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ASSOC. PROF. ROBERT BASAZA MD (MAK, UGANDA), MSc-HE (YORK, UK), PhD (GHENT, BELGIUM)
PO BOX 27450, Kampala, Uganda. Tel +256-701 428474, Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; skype: robert.basaza1.Nationality: Ugandan, DOB: 12 September 1961; Languages: Very fluent in English (S/R level 5), Fluent in Swahili (S/R level 3). Personal statement A successful, driven and dynamic public health physician and health economist with over 31 years’ work experience and research interests in health systems in particular primary care, health financing and economics, policy, planning and management; with specific research interests in economics of the health sector with a focus on financing and economic evaluation, non-communicable diseases and tuberculosis control. An experienced University academic focused on developing and delivering effective academic programs that are evidence based with a purpose of increasing quality of graduate health care workers with over 18 years’ University teaching experience. Effective communicator with expertise in building strategic and empowerment alliances with diverse communities and different shades of life. Passionate about team work, multi-disciplinary collaboration, capacity building and knowledge transfer and applied research.
1. Academic and professional qualifications
‘Qualifications Duration Subjects studied
Certificate: King David Medicine/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Aug 2014
Health insurance & multilevel healthcare system in Israel.
Certificate : Makerere University College of Health Sciences and /The Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group, Cochrane Collaboration, Oslo Norway.
March 2013
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Certificate : Makerere University College of Health Sciences and McMaster University Canada.
Dec 2011
Research policy.
Certificate: Ministry of Health Korea/Korean Insurance Cooperation and WHO Western Pacific.
Aug 2011
Social health insurance management.
PhD in Medical Sciences: University of Ghent, Belgium.
July 2011
My doctoral degree thesis was on “Community health Insurance in Uganda: status, obstacles and prospects”.
Certificate: National Institute of Health & Disability Insurance/ Leuven University, Belgium.
May 2010
Social health insurance in Belgium.
Certificate: The World Bank Institute, Washington, USA.
Oct 2006
Integrating social health insurance into other forms of social security.
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‘Qualifications Duration Subjects studied
Certificate: Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam (KIT), Netherlands.
Aug 2005
Health sector reforms and financing.
Certificate in Qualitative Research Methods, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool. University, UK
May 2005
Qualitative research methods in a health care system.
Advanced certificate in evaluation methods (George Washington University/ International Law Institute / World Bank Institute.
Sept 1999
Evaluation methods in projects and public sector.
Master of Science in Health Economics (MSc) University of York, UK.
Jan 1999 Health economics, medical epidemiology, medical sociology, applied microeconomics, quantitative analysis, management decision analysis and development project appraisal. My dissertation was on health Insurance in Sub- Saharan Africa.
Certificate in Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of York, UK.
Sept 1997
Economics module covered market demand and supply, elasticity, consumer behaviour, production functions, welfare economics, inter-temporal choices, externalities and risk in economic analysis and macroeconomics with a look at Keynesian economics. Quantitative methods covered topics in mathematics, economic statistics and econometrics.
Certificate in health insurance and financing German Health Promotion Centre, Berlin, Germany
Sept 1995
Health insurance and financing of services with a focus on hospitals and primary care
Certificate in Management of Primary Health Care, Grade A with a distinction; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK.
April 1992-May 1993
Implementation of PHC, decentralisation of health services, health facility management (hospitals and health centres and district-based activities), malaria control, analytical, experimental and field epidemiological investigations in health care.
MBchB of Makerere University, Uganda.
Jan 1987 Public health and preventive medicine, internal medicine, pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and paediatrics.
2. Research interests Health systems: health insurance and other health financing undertakings; health services delivery; leadership and governance including policy and planning, human resources for health, quality of care and economics of health care; non-communicable diseases, knowledge translation
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in health service delivery, health systems as applied to tuberculosis control and improving quality of University teaching.
3. Professional practice ‘Job Duration Description
Associate Professor and Associate Dean School of Public Health and Management, International Health Sciences (IHSU) University Kampala.
12 July 2016 to date
Specialise in health economics and financing, health policy and planning, health systems and foundations of public health. Administration of the faculty/ Institute: appraisal of the teaching programs, examinations and management
Part time Associate Professor Kyambogo University
August 2017
Health economics, financing and management.
Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean IHSU
August 2012 to 12 July 2016
Specialise in health economics and financing, health policy and planning, health systems and foundations of public health. Administration of the faculty/ Institute: appraisal of the teaching programs, examinations and management
External Examiner, Cavendish University, Uganda
June 2016 to date
External examiner in Department of Health Sciences in the Faculty Science and Technology.
