Essays about: "Northern Uganda"

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  1. 16. African swine fever in Uganda : attitudes and possible interventions to limit the spread of the disease

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Frida Crafoord; [2014]
    Keywords : African swine fever; smallholder pig production; pork value chain; participatory epidemiology; Uganda; Gulu; Afrikansk svinpest; småskalig grisproduktion; deltagande epidemiologi;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate the attitude towards African swine fever (ASF) primarily among smallholder pig farmers but also among other actors along the pork value chain in Gulu district, Uganda. More specifically, the study aimed to investigate the specific challenges facing both farmers and other members of the pork value chain using participatory epidemiology (PE). READ MORE

  3. 17. Developing UCAF, an administrative functionality for the U-Call IVR reporting system

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap (DV)

    Author : Asreen Rostami; [2014]
    Keywords : ICT4D; IVR; Semantic Tagging; VoIP Drupal; UCAF; U-Call;

    Abstract : Mobile phones and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications are being progressively used in developing countries to collect voice-based reports about bad governance or poor public service delivery, reported by citizens. Such systems (e.g. Avaaj Otalo, Foroba Blon, etc. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ethnic fragmentation and political instability in post-colonial Uganda : understanding the contribution of colonial rule to the plights of the Acholi people in Northern Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Hannes Tornberg; [2013]
    Keywords : political instability; marginalization; Human Rights Watch; ethnicity; ethnic fragmentation; colonialism; Acholi; Africa; post-colonial; Uganda; mänskliga rättigheter; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Uganda, along with a number of other African states, is a state struggling with the task of bringing together a vast range of ethnic minority groups into one nation-state decided by geographical borders drawn by colonial masters Britain during imperialism. The effects of these colonial decisions and policies are widely known to having plagued the native population during the course of history. READ MORE

  5. 19. Living in the Ecosystem Frontier: Ecosystem boundaries, ecological distribution conflicts and discourse constructions in rural Northern Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Inge-Merete Hougaard; [2013]
    Keywords : ecological distribution conflicts; environmental degradation; ecological economics; political ecology; northern Uganda; rural communities; ecosystem boundaries; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental degradation is often understood as linked to poverty and ignorance of ecosystem values. Taking point of departure in the theories of ecological economics and political ecology, this study seeks to offer an alternative explanation of the concurrence of environmental degradation and economic challenges. READ MORE

  6. 20. Emerging infectious diseases : a model of disease transmission dynamics at the wildlife-livestock interface in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Fredrik Backlund; [2013]
    Keywords : emerging infectious disease; African swine fever; wildlife; disease transmission; genotype;

    Abstract : Emerging infectious diseases are a recurring threat to both human and animal health. Understanding the multiple causes behind the emergence of new diseases is key to the prevention of new and potentially devastating outbreaks. READ MORE