Busoga Health Forum

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Busoga Health Forum
AbbreviationBHF
Founded at Busoga
Type NGO, Nonprofit
Headquarters Jinja District
Region
Busoga sub-region
ServicesResearch and evaluation

Health systems strengthening

Lobbying Continuing Medical Education Services (CMES)
Website https://www.busogahealthforum.org/

Busoga Health Forum (BHF) is a Uganda-based non-for-profit, non-governmental, and lobbying organisation that is based in Busoga region. [1] It was established in 2020 to respond to health issues that are faced by women, children, and young people in Busoga region of Uganda. It is also known as the association of health workers in Busoga. [2] It is an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points provider by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. [3]

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Background

Busoga Health Forum was established in 2020 to respond to health issues that are faced by women, children, and young people to promote healthier families and communities in Busoga through a combination of research and evaluation, health systems strengthening, quality improvement and lobbying among other ways. [2] [4] [3] [5] [6] It also promotes Continuing Medical Education Services (CMES). [1] [3]

Busoga Health Forum unites and empowers medical practitioners and researchers who are willing to serve the Busoga Community. [7] [8] [9]

Membership

Busoga Health Forum membership is a voluntary based paid membership that is open to all interested parties and it exists in three categories that is; individuals, institutions and life membership. [10]

Activities

Busoga Health Forum participates in research related activities, [11] community based trainings, lobbying activities. [12] BHF focuses on programs that include; Reproductive Health and Family planning, Nutrition and Early Child Development, Regional Planning and Data Use, Non-Communicable Diseases and Urban health.

Partnerships

Busoga Health Forum's partners include; USAID, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD), Busoga Kingdom, University of Michigan among other partners. [1] [13]

Research and publications

Controversies

Donating of a sickle cell screening machine for Jinja Regional Referral Hospital

During the third Annual general meeting for Busoga Health Forum that was held in 2024, a sickle cell diagnosing machine worth fifteen million Ugandan shillings was handed to the Dr. Afizi Kibuuka who was the serving deputy medical director of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. [1] [28]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Busoga health stakeholders call for second regional referral hospital". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. 1 2 3 Tatumwa, Desmond (2023-08-23). "BHF's zoom medical education takes on physical delivery approach". Busoga Today. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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  7. ↑ Teven, Kibumba (2023-09-06). "Needy Jinja residents get free ear, nose, and throat surgical treatment". Nile Post. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  8. ↑ admin (2022-02-08). "Seeking community perspectives on voluntary family planning". Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal Newborn & Child Health. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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  14. ↑ "Kyabazinga opens first Busoga Lukiiko, outlines kingdom priorities". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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  21. ↑ Waiswa, Peter; Mpanga, Flavia; Bagenda, Danstan; Kananura, Rornald Muhumuza; O’Connell, Thomas; Henriksson, Dorcus Kiwanuka; Diaz, Theresa; Ayebare, Florence; Katahoire, Anne Ruhweza; Ssegujja, Eric; Mbonye, Anthony; Peterson, Stefan Swartling (June 2021). "Child health and the implementation of Community and District-management Empowerment for Scale-up (CODES) in Uganda: a randomised controlled trial". BMJ Global Health. 6 (6): e006084. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006084. ISSN   2059-7908. PMC   8189926 . PMID   34103326.
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