Research Scientist (part time) Support Use of Research Evidence (SURE) Project Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
May 2012 to 2014
Knowledge translation for policy making and evidence informed decision making in the health sector. I work with a team of other 4 researchers and inform the sector in Uganda on use of evidence to improve on decision making and related health care delivery. We have drafted policy briefs that influenced development of policies and regulations in African Health Systems (Malawi, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Uganda).
Guest Assoc. Prof Makerere University College of Health Sciences
2014 to date
Convenor of the Leadership and management in the School of Medicine
Part time Assoc. Prof Uganda Christian University, Mukono
2015 to date
Leadership and management in the Schools of Public health and Medicine
2014 to date
Health policy
Honorary Senior Lecturer Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
Nov 2012 to date
Specialise public health including health policy, health economics, financing and planning in the Department of Community Health
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‘Job Duration Description
Development Officer (part time) St Augustine University, Kampala
Jan 2010-Dec 2011
Development of strategic plan, training programs, strategic collaborations and establishment.
Head Health Planning Division (Assistant Commissioner) Ministry of Health, Uganda
July 2010 to Oct 2018
Development of country planning frameworks and mobilise resources for the sector, Development of health sector strategic plans and policies, costing of national plans and specific PHC programs like immunization, tuberculosis control, HIV /AIDS control. I was involved in donor-government negotiations
Senior Health Planner, Health Planning Department, Ministry of Health, Uganda.
April 1999 to May 2008
Development and appraisal of bilateral and multilateral cooperation projects. Development of the budget/appraisal. Development of health financing mechanisms like health insurance and health economics in the health sector. Development of National health sector work plans, facilitation of districts in development of health plans and supervision of districts in execution of the work plans, serving as a counterpart to consultancies on policy, appraisal of consultants’ reports.
District Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Uganda
July 1988 to Sept 1999
Overall administrator, manager and technical officer of all health services in Kasese District including maternal health services. I was responsible for management of European Development Fund projects in my district which included construction of health units, training schools (nurses training schools and laboratory one) and support to service delivery. My other duties included management of the District Budget, support supervision of all these health facilities. I was also in charge of Primary Health Care activities (PHC) district planning and budgeting; management information system; co-ordination and collaboration with donor agencies. Board member of Kagando, Kilembe, Bwera Hospitals and Kagando School of Nursing and Midwifery, Uganda.
Medical Officer (part time- South Rwenzori Diocese Integrated Development Program), Uganda
July 1988 to Sept 1997
Head of health program: involved in community development, health, education, agriculture and forestation in Kasese District, Uganda.
Assistant District Medical officer, Ministry of Health, Uganda
May 1988 to July 1989
Deputising for the District Medical Officer.
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‘Job Duration Description
Intern Jinja Hospital, Uganda July 1987 to 1988
House man on the paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecological wards.
Medical officer (pre-internship), Kilembe Mines Hospital (PRIVATE hospital).
July1986-June 1987
Clinical care of Mine workers and the rest of the public
4. Recent publication and other related responsibilities
Iam a member of the International Editorial Review Board of International Journal of Healthcare (IJH) http://ijh.sciedupress.com; reviewer for BMC journals and other oxford publications, and International Journal of Health policy and management. Besides this, I have the following publications: I. Basaza, R., Kinegyere, A., Sewankambo, N., “A national framework for sustainability of health
knowledge translation initiatives in Uganda”. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 34:1 (2018), 120–128. c Cambridge University Press 2018 doi:10.1017/S0266462317004482
II. Basaza, R., Kon P, Kirabira, P., Lako, R.2017. “Willingness to Pay for National Health Insurance Fund among Public Servants in Juba City, South Sudan” International Journal for Equity in Health 2017; 16:158.
III. Basaza R., Bigobe I., Community Health Workers’ contribution to the utilisation of maternal health services among women in Kakumiro District, Uganda BMC Proceedings 2017, 11(Suppl 6):10 DOI 10.1186/s12919-017-0074-9
IV. Chebrot I., Kisakye A., Brendan Kwesiga B., Okello D., Kiiza D., Kabwongera E, Basaza R., 2017 “The cost of routine immunization services in a poor urban setting in Kampala, Uganda: findings of a facility-based costing study”. Journal of Immunological Sciences (accepted).
V. Mutatina B., Basaza R., Obuku E., Sewankambo N., Lavis J., 2017. Identifying and characterizing health policy and system-relevant documents in Uganda: A scoping review to develop a framework for the development of a one-stop. Health Research Policy and Systems ; 15:7.
