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Public Health Is Global Health:
An Innovative Approach to Fighting Disease in Uganda |
Program Outline
Introduction Objectives The Basic Care Package in Uganda (case study and panel discussion)
An innovative concept as well as a kit
Fights opportunistic infections
Community approach
Shows impressive results (data) Challenges (case study and panel discussion)
Distribution
Funding
Cultural barriers Opportunities (case study and panel discussion)
Government support
PEPFAR and Global Fund resources
Collaborating agencies Implications of Basic Care approach in developed countries (ex. United States)
Concept and contents of a ‘kit’ can be applied to many chronic diseases (panel discussion) Lessons learned (case study and panel discussion)
Simple, inexpensive ‘kit’
Tangible results for recipients
Training health care workers
Collaboration across government, non-governmental agencies Final words
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