Uganda has witnessed several large scale corporate failures in the recent years including commercial banks like the Co-operative bank, Greenland bank, The Trans-Africa bank, The Trust Bank and more recently the Crane Bank. This report analyses the role of directors in effective corporate governance of financial institutions in Uganda using Crane bank as a case in study. The study analyzed the extent to which the Financial Institutions Act 2004 (as amended in 2016), Financial Institutions (Corporate Governance) Regulations 2005 attempt to cure the mischief in Uganda in comparison with other jurisdictions using qualitative data collection methods. The findings of the study show that like many financial institutions that have collapsed over the years, poor corporate governance practices such as too much power that was vested in director(s) and a disregard of the regulatory framework greatly contributed to the financial ruin of crane bank. The research identified significant challenges that hinder the efficiency and effectiveness of the directors in financial institutions. The study recommends for diversity of the directors‟ composition and continuous mandatory training and evaluation of directors of financial institutions to create strong BODs. The Central Bank of Uganda as the Regulator must develop resources to help directors understand their responsibilities and to develop their knowledge and skills. The study also advocates for or enhanced cooperation between the banks and the regulator

The establishment of the Juvenile Court Act of 1899 was a major movement in the juvenile justice system. How juveniles were punished for crimes in which they committed was a lot different than the punishment handed down to adult offenders. In Uganda, in the pre-colonial era, juveniles who committed crimes were punished by elders as a norm and children belonged to the community. However, prior to the colonial times there were no specific provisions for juvenile crimes and rehabilitation. One of the goals of juvenile justice is to divert youthful offenders from the destructive punishments of criminal courts and encouraging rehabilitation based on the individual juveniles needs. The significance of this research is to spread awareness of the effects and dangers of failure to implement given laws as this might lead to increase in crime. This research therefore offers the opportunity to describe and explain the different delinquent behavior providing systematic and logical arguments that specifies how to implement different laws

The study examined the rights between bonafide and lawful occupants against the registered proprietors of land in Uganda and also established on how these rights are violated, with specific aims of examining the rights of lawful and bonafide occupants on the Registered proprietor’s land; the abuse of rights on bonafide occupancy on the Registered proprietor’s land; the effectiveness of the law governing bonafide occupancy on the Registered proprietor’s land; and suggesting improvements that can be made on bonafide occupancy rights on the Registered proprietor’s land. A review of related literature was carried out on existing information on the specific variables of this paper to comprehend the problem, enrich and supplement the study findings. In order to achieve the aims of this study, a library-based research project was conducted and most of the courts decisions, recent or old were considered in order to find out how they have dealt with the issue of in the past and whether their attitude has changed to reflect the An Assessment Of The Rights Of Bonafide or lawful Occupants Vs Registered Proprietors In Uganda.

The research was influenced by the way the right to liberty guaranteed under Article 23 has been handled by the courts after the person has been convicted but opts to appeal after being dissatisfied with his or her conviction, there has been diverging views where different benches of the appellate courts in holding the legality hence creating a break in the jurisprudence of the right to liberty of an appellant. Using the doctrinal method of research to evaluate and the recent judgments of the courts of record on the aspect of bail pending appeal, the research has found that there is inconsistence and divergent view of the concept of bail pending appeal among justices of the appellant court and no agreement on the Supreme court bench hence a break in the jurisprudence and broken precedence, the research recommended that since there are divergent views of the concept by single judge benches of the supreme court, the concept will be concretized and deemed settled if we get a three justices bench considering the matter to give a settle principle to guide the lower courts on the aspect.

Safe male circumcision is believed to be associated with a reduced HIV/AIDS transmission from male to female sexual partners by partial protection of 60%, but the practice is still low despite the roll out by MOH to circumcise 80% males aged 15-49 years by 2015. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge attitude and practice towards safe male circumcision among male youths aged 19-35 years at Ggolo village Mpigi district. Methods; the study was cross sectional carried out among 40 male youths aged19-35 years who were selected using a purposive sampling procedure. Data on study objectives was collected using research administered and self-administered questionnaires and it was analyzed manually. Results; out of 40 participants involved in the study 45% were aged 19-24 years, majority of the participants had attained a level of education and only 7.5% with no formal education, 50% were single male youths of majorly Christian faith and the higher percentage being of Ganda tribe (55%). All the participants in the study had heard about SMC, majority had the radio and health workers as the major source of information, knew SMC for prevention of other STIs more than HIV and cervical prevention, 70% knew the place for accessing SMC in the community. Majority of the participants didn‟t agree with SMC benefit on reduction of HIV acquisition risk by 60% and cervical cancer prevention while many agreed with SMC improving genital hygiene and it being a safe procedure. However, majority perceived the procedure to be very painful and taking long to heal after the procedure. 67.5% of the participants reported being circumcised and 61.5% of non- circumcised reported the intention to get circumcised Conclusion; the knowledge on health benefits of SMC was relatively low which also affected the attitude thus the need to create more awareness on SMC benefits.

The study examined the barriers to the success of mental health care in psychiatric nurses in Butabika National Referral Hospital in Uganda”. The study has been guided by the following objectives: i) To identify the policy and legislative frameworks that are affect the success of mental health care amongst psychiatric nurses in Butabika National Referral Hospital in Uganda. ii) To examine the human resource constraints that affects the success of mental health care amongst psychiatric nurses in Butabika National Referral Hospital in Uganda. iii) To determine the health unit factors that affects the success of mental health care amongst psychiatric nurses in Butabika National Referral Hospital in Uganda. The study used a descriptive research design basing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches. In addition, the study used purposive sampling and simple random sampling methods; it used a sample size of 48 respondents but only 44 participated. The data was presented in tables, pie charts and narrative texts for responses in the interview guide. The study findings revealed that the framework is negligent on ensuring that the public and people with mental illness are accorded protection from the devastating consequences of mental illnesses; it was also indicated that there has been scarcity of professional nurses that have the required training and knowledge of mental health care. In conclusion, it was noted that there remains an on-going need for modern, accessible psychiatric services in Uganda, especially in rural areas where people still have to travel long distances to access help; additionally, mental illnesses remain widely stigmatized by lay people and those in power, as well as by some healthcare professionals. The study recommends that the Ministry of Health should have a clear strategy on training and motivation of mental health professionals as well as integration of mental health services into primary health care. It is also suggested that schools of Medicine, Psychology and Nursing should integrate a comprehensive curriculum on management of mental health cases.

A study was carried out to identify the determinants of family planning uptake among women with disabilities of reproductive age at Kyanamuyonjo Health Center III, Kiboga District. A descriptive and cross sectional design was employed and 30 (thirty) respondents were selected using convenience sampling procedure. Data was collected using interview guides. Respondents faced various social economic determinants of family planning uptake among women with disabilities of reproductive age. Although all 30 (100%) of the respondents used family planning to space or prevent pregnancy and 20 (66.7%) used family planning to prevent pregnancy, 20 (66.7%) had ever used family planning for 10 (50%) for 2 – 3 months, most 10 (50%) reported that the method did not prevent pregnancy as they conceived. This was attributed to factors such as 12 (60%) lack of information, 10 (50%) education level, 10 (50%) lack of awareness and support of husbands/partners about use of family planning. Respondents faced Cultural determinants of family planning uptake among women with disability of reproductive age and although all 30 (100%) agreed that their culture promoted the use of family planning because 20 (66.7%) it is natural, 20 (66.7%) reported that culture and religion always had an influence on type of family planning to use and 15 (50%) reported that their husband/