VI. Basaza R., Otieno E., Musinguzi A., Mugyenyi P., Haddock KC., 2016. “Factors influencing cigarette smoking among soldiers and costs of soldier smoking in the work place at Kakiri Barracks, Uganda”. British Medical Journal Tobacco Control. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052878
VII. Baine, SO., Basaza, R., and Pratt BO (2016).Uganda Health System Pre-Assesment. QED/USAID VIII. Shepard D., Kihombo A., Basaza R., Martyris D., Saya U., 2014. “Subsidizing health insurance
for target groups in Uganda”. African Strategies for Health/USAID Technical Report. IX. EAC, 2014. “Situational Analysis and Feasibility Study of Options for Harmonization of Social
Health Protection Systems Towards Universal Health Coverage in the East African. Community Partner States”, EAC: http://ihi.eprints.org/2795/1/EAC_SHP_Study_Final_report.pdf
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X. Ekwaro Obuku E., Stewart R., Achana F., Mijumbi R, Kinengyere A., Basaza R., Akena D, Semakula D., Senono R., Nsangi A., Mutatina B., Muyenje H., Newbrander W., Sewankambo N., 2014. “Working with non-state providers in post-conflict and fragile states in primary healthcare service delivery”. EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit Institute of Education University of London.
XI. Basaza R., Cornell T., Chapcokora I, 2013, “The players and the processes behind the National Health Insurance Scheme: A case study of Uganda”, BMC Health Services Research; 13: 57.
XII. Basaza R. “Community health Insurance in Uganda”, Afrika Focus. 2011; 24:2 XIII. Basaza R., Criel, B., Van der Stuyft P, 2010," Community health insurance amidst abolition of
user fees in Uganda: the view from policy makers and health service managers", BMC Health Services Research.; 10: 33.
XIV. Basaza, R., Pariyo, G., Criel B, 2009,"What are the emerging features of Community Health Insurance schemes in East Africa?". Dove Press Risk Management and Healthcare Policy; 2009:2.
XV. Ruhweza MB, S; Onama, V; Basaza, R; Pariyo, G; 2009, “Financial risks associated with healthcare consumption in Jinja, Uganda. African Health Sciences; 9(2):S86-S9.
XVI. Basaza, R., Criel, B., Van der Stuyft P. 2008, “Community health insurance in Uganda: Why does enrolment remain low? A view from beneath”. Health Policy, 87 (2):172-185.
XVII. Basaza, R., Rutaro, A., Makumbi, I., 2008. “The feasibility and challenges of establishing a national health economics association, a case of Uganda”, Proceeds of African Health Economics and Policy Association, Accra
XVIII. Basaza R., Criel, B., Van der Stuyft P., 2007, " Low enrolment in Ugandan Community Health Insurance Schemes: underlying causes and policy implications", BMC Health Serv Res.; 7: 105. 10.1186/1472-6963-7-105.
XIX. Criel, B., Atim, C., Basaza, R., Blaise, P., & Waelkens, M. P., 2004 " Community health insurance (CHI) in sub-Saharan Africa: researching the context", Tropical Medicine and International Health; 9 (10), 1041-1043.
XX. Bollinger L., Basaza R., Mugarura C., Ross J., Agarwal K: 2004 “Estimating the Impact of Maternal Health Services on Maternal Mortality in Uganda”. Population Association of America. Princeton University. http://paa2004.princeton.edu.
XXI. Basaza R, Kayowa F and Serujogi L 2002.Development of Vitamin A supplementation guidelines for Ugandan Health sector. MOST/USAID Publication
XXII. Basaza, R;Okiroro,S; Kamugisha, J., 1993 “Response to cholera outbreak, Kasese District Uganda World Health Organization Africa: WHO-Afro”.
Books XXIII. Basaza R., 2011, Community health insurance in Uganda: status, obstacles and prospects.
Scholars' Press , ISBN-10: 3639717392, http://www.amazon.ca/Community-Health-Insurance-Uganda-Obstacles/dp/3639717392
XXIV. Runumi F., Enyaku R., Basaza R., Aliti T., Nyanzi E., Mubiru S., Durairaj V., Karamagi H., Nabyonga J 2010: “Uganda Health Financing Review”. WHO Geneva. http://www.who.int/health_financing/documents/cov-hsfr_e_10-uganda/en/
XXV. Basaza R., Namyalo P., Mayora C., Shepard D., Universal health insurance coverage; Where is Uganda and what are the lessons for other LMIC (forthcoming)
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Book chapters
XXVI. Basaza, R., Kaija, D., Ochola-Odong, D, 2007; “The impact of HIV/AIDS on children: Light and shadows in the successful case of Uganda”. Chapter 2 in Giovanni Andrea Cornia: Aids, Public Policy and Child Well-being, second edition; a global study in 9 countries published by UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre., ISBN 978-88-89129-52-4.
XXVII. Carrin G., Desmet M., Basaza, R, 2001, Social Health Insurance development in low Income developing Countries: New roles for Government and Non Profit Insurance Organisations in Africa and Asia in Scheil-Adlung A (ed), Building Social Security: The challenge of privatization, ISSA. (London, UK: Transaction Publishers), pp125-153.
