Basic Health Care And Community Development in Oyam District Local Government.
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Date
2013-12
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
This study, analyzed the extent to which basic health care influence
development of the community in Oyam district in Lango sub region. It
examined the pattern of delivery of basic health services in Oyam
District in Lango sub region; challenges faced in basic health .care
delivery in Oyam district in Lango sub- region and effects of basic
health care on development in Oyam district. To address these issues,
a field survey of four sub counties in the district was conducted using
structured questionnaires, review of reports and in-depth interviews.
Descriptive analysis using the thematic content Approach was applied
to achieve study objectives. The study was underpinned on Rogerian
model with the assumption that 'no one can make decisions for
another, act for them or solve their problems - because these are
matters of personal responsibility and choice' (cited in Lane 2000, p.
311). Study findings revealed that the worsening indices of health
status in Oyam district demand a fresh look at the way health systems
are organized and, how these systems address the complex causal
pathways that lie beyond the influence of the formal health sector. All
stakeholders in the basic health participatory structures require training
and orientation in skills such as communication, leadership and
relationship building to ensure effective joint action for health, starting
with what is possible and expanding to what is needed. Further, the
study found that it is necessary to mobilize such stakeholders as
individuals, households, communities, the private sector, the public
sector, and research and learning institutions to be partners in the
improvement of health systems performance. The researcher
recommends that Ministry of health of Uganda should adopt
participatory management structures at lower levels of the health
system. This will help strengthen evidence-based and all inclusive
management leading to health reforms that can be sustainable.
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A dissertation presented to the School of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Masters Degree in Public Administration and Management of Kampala
International University.
Keywords
Community Development, Basic Health Care, Oyam District Local Government.