Uganda's AIDS Crisis: Its Implications for Development
by Jill Armstrong Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 108 pages
Published December 1995 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-3437-9 SKU: 13437
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 298.
Traces the social and economic channels through which the AIDS epidemic is likely to have its impact on Uganda's development prospects. In 1988 the World Bank adopted an agenda for addressing the AIDS epidemic in Africa. It soon became evident that the syndrome is not solely a health problem, nor can it be treated as such. This paper traces the social and economic channels through which AIDS is likely to have its impact on the development prospects of Uganda, one of the first African countries to confront the seriousness of the epidemic.
The paper revises and updates an earlier study to incorporate results of the country's 1991 population census. The study recommends that key policymakers in ministries other than health, such as finance and planning, must factor in the consequences of AIDS when considering development strategies. It examines the effects of AIDS on health expenditures in light of projections of essential drugs required for treatment, as well as the impact of the epidemic on agricultural production from a household and farming system perspective. Recommendations and suggestions of areas for further research conclude the study.
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Health Care in Uganda: Selected Issues
by Paul Hutchinson Price: $ 30.00
English Paperback
Published August 1999 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-4531-1 SKU: 14531
World Bank Discussion Paper no. 404.
"The government of Uganda faces a multitude of challenges in the health care arena, from ensuring that health care services are delivered in the most equitable manner, to structuring the health care delivery system to be most effective, to waging campaigns against the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. The government needs the best information available on existing conditions, in order to devise strategies to successfully meet these challenges." This technical paper summarizes the results of three research efforts concerning current health care issues in Uganda. Its purpose is to summarize key actions and identify new challenges. In "Part I, Equity of Access to Health Services in Uganda: The Effects of Income, Gender, Proximity to Services, and Quality of Care," the author examines a number of factors that affect access to health services, including quality of servi
ces and
income.
Part II of this technical paper, "Decentralization of Health Services in Uganda: Moving Toward Improved Delivery of Services," summarizes the key actions that have been undertaken during the decentralization of Uganda's health sector and identifies challenges that are emerging during this process. Part III, "Malaria: A Priority Health Problem," summarizes the status of malaria control in Uganda and highlights some of the key issues that need to be addressed to further strengthen malaria control efforts. This paper should prove useful to those working in Uganda and in other countries facing similar policy changes, to anticipate the challenges as they seek to improve the quality of health and other public services.
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Adult Literacy Programs In Uganda
by World Bank Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 143 pages 8.375 x 10.75
Published March 2001 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-4882-5 SKU: 14882
The Government of Uganda believes that illiteracy and inadequate basic education deprive people of the opportunity to fulfill their potential and effectively participate in decisionmaking and other development objectives. In order to achieve these objectives, the Ugandan government started a pilot project in eight districts using the functional literacy approach.
This publication suggests that the track record of an adult basic education program need not be poor. Of particular interest, is the finding that government programs and those delivered by non-government agencies can be equally effective. However, the manner and the quality of the implementation do influence the outcomes.
The purpose of this evaluation is to compare and contrast the resource requirements and the effectiveness of the Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) programme and Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT). The book assesses the implementation of adult literacy education and recommends future policy on the development of adult literacy education.
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Uganda: Growing Out of Poverty Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 226 pages
Published June 1993 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-2460-8 SKU: 12460
This study describes a strategy to reduce poverty by boosting labor productivity and economic growth. It focuses on Uganda's two key sectors, agriculture and industry.
The strategy seeks to make Uganda a self-sufficient food producer and a major crop exporter. It also advocates policies that would make the nation less dependent on imports and better at marketing its own products.
Some suggestions include ways to improve labor markets, raise agricultural output, and broaden the tax base. Other recommendations discuss ways to develop the financial sector and spur savings and investment.
Also examined are the government's economic adjustment policies and their effects on the poor. Analysts point out the different ways that poverty affects men and women.
The study also discusses how to increase public funds for social services that would improve the labor force. It recommends policies that will help women become full partners in Uganda's development.
Tables and other illustrations throughout the text provide detailed statistics on Uganda's economic status. Topics include crop yields, poverty indicators, gross domestic product, and public sector expenses.
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Uganda: Policy, Participation, People
by Jayati Datta-Mitra Price: $ 35.00
English Paperback 240 pages 8.375 x 10.75
Published June 2001 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-4970-8 SKU: 14970
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) on Uganda evaluates the International Development Association’s (IDA) assistance thematically. It reviews each of the services and products organized by IDA and assesses IDA’s assistance by examining their contribution to Uganda’s development outcomes. This report also captures stakeholder perceptions of the World Bank’s assistance strategy as outlined in focus groups organized by the World Bank’s Operation Evaluation Department (OED).
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Uganda: Post-Conflict Reconstruction
by Colin S. Scott , Paul Collier Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 96 pages
Published June 2000 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-4682-2 SKU: 14682
Operations Evaluation Studies, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Series. Post-conflict reconstruction is not new to the World Bank. In fact, the Bank's first loan was to the Government of France to rebuild the country after World War II. What is new, is the rapidly increasing number of post-conflict areas, and the enormity and complexity of rebuilding in each case. To better assist post-conflict areas in the future, the Bank is studying past experiences in dealing with post-conflict reconstruction.
This volume represents one in a series. The other volumes discuss post-conflict reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador. Although the Bank played a significant role in assisting with post-conflict reconstruction in each country, the causes of state failure or collapse differ. Also different are the factors that influenced the initiation or resumption of Bank operations. This publication focuses on the World Bank's experience in Uganda.
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Uganda: Social Sectors Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 222 pages
Published February 1994 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-2713-5 SKU: 12713
Assesses Uganda's urgent social problems þ lack of education, poor health, and high population growth þ and means for alleviating them.
This study concludes that if Uganda's social conditions - among the world's worst - are to improve, social spending must be both increased and better allocated. Three areas are considered critical.
* Education: Although the great majority of children enter primary school, by secondary school enrollment drops to only 13 percent overall and to 7 percent for girls. This dropout rate is largely attributed to high fees and poor learning conditions. The study recommends expanding access to primary education by restructuring government expenditure and private spending.
* Health: Uganda's infant mortality is 70 percent higher than the average among low- income countries and its death rate is double the average. Because the leading causes of illness and death are preventable þ albeit sometimes with great difficulty þ the study recommends that health policy be reoriented toward public health and prevention.
* Family planning Given that up to 70 percent of women have a favorable attitude toward family planning, the study recommends that the urgent problem of high fertility be immediately addressed by making family planning services widely available.
The report stresses that government policies should take into account the interrelationships among social problems þ for example, the correlation of low female education to high fertility, infant mortality, and child malnutrition.
Uganda: The Challenge of Growth and Poverty Reduction Price: $ 22.00
English Paperback 204 pages
Published March 1996 by World Bank ISBN: 0-8213-3552-9 SKU: 13552
Assesses the results of Uganda's economic reforms and defines the next set of issues the country must address in its medium- and long- term strategy for poverty reduction. The study reviews the prospects for rapid and broad-based economic growth by focusing on issues related to private investment, export development, infrastructure, and human resources. The latter includes a discussion of public policies and services in health and education.
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