Ongoing publications
XXVII. Ogubi D., Gobah, F., Basaza, R. Assessment of prospects and challenges of community health insurance in Nakaseke District, Uganda, submitted to BMC Health Services Research.
XXVIII. Basaza R, Kaawe I., Nakiganda-Busiku D., Barageine J., Waiswa P., J Muloowoza, Richards F., Health workers’ perceptions, practices, enablers and gaps in implementation of maternal and perinatal death reviews in a rural/peri-urban hospital, Uganda to be BMC Pregnancy and Child Birth.
XXIX. Muttamba W., Kyobe S., Komuhangi A, Lakony J., Buregyeya E., Mabumba E., Basaza R; delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis at a Ugandan referral hospital to submitted to PLOS ONE
XXX. Bwire F N., Kawoya A., Bwete B. J., Okware J. Assessment of application of quality assurance model - COHSASA at International Hospital Kampala, Uganda to be submitted to International Journal for Quality in Health Care.
XXXI. Boniface Mutatina B., Basaza R., Sewankambo N., Lavis JN. Evaluating the usability of the Uganda Clearinghouse for health policy and system submitted to BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.
XXXII. Basaza R., AdyeloI., Kawoya A., Omoding A., Orem J. Psychosocial effects of breast cancer diagnosis on patients attending therapy at Uganda Cancer Institute , Uganda to be submitted Journal of Cancer of the Breast.
5. Teaching ability
Position Date Responsibilities
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, International University of Health Sciences, Kampala
July 2016 to date
Mentoring Junior staff, moderation of University exams Specialise in health policy and health systems, health economics, financing planning and foundations of Public Health, Faculty Administration.
Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer, International Health Sciences University Kampala.
August 2015 to June 2016
Mentoring Junior staff, moderation of University exams Specialise in health policy and health systems, health economics, financing planning and foundations of Public Health, Faculty Administration.
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Position Date Responsibilities
Senior Lecturer, International Health Sciences University Kampala.
2012 to July 2016
Specialise in health policy and health systems, health economics, financing planning and foundations of Public Health
Part time Senior Lecturer Uganda Christian University
2014 to date
Specialise health policy in the Master’s Program in Public Health.
External Examiner, Cavendish University, Uganda
June 2016
External examiner in Department of Health Sciences in the Faculty Science and Technology.
Honorary Senior Lecturer Mbarara University of Science and Technology
2013 to date
Specialise health policy, financing and planning in the Department of Community Health
Honorary Senior Lecturer, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University.
2014 to date
Convenor of the module on leadership and Management on a PhD program and Management of Health Services Research in a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatics (MSc. CEB) both in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit of School of Medicine. Before embarking on my PhD program, I taught health policy in the MSc (CEB) in 2004/5 Academic year in the School of Medicine. Health financing for the Masters of Public Health and Masters of Health Services Research in the School of Public Health.
Development Officer, College of Health Sciences, St Augustine University, Kampala
Jan 2010-Dec 2011
Development of strategic plan, training programs, strategic collaborations and establishment of the college.
Part time Senior Lecturer, Victoria University Kampala
2014 – 2016
Health economics
Mbarara University Bugoye Teaching Health Centre
1998-1999
Developed a teaching Health Centre for Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery and BSc Nursing Students field attachment at Bugoye Health Centre III in Kasese District while I was servicing as District Health Officer.
Kagando Hospital 1988-1999
Board member to Kagando Hospital and Nurses Training School
6. Research and consultancy work
‘Organisation Dates Position
USAID/CARDNO Sept 2017 to date
Lead consultant disseminate and adoption professional fees for medical and dental doctors in
USAID/SPRING JSI March 2017 to
Consultant, Costing of the National Food Fortification Plan of Ugandan Health Sector
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‘Organisation Dates Position
May 2017
Mildmay, Uganda Jan 17 to July 2017
Consultant in development of Advanced Health Systems Course
USAID/CARDNO Jan17 - April 2017
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services Assessment at Health Facilities supported by USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program
Germany GIZ/GFA consulting
August 2016
Development of East African Community Regional health Policy of Partner States and a framework for portability of Social Health Insurance Benefits in EAC community.
KNCV Tuberculosis Control/ Blue Edge Marketing Associates, Uganda
May 2016 to Sept 2017
Public Health Consultant in Business and Marketing Plan development for the Centre of Excellence on Programmatic Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (COE on PMDT) in Kigali Rwanda
USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Project
August 2016-Feb2017
Consultant, Uganda Health Pre-Systems Assessment
USAID/SPRING JSI Feb2016 Consultant, development of a strategic plan for prevention and control of anaemia in children, mothers and other vulnerable groups.
