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
type: article
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'