This project would not have been possible without many others who are not listed as authors. Thank you to Professor Laurie Miller and our Teaching Assistant, Amal Ghazalein, for reviewing each deliverable with detail-oriented eyes. Thank you to the MPA program and the Brooks School of Public Policy for providing us with the opportunity to work on this project as our capstone project.

A Wirtz pump uses a spiral tube to create air pressure in the spirals. This pressure pushes the water up the tube, so the more that it is pushed, the more water that it is able to push up.

Health care in rural Uganda is multifaceted. It becomes evident, through reviewing the vast amount of literature covering the subject, that a comprehensive understanding of the health beliefs, barriers to healthcare access, and the intricate interplay of traditional medicine is essential to reduce the disparities in health outcomes currently seen in the region.

Without addressing risk factors for kidney disease, we will not be able to address the rising global tide of acute, chronic, or end-stage kidney disease. Therefore, this is a call to be-"kidney health risk-conscious."

Training Peer Educator Champions to spread HIV prevention and awareness information among key populations in Uganda.

The GLI non-communicable disease prevention program in Uganda addresses hypertension and diabetes in rural areas.

Current testing models require individuals to travel long distances to local healthcare centers to receive tests, but due to prohibitive costs, a shortage of health workers, and stigma that has discouraged travel to healthcare facilities, many at-risk individuals are unable to receive necessary testing.

WASH project in Bwama Primary School is crucial and in need of immediate implementation given the current practices and impacts of COVID-19.

How can Mobile Health (mHealth) be used to Help Lower the Infant and Maternal Mortality Rate in Uganda?

This thesis explores the inadvertent consequences of conservation-induced displacement utilizing a case study of Batwa, who were forcefully displaced from their ancestral forest lands…

Empowering people living with HIV to serve as ambassadors to advocate for the enlightenment of the masses can also be strategized to increase accessibility and acceptability of community-based HIV testing services thereby reducing stigma levels in the society.

Developing countries such as Uganda often struggle to create realistic action plans to ameliorate inequalities that impact people with disabilities. Inequalities may take many forms and may cross many areas of life, including medical care, education, and social inclusion, and may further vary based on disability and geography.

Each month, across Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 95 million people access Facebook, with 97% on mobile. The future of the iKnow Concert Series is strongly recommended to look into expanding as a virtual model.

The impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on communicable diseases, HIV, and gender-based health.

A study of how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Uganda. Tasked with creating recommendations and a proposal for how Uganda can build capacity with local communities in response to Covid-19.

The Global Livingston Institute partners with local organizations in Uganda and Rwanda to provide free health services such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing, cancer screening, and family planning counseling to residents during the iKnow Concert Series and the Tour du Rwanda Concert Series.

In Spring 2017, the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA) capstone team—Quynh Tong, Yang Li, Rafia Farooqul, and Jazlin Gomez, worked with and provided pro bono consulting services for the Global Livingston Institute (GLI), a non-governmental organization in Uganda dedicated to cultivating global understanding of poverty and fostering healthier communities.

Although almost 25 percent of Ugandans live under the national poverty line, little is known about the residents of the Kampala slums, especially pertaining to how conditions compare to other global baselines and how existing conditions affect public policy and service delivery.

We collected all data through a survey/interview format. The survey was conducted with 50 Pizza Hut employees and we recorded individual responses by hand by having a dialogue with each employee to ensure the questions were translated correctly.

Managing menstrual hygiene in low-income countries is difficult due to lack of access to feminine hygiene products and few adequate sanitary facilities. Studies in Uganda have found that many girls struggle to attend and do well in school due to inadequate resources to manage their periods.