USAID/CARDNO Dec2016 Lead consultant in developing professional fees for Medical and Dental Practitioners in Uganda.
Makerere University School of Public Health
March 2015
Consultant health economist on evaluation of mosquito’s larviciding project.
Brandeis University, MA, USA
May 2014
Consultant “assessment of the feasibility of subsidizing health insurance for target groups in Uganda”.
Brandeis University, MA, USA
Jan 2014
Consultant “Harmonization of Social Health Protection Systems Towards Universal Health Coverage in the East African Community Partner States”; http://ihi.eprints.org/2795/1/EAC_SHP_Study_Final_report.pdf
Insurance Regulatory Authority/ Klarity International, UK/
March 2014
Lead Health consultant “healthcare and insurance regulation of health insurance and micro insurance market by Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda”.
Save For Health Uganda (a Ugandan NGO)
June 2013
Medical audit of community health insurance schemes supported by Save For Health
Save For Health Uganda (a Ugandan NGO)
2012 Lead consultant “evaluation of maternal and neonatal health insurance project and developing next stage strategic plan”.
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‘Organisation Dates Position
UNICEF Innocenti Italy and UNICEF Uganda
March 2007
Lead consultant “Socio-economic Impact of HIV/ AIDS on Children and Policy Response in Uganda- comparative study in 9 countries”.
French Development Cooperation/University of Montpellier
May 2006
Consultant “Health sector financing review in East Africa with a focus on health insurance”.
USAID/ Health Features Group
Oct 2006
Lead consultant “Developing a financing model of the Safe Motherhood Program” of USAID/MOH.
DANNIDA Tanzania May 2005
Health Financing Advisor, Ministry of Health Tanzania/DANNIDA.
World Bank/ Uganda Wildlife Authority
Feb 2005
Lead Consultant “Development of Medical Scheme for staff and management of Uganda Wild Life Authority”.
Save the Children Burundi
Oct 2003
Health Financing Advisor to Ministry of Health/Oxfam.
World Bank/MOH Uganda
Jan 2001 Lead National counterpart “Feasibility study of social health insurance for the formal sector in Uganda”.
WHO/USAID Uganda Jan 2001 Consultant “Assessing health prepayment schemes in Uganda: Involved field assessment of schemes and development of an operational plan to expand them.”
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Dar es Salam
July 1999
Lead consultant “Feasibility study of health providers for mutual health protection scheme”.
Department for International Development, Uganda
October 1999
Consultant: Out- put to purpose review of Community Health Financing Schemes in Uganda”
Partners for Health Reform (PHR)
Nov 1999
National Counterpart: “Community-Based Health Insurance: Experiences and lessons learnt from East and Southern Africa”
7. Thesis supervision I have supervised 28 Master’s thesis in Public Health of which 26 have been at International Health Sciences University and two at Uganda Christian University, Mukono. I have also examined one PhD. Am currently supervising one PhD Student.
Degree Student and thesis title
i. MScPH
ii. MScPH
iii. MScPH
Elizabeth Kyasiimire Willingness to Pay For Community Health Insurance Among Taxi Drivers in Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda; 2017. Judith Kiconco Willingness To Pay For Community Health Insurance Among Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Nakawa Division, Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda; 2017 Belinda Nawoga
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iv. MPHL
v. MScPH
vi. MScPH
vii. MScPH
viii. MScPH
ix. MScPH
x. MScPH
xi. MScPH
Level and Determinants Of Retention In TB Care And Treatment Program among Patients in Kagadi District, Uganda; 2017. Betty Achana Implementation of The Roadmap For Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality And Morbidity in Amolatar District, Northern Uganda(UCU Mukono),2017 Grace Katooko Assessment of Monitoring And Evaluation Systems Of HIV/AIDS Programs By NGO, A Case Study Of Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda, 2017. Alifani Lubanga Factors Influencing E-Health Adoption By Uganda Hospitals, A Case of Greater Soroti and Mukono Districts; 2017. Kalid Aminu Lawl Client Satisfaction with the National Health Insurance Scheme Services Offered in Nigeria, a case of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State, 2017. Ronnette Agasha Costing of Operating Theatre Services in Private Not For Profit Health Services in Uganda, a case of Lubaga Hospital, 2017. Mary Atuhairwe Assessing the Impact of Food and Nutrition Policy in Ensuring Food Security of Households, a Case Study of Moroto District, Uganda; 2017. Samuel Mugisha Determinants of Maternal Near Misses among Women in the Islands District of Kalangala, Uganda; 2017 Dr. Isaiah Chebroat Assessing the cost of routine immunization services; a case of Health facilities in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda; 2016 (best thesis of the year).
xii. MScPH Dr. Ayubu Wangubo Effect of absenteeism on the availability of health workers in Public health facilities in Kapchorwa District, Uganda; 2016.
