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Showing government how national health insurance scheme should run? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Hillary Ssempa has nothing good to say about government healthcare facilities. For him, their promise of free, quality medical care is hollow. He no longer goes to government health facilities but recalls that whenever he …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe spoke to Isingiro District Speaker, Silver Mwesigwa about health, education, and water supply. When we visited the Health Centre; there were no patients at 12 noon. How come? It is not surprising.  In the morning, there are usually queues of patients but we …

By Sarah Namulondo An initiative to involve Ugandans in monitoring health programs within their communities is paying off according to the latest review done by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA). Christine Munduru, the health and rights program officer for Open Society Initiative for East Africa has particularly …

By Esther Dyson Communities can measure the state, health, and activities of their people and institutions, and hopefully improve them. I have written previously about the Quantified Self movement – individuals equipped with the tools (monitoring devices and software) needed to measure their own health and behavior (and, by doing …