Alice Namale

Biographic Data

ID7777685
NAMEAlice Namale
GIVEN NAMESAlice
FAMILY NAMENamale
SIGNATURENAMALE A
AFFILIATIONSMakerere University
ORCID0009-0004-4459-3087
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Improving testing capacity for Covid-19

    Open AccessMarc Bosonkie, Landry Egbende et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons learned during the improvement of testing capacity throughout the COVID-19 response in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: The four countries' testing strategies were studied using a mixed-methods approach. Desk research on COVID…

  • Harnessing digital technology for Covid-19 response in Uganda

    Open AccessRawlance Ndejjo, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    COVID-19 was one of the greatest disruptors of the 21st century, causing significant morbidity and mortality globally. Countries around the world adopted digital technologies and innovations to support the containment of the pandemic. This study explored the use of digital technology and barriers to its utilisation in responding to COVID-19 and sustaining essential health services in Uganda to inform response to future public health emergencies i…

  • Consequences of school closures due to Covid-19 in DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda

    Open AccessRawlance Ndejjo, Andrew K Tusubiira et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    In 2020 and 2021, Governments across the globe instituted school closures to reduce social interaction and interrupt COVID-19 transmission. We examined the consequences of school closures due to COVID-19 across four sub–Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. We conducted a qualitative study among key informants including policymakers, school heads, students, parents, civil society represen…

  • Covid-19 surveillance in Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda

    Open AccessOlufunmilayo I Fawole, Segun Bello et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    All the four countries demonstrated a prompt public health surveillance response and adopted similar approaches to surveillance with some adaptations as the pandemic progresses. There is need for investments to enhance surveillance approaches and systems including decentralizing surveillance to the subnational and community levels, strengthening capabilities for genomic surveillance and use of digital technologies, among others. Investing in heal…

  • Private sector engagement in the Covid-19 response

    Open AccessSteven Ndugwa Kabwama, Suzanne N Kiwanuka et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2022

  • The new female condom (FC2) in Uganda

    Rhoda K Wanyenze, Lynn Atuyambe et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2011

    The new version of the female condom (FC2) was introduced in Uganda in October 2009, following an unsuccessful female condom programme begun in 1998. The failure of the earlier programme was partly attributed to low acceptance of the first type of female condom (FC1). We evaluated the acceptability of FC2 and the experiences of users and their sexual partners. This was a qualitative cross-sectional evaluation. We conducted 16 in-depth interviews …