xiii. MScPH Dr. Witters Mutamba Assessment of factors influencing tuberculosis diagnostic delay among tuberculosis patients attending Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda; 2016
xiv. MScPH Isaac Bigobe Assessment of community health workers contribution to utilization of maternal health services in Kakumiro District, Uganda; 2016
xv. MScPH Esther Nasikye The contribution of community participation in the realization of the right to health in rural areas: a case study of Kiboga District, Uganda; 2016
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xvi. MScPH Kate Kamanda Assessment of infection control in Mulago Dental School, Kampala, Uganda; 2016
xvii. MPHL Irene Kaawe Health workers’ perceptions of maternal perinatal death reviews in Iganga Hospital, Uganda; 2016 (Uganda Christian University)
xviii. MPHL Wilson Kirabira Factors affecting optimal utilisation of iron and folic acid supplementation services by women attending antenatal clinic at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda; 2016 (Uganda Christian University)
xix. MScPH Dr.Ellis Mutabazi Analysis of the current management patters and outcome of multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in Kabale District, Uganda; 2015
xx. MScPH
Anthony Kirunda Effect of financing on availability of essential medicines and health supplies at public health facilities in Mukono District, Uganda; 2015
xxi. MScPH Dillys Kembabazi Assessing the uptake of community health insurance scheme among selected cooperative members. A case study of Cooperative societies in Bushenyi District; 2015.
xxii. MScPH Zaidi Kiire Assessment of factors that influenced tuberculosis treatment outcome among tuberculosis and HIV co-infected patients in Buikwe District, Uganda; 2015
xxiii. MScPH Catherine Adiko The effect of absenteeism on the availability of health workers in health facilities of Kapchorwa district, Uganda;2015
xxiv. MScPH Paul Kon Alier Willingness to pay for National Health Insurance Fund among national public servants in Juba City , South Sudan;2015
xxv. MScPH
Joseph Opendi Effects of user fees on patients’ access and utilization of dental services in Mbarara municipality, Uganda; 2015
xxvi. MScPH
Dennis Anyait Assessment of willingness to pay for fertility services at Paragon Hospital, Uganda; 2014
xxvii. MScPH Imelda Atwine Effects of decentralization on primary care services, Wakiso District, Uganda; 2014.
xxviii. MScPH Rehema Nassozi Analysis of patterns of injuries among Residents, Mbiko Town, Uganda; 2014
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xxix. MScPH Ali Kwizera Cost analysis of laboratory test services at Aids Information Centre, Uganda; 2014.
xxx. MScPH
Adam Yusuf Client satisfaction of services of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria: Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; 2014.
xxxi. MScPH James Ludigo Cost of care in outreach services versus of facility based care, Rakai Health Sciences Project, Uganda; 2014.
xxxii. MScPH Christopher Ayella Financial implications of absenteeism and presenteeism of Health workers, Mbale District, Uganda; 2014.
xxxiii. MScPH
Anne Owori The effects of adolescent eating habits on their body mass index (BMI), a case of Rubaga Martyrs High School, Kampala City, Uganda; 2014
xxxiv. MScPH Violet Mugisa Birungi Willingness to pay for community health insurance among households in Wakiso District, Uganda;2014
xxxv. MScPH Ronald Mangeni Client satisfaction with services of a community health insurance scheme: a case study of bishop c. Asili Hospital- Luwero District, Uganda,2014
xxxvi. MScPH Edward Ssemwanga Analysis of factors that influence access and compliance with prazequantel for the control of intestinal schistosomiasis, Mpigi district, Uganda,2014
xxxvii. MScPH
Richard Bategenya Impact of decentralization of human resources for Health, Iganga District, Uganda;2014
xxxviii. MScPH Theo Nteziryayo
Willingness to pay for Community Based Health insurance in Rwanda: A Case Study of Rubavu District, Republic of Rwanda, 2013
PhD examination
2015 Lead examiner of Dr Charles Okiria “Medical stores management and the effectiveness of the supply chain of essential medicines in the public health sector in Uganda; A case study of selected public referral and general hospitals, Department of Management Nkumba Univerity, 2015
PhD supervision
2016 Assessing Health Sector Governance Systems: A Case of Community Health Insurance Schemes in Uganda By Hizaamu Ramadhan, Uganda Management Institute.
8 Grants, scholarships and honors
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2005-2010 Scholarship for PhD Belgian Development Cooperation to study a doctorate in Medicine/Health Economics at Ghent University in Belgium.
1997-1998 Scholarship for MSc Health Economics from Department for International Development, to study Health Economics at York University in UK.
1981-1986 Scholarship for Government of Uganda to study Medicine at Makerere University, Uganda.
