Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda
Maternal and child health conditions, many of which can be detected by ultrasound, represent the highest burden of disease in Uganda. Imaging the World (ITW) is a not-for-profit organization which integrates high quality, affordable ultrasound services into rural health facilities. Of all the challe...
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| author | Naiim S Ali Sarah A Ebert Angela Njeri Renny Ssembatya Owani Collins Picho Alli Shadrack Asiimwe Allan Moses Amatsiko Alphonsus Matovu Mary H Streeter Kristen K DeStigter |
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| description | Maternal and child health conditions, many of which can be detected by ultrasound, represent the highest burden of disease in Uganda. Imaging the World (ITW) is a not-for-profit organization which integrates high quality, affordable ultrasound services into rural health facilities. Of all the challenges faced with implementation of ITW programs in Uganda, lack of sensitization to ultrasound represented the greatest barrier. The Village Health Team (VHT) is an existing public health “train the trainer” model sponsored by the Uganda Ministry of Health which provides public health training to community volunteers. Trained VHT members were recruited to help with ultrasound community outreach and education. These VHT members were successful in achieving dramatic community acceptance and increased utilization of ultrasound services in rural communities. This has led to significant contributions in improving population health in low-resource settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe165f20d3c4435b844b29d1725018a22023-01-03T01:57:45ZengUMass Chan Medical SchoolJournal of Global Radiology2372-84182015-11-011210.7191/jgr.2015.1017Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural UgandaNaiim S AliSarah A Ebert0Angela Njeri1Renny Ssembatya2Owani Collins3Picho Alli Shadrack4Asiimwe Allan5Moses Amatsiko6Alphonsus Matovu7Mary H Streeter8Kristen K DeStigter9University of Vermont Medical CenterNawanyago Health Centre III, Kamuli District, UgandaImaging the World Africa, Kampala, UgandaImaging the World Africa, Kampala, UgandaImaging the World Africa, Kampala, UgandaImaging the World Africa, Kampala, UgandaNykatere Health Centre III, Kanungu District, UgandaMubende Regional Referral Hospital, Mubende District, UgandaUniversity of Vermont Medical Center University of Vermont Medical CenterMaternal and child health conditions, many of which can be detected by ultrasound, represent the highest burden of disease in Uganda. Imaging the World (ITW) is a not-for-profit organization which integrates high quality, affordable ultrasound services into rural health facilities. Of all the challenges faced with implementation of ITW programs in Uganda, lack of sensitization to ultrasound represented the greatest barrier. The Village Health Team (VHT) is an existing public health “train the trainer” model sponsored by the Uganda Ministry of Health which provides public health training to community volunteers. Trained VHT members were recruited to help with ultrasound community outreach and education. These VHT members were successful in achieving dramatic community acceptance and increased utilization of ultrasound services in rural communities. This has led to significant contributions in improving population health in low-resource settings.http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jgr/vol1/iss2/4Village Health Teamtrain the trainersensitizationultrasoundUganda |
| spellingShingle | Naiim S Ali Sarah A Ebert Angela Njeri Renny Ssembatya Owani Collins Picho Alli Shadrack Asiimwe Allan Moses Amatsiko Alphonsus Matovu Mary H Streeter Kristen K DeStigter Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda Journal of Global Radiology Village Health Team train the trainer sensitization ultrasound Uganda |
| title | Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda |
| title_full | Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda |
| title_short | Using Village Health Teams for Effective Ultrasound Education in Rural Uganda |
| title_sort | using village health teams for effective ultrasound education in rural uganda |
| topic | Village Health Team train the trainer sensitization ultrasound Uganda |
| url | http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jgr/vol1/iss2/4 |
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