Dorothy Akongo
Biographic Data
| ID | 9065739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorothy Akongo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Akongo |
| SIGNATURE | AKONGO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Busoga Health Forum |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-8226-2347 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Improving paediatric quality of care through a Sweden–Uganda twinning partnership – reflections on implementation and early experiences from the child thrive project
Despite major global progress in child health, significant inequalities remain between low- and high-income countries. In Uganda’s Busoga region, child mortality is still high, largely due to preventable conditions and limited healthcare resources. In response, a paediatric health partnership was established in 2021 between the Busoga region and Stockholm, Sweden. Following a quality-of-care assessment in two Ugandan hospitals, the collaboration …
Capacity for delivery of paediatric emergency care and the current use of emergency triage, assessment and treatment in health facilities in the Busoga region, Uganda—A mixed methods study
The implementation of structured guidelines, such as the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment has been shown to reduce in-hospital mortality, addressing the high burden of early in-hospital deaths. We evaluated the capacity to provide paediatric emergency care at higher-level health facilities in the Busoga sub-region, Uganda, and explored healthcare workers’ perceptions of quality care. This assessment aimed to …
How a co-design process led to more contextually relevant family planning interventions in emerging urban settings in Eastern Uganda
Voluntary, rights-based family planning upholds women’s right to determine freely the number and spacing of their children. However, low-resource settings like Uganda still face a high unmet need for family planning. And, while urban areas are often indicated to have better access to health services, emerging evidence is revealing intra-urban socio-economic differentials in family planning utilization. To address the barriers to contraceptive use…
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How a co-design process led to more contextually relevant family planning interventions in emerging urban settings in Eastern Uganda
Voluntary, rights-based family planning upholds women’s right to determine freely the number and spacing of their children. However, low-resource settings like Uganda still face a high unmet need for family planning. And, while urban areas are often indicated to have better access to health services, emerging evidence is revealing intra-urban socio-economic differentials in family planning utilization. To address the barriers to contraceptive use…
Capacity for delivery of paediatric emergency care and the current use of emergency triage, assessment and treatment in health facilities in the Busoga region, Uganda—A mixed methods study
The implementation of structured guidelines, such as the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment has been shown to reduce in-hospital mortality, addressing the high burden of early in-hospital deaths. We evaluated the capacity to provide paediatric emergency care at higher-level health facilities in the Busoga sub-region, Uganda, and explored healthcare workers’ perceptions of quality care. This assessment aimed to …
Improving paediatric quality of care through a Sweden–Uganda twinning partnership – reflections on implementation and early experiences from the child thrive project
Despite major global progress in child health, significant inequalities remain between low- and high-income countries. In Uganda’s Busoga region, child mortality is still high, largely due to preventable conditions and limited healthcare resources. In response, a paediatric health partnership was established in 2021 between the Busoga region and Stockholm, Sweden. Following a quality-of-care assessment in two Ugandan hospitals, the collaboration …
Business (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Audit (1 work) · Child mortality (1 work) · child-friendly hospital (1 work) · Children's rights (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Corporate governance (1 work)