2017 Grant of USD 20,000 to develop health financing and health insurance advanced Certificate Course at International Health Sciences University from HealthPartners USA.
2015-16 Grant of USD 30,000 to develop professional fees for medical and dental doctors in Uganda from USAID/CARDNO Uganda.
2017 Grant of USD50,000 to disseminate professional fees for medical and dental doctors in Uganda from USAID/CARDNO Uganda.
9. Conference presentations/chairs
Scientific paper presentation/chair Dates Institution and conference
i. Issues in East African Domestic Funding for Health Research at consultative workshop on East African domestic funding for health research
19 Feb 2018
Uganda National Health Research Organisation/international Aids Research Vaccine Initiatives/USAID
ii. Health Financing for on Communicale Diseases (NCDs) in Africa
14 Feb 2018
Makerere University College of Health Sciences/Yale University
iii. Presented a paper on Growth of Community Health Insurance Schemes in Uganda at the Second National Conference on Community Health Financing.
Nov 2017 Save for Health (a National NGO) and MOH Uganda and USAID/PATHFINDER Uganda.
iv. Presented a paper on Factors influencing tuberculosis diagnostic delay among tuberculosis patients attending Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Uganda.
Sept 2017
Makerere College of Health Sciences/WHO Joint Scientific Conference.
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Scientific paper presentation/chair Dates Institution and conference
v. Presented a paper on Cost of routine immunization services in a poor urban setting in Kampala Uganda: findings of a facility based costing study.
Sept 2017
Makerere College of Health Sciences/WHO Joint Scientific Conference.
vi. Presented a paper on application Council of Health Services Accreditation for South (COHASASA) at International Hospital Kampala.
Aug 2017 Ministry of Health/CDC/ PEPFAR Uganda; The 4th Uganda National Quality Improvement Conference, Kampala.
vii. Chaired a session on pooled health financing/National Health Insurance Schemes
Aug 2017 SPEED project=Supporting Policy Engagement for Evidence Based Decisions for UHC (Makerere University School of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda) financed by European Union and Ministry of Health Uganda at Symposium on Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage in Low and Middle Income Countries, Kampala.
viii. Chair of the session on Research Priorities and gaps
a. Presented a paper: b. Community health workers contribution
to utilization of skilled maternal health services among women in Kakumiro District, Uganda
Feb 2017 Nottingham Trent University/Makerere University School of Public Health and MOH Uganda. First International Symposium on Community Health Workers.
ix. (a)Chairman Organising Committee a. Community health insurance in Uganda:
Prospects and challenges, a cross-sectional evidence
1-2 Dec 2016
Save For Health Uganda/ Ministry of Health Uganda/ USAID Private Sector Program/ World Vision. National Conference on Community Health Financing.
x. Moderator of the policy dialogue and Presented a paper on the proposed national health insurance scheme in Uganda: what is contains and intends to address
28 Sept 2016
Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine Policy Dialogue on the Government of Uganda proposed National Health Insurance Scheme organised by African Centre of Systematic Reviews.
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xi. Willingness to pay for national health insurance fund among public servants in Juba City, South Sudan
a. Community-based health insurance: The lonely journey in universal health insurance coverage in Uganda
b. Community health insurance in Uganda: Prospects and challenges, a cross-sectional evidence
21-23 Sept 2016
Makerere University College of Health Sciences /WHO/MOH Annual Scientific Conference.
xii. Moderator/Consultant 22-27 Sept 2016
EAC Regional Meeting to validate the East African Community (EAC) Health Policy and Review Terms of Reference for the Development of the EAC Social Health Protection Framework from. This is organised by EAC Secretariat and GIZ Germany.
xiii. Chair 11-13 Sept 2016
Session on Universal health Insurance and Universal health Coverage on Grande Uganda Medical Association Annual Scientific Conference.
xiv. The lessons the private and the public sectors have learnt in providing healthcare services in the HIV/AIDS era in Uganda.
20 June 2016
Uganda knowledge exchange forum on issues for public administration in the delivery of policy on HIV / AIDS. Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Makerere University Uganda and University Limerick Ireland, University of Dar-es Salaam, University of KwaZulu Natal RSA at Kampala, Uganda.
xv. Factors influencing cigarette smoking among soldiers and costs of soldier smoking in the work place at Kakiri Barracks, Uganda.
Sept 2015
Makerere University College of Health Sciences/WHO/MOH Joint Annual Scientific Health Conference 23rd-24th, September 2015.
xvi. Development and dissemination of professional fee guidelines for health care professionals in Uganda
July 2015 Uganda Medical Association Annual Scientific Conference 26th-28th August, 2015; Mbale, Uganda
xvii. Improving access to maternal health services in Uganda: subsidized insurance versus vouchers
March 2015
11th World Congress in health Economics, 12-15 July 2015,
xviii. Willingness to join private health Feb 2015 The 5th annual East African health and scientific conference, Kampala. Uganda
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insurance among outpatients in Mukwaya General Hospital, Makindye Division, Kampala City, Uganda
xix. How can health related knowledge translation initiatives in Uganda be sustained?
