Quality Medicine Use for Children in Uganda (ChildMed)

The overall objective of the ChildMed Project was to contribute to improving the quality of medicine use for children in Uganda through multi-disciplinary research and to build capacity by research training. It was hypothesized that appropriate medicinal treatment depends on four key dimensions: coherency of policies relevant to children’s medicine use; accurate diagnostic procedures; availability and adequate use of appropriate medicines; effective communication of perceptions and knowledge. These dimensions were explored through case studies of four contrasting medication scenarios: respiratory diseases, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS and worms (schistosomiasis)
The project was funded by DANIDA from 2009 to 2015 and outputs of the project comprise of 4 Masters Degrees, 4 PhD degrees, 2 completed post-docs, situational analyses, policy briefs, 23 scientific papers and a book.