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SUMMARY:Rethinking Resilient Healthcare Systems in Contexts of Conflict in
  Uganda - Dr Sarah Ssali\, Makerere University
DTSTART:20170522T160000Z
DTEND:20170522T173000Z
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CONTACT:Sophia Mahroo
DESCRIPTION:From individuals to communities\, what does resilience mean wh
 en applied to healthcare systems? Understanding the resilience of healthca
 re systems during war requires us to go beyond common understandings of re
 silience as bouncing back and or thriving\, to exploring how healthcare sy
 stems adapt to hardship and adversity. This paper goes beyond the common n
 arrative of the destructive impact of conflict on healthcare systems\, to 
 document the creative initiatives healthcare managers in northern Uganda u
 ndertook to ensure the survival of healthcare services for war affected po
 pulations. Conducted in northern Uganda\, this research uses qualitative m
 ethods\, including key informant interviews with 14 health providers and m
 anagers\, to establish the initiatives developed to enhance access to care
  during and after the war\, and life histories of 47 (26 women and 21 men)
  heads of the poorest households aged 45 years and above\, from Gulu distr
 ict to explore uptake and impact of initiatives through time. Data was ana
 lysed thematically using ATLAS TI and different perspectives were triangul
 ated against each other through different time periods. It concludes by ob
 serving that consultative processes between different health providers and
  communities are key if the unique health care needs of war affected popul
 ations are to be met.
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambrid
 ge CB3 9DT
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