Feb 2015
The 5th annual East African health and scientific conference, Kampala. Uganda
xx. The landscape of community based health insurance (CBHI) in East Africa Community (EAC), what are the policies for harmonization?
Feb 2015
The 5th annual East African health and scientific conference, Kampala. Uganda
xxi. The players and the processes behind the National Health Insurance Scheme: A case study of Uganda.
Nov 2014 Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Cape Town, South Africa , on 1st October 2014
xxii. A national framework for sustainability
of health knowledge translation initiatives in
Uganda 2014 (already accepted for publication
at WHO website: www.evipnet.org/sure.).
Nov 2014 Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Cape Town, South Africa to be presented on 1st October, 2014
xxiii. The role community health Insurance in increasing access to health care in Uganda
March 2012
International Scientific conference of International Health Sciences University Kampala and Great Lakes University, Kisumu, Kenya.
xxiv. Maternal and neonatal health insurance in Western Uganda; what are the lessons for the proposed National Health Insurance scheme?
Sept 2012
8th Annual Scientific Conference of Makerere University College of Health Sciences and WHO Country Office.
xxv. Stakeholder analysis of the policy players behind Uganda’s proposed National
Health Insurance Scheme
Sept 2012
8th Annual Scientific Conference of Makerere University College of Health Sciences and WHO Country Office, Kampala
xxvi. National health insurance development in Uganda
May 2011
East and Central African Social Security Association Social Policy Makers Conference, Kampala.
xxvii. Challenges and future systems in Uganda to ensure delivery of quality care.
Sept 2011
7th Annual Scientific Conference of Makerere University College of Health Sciences (in collaboration with: the Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health and WHO).
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xxviii. The design of the proposed national health insurance scheme in Uganda: where we are and where we are going.
April 2011
Training program of 28 Middle and Low Income Countries in Health Insurance, Korean National Health Insurance Cooperation, Korea.
xxix. The National Health Insurance Scheme: policy and context.
March 2011
Uganda Management Development Forum, Uganda Management Institute, 2010 Kampala.
xxx. The National Health Insurance Bill. Feb 2011 Uganda Medical Association, Annual Scientific Conference, 2010 Kampala.
xxxi.The design of National Health Insurance scheme.
Jan 2010
Uganda Society for Advancement of Radiology and Imaging (USOFARI)
xxxii.The formation of a National Health Economics Association.
July 2009 African Health Economics and Policy Association (AHEPA), Annual Conference, Accra Ghana, 2008.
10. Professional affiliations’ i. Member of Uganda Medical Association
ii. Registered with Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council iii. Member of Insurance Institute of Uganda iv. Member, International Health Economics Association (IHEA) v. Member, African Health Economics and Policy Association (AHEPA)
vi. Member of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research vii. Member Global Health System Alliance
viii. Member International Editorial Review Board of International Journal of Healthcare (IJH) http://ijh.sciedupress.com.
11. Family Married for 22 years to Dr. Gudula Naiga Basaza (PhD), an Education and ICT expert. We are blessed with two children: Bill Basaza aged 19 and Bob Basaza aged 14 years.
12. Extra curricula activities
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i. National Treasurer, Advocates for Professionalism and Quality in Health APROQUAH a National Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) involved in promotion of quality health care
ii. Board Member of Uganda Community Health Financing Association, an umbrella organization of community health insurance scheme in Uganda
iii. Rotarian for 27 years and am a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF). A past Club President and Uganda Country Chair for Polioplus (polio eradication committee) and served as Club Director.
iv. Formerly a Board member of 2 District hospitals in Uganda and as a District Scouts Commissioner.
v. Proprietor of Gudie Leisure Farm in Wakiso District, 12 Km from Kampala City. This is an innovative farm promoting interactive agricultural education, leisure for fitness, reflection, demonstration of the use of renewable energy and innovative farming. It provides employment for and study sites for University students and college students.
13. Professional and academic referees i. Professor Donald Shepard, (PhD), Schneider Institute for Health Policy, MS 035, Heller School,
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110 USA. Email: [email protected]; web: www.brandeis.edu/~shepard; tel +1-781-736-3975;
ii. Professor Jerome Kabakyenga (PhD): Professor of Community Health and Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda. Telephone +256 (0) 0772590409; email: [email protected].
I declare that this is an accurate record of my curriculum vitae.
Assoc. Prof. Robert K. Basaza (PhD), Dated: 8 August 2017
