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abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the approach used by the
Ugandan Government in implementing the Covid-19 mitigation model and
establish whether it did not expose government''s failure to soundly
protect and respect all her citizens'' right to health during the first
four months of the Covid-19 crisis in the country.
Design/methodology/approach The study was qualitative focusing on a
population of households of vulnerable and chronically ill patients in
Mukono and Wakiso districts of Uganda. The sample was identified through
purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Purposive and snowball
sampling was chosen for this study to select unique informative cases
which were subjected to in-depth interviews. Findings The findings of
the study revealed that disadvantaged and vulnerable citizens of Uganda
experienced severe and increased shortages of food, increased cases of
ill-health, compromised ability and mobility to access health services
as a result of the government''s Covid-19 mitigation model. Research
limitations/implications The data collection exercise was conducted
during the Covid-19 lockdown when the mobility was restricted to only
essential services so data was collected in the two districts of Mukono
and Wakiso in Uganda. Practical implications Pandemic mitigation models
ought to be people-centred executed by a multidisciplinary team which
are empathetic towards the views of disadvantaged communities and
thereby cultivate a culture of care over time. Social implications
Public health models and policies work more effectively if they are
contextualized to work for both the high and low classes of people
across the whole spectrum. Originality/value Given this awareness of the
Covid-19 mitigation model, this paper unveils the immediate
consequential effects of the model considering the manner under which it
was formulated and implemented in the Ugandan society. While the
government implemented the model in exercise of its obligations,
contextual factors had advance limitations to the efficacy of the model.
Most significantly, among the expectant mothers, the old, the sick with
terminal illnesses, the physically challenged and hunger-stricken
families with no daily sources of income.'
affiliation: 'Buwule, RS (Corresponding Author), Kyambogo Univ, Univ Lib, Kampala,
Uganda.
Buwule, Robert Stalone, Kyambogo Univ, Univ Lib, Kampala, Uganda.
Ssebunya, Margaret, Univ Kisubi, Eth \& Philosophy, Entebbe, Uganda.
Kisitu, Gyaviira, Univ KwaZulu Natal, Relig \& Class, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Pietermaritzburg,
South Africa.'
author: Buwule, Robert Stalone and Ssebunya, Margaret and Kisitu, Gyaviira
author-email: burosta@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Buwule
given: Robert Stalone
- family: Ssebunya
given: Margaret
- family: Kisitu
given: Gyaviira
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/IJHRH-01-2021-0017
earlyaccessdate: AUG 2021
files: []
issn: 2056-4902
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH CARE
keywords: 'Uganda; Right to health; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Covid-19 mitigation
model'
language: English
month: AUG 11
number: 4, SI
number-of-cited-references: '24'
orcid-numbers: Buwule, Robert Stalone/0000-0003-1233-1053
pages: 388-398
papis_id: 5c11a65af6738ecc39ceb26933773b90
ref: Buwule2022implicationscovid19
researcherid-numbers: Buwule, Robert Stalone/IZE-8475-2023
times-cited: '1'
title: Implications of the Covid-19 mitigation model on people's right to health in
Uganda
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000683371200001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '1'
volume: '15'
web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services
year: '2022'