Peter Lochoro

TL;DR: A comprehensive approach to increasing the utilisation of maternal health care services in Karamoja should tackle both demand and supply side barriers using a multi-sectorial approach since the main barriers are outside the scope of the health sector.

TL;DR: To reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in Karamoja region, there is a need to increase the availability and the accessibility of skilled birth care, address the low utilisation of maternity services and improve the quality of care rendered.

TL;DR: Despite free health care in public health facilities, over half of Ugandan TB affected households experience catastrophic costs, with the main cost drivers being non-medical expenditure such as travel, nutritional supplements and food.

TL;DR: To assess the cost‐effectiveness of an ambulance service within a comprehensive hospital/community‐based program aimed at improving access and quality of reproductive health in poor‐resources settings.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a convergent parallel mixed methods study in 10 TB Diagnostic and Treatment Units and found that low socio-economic status is associated with poor TB treatment outcomes emphasizing the need for multi-and cross-sectoral approaches and socioeconomic enablers to optimize TB care.