Public Health Is Global Health: An Innovative Approach to Fighting Disease in Uganda

Program Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Objectives
  3. 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)
  4. Challenges (case study and panel discussion)
    Distribution
    Funding
    Cultural barriers
  5. Opportunities (case study and panel discussion)
    Government support
    PEPFAR and Global Fund resources
    Collaborating agencies
  6. 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)
  7. Lessons learned (case study and panel discussion)
    Simple, inexpensive ‘kit’
    Tangible results for recipients
    Training health care workers
    Collaboration across government, non-governmental agencies
  8. Final words