Graham Englert; Kiwanuka, Rose; Neubauer, Leah C.
    Uganda suffered four Ebola and five Marburg virus outbreaks from 2000 to 2012 with significant health worker mortality. This paper describes findings from 41 interviews with health workers from three outbreaks. Interviewees frequently encountered stigma from their communities, sometimes accompanied by mistrust and violence. These difficulties were defined as ‘challenges of society.’ Health workers also suffered emotional trauma, depressive symptoms, and fear classified as ‘challenges of psyche.’ As the incidence of such outbreaks will likely increase due to ecological and economic trends, health workers require greater access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and knowledge of viral containment. Such improvements would create an optimal psychosocial climate for managing infectious patients ultimately decreasing the severity of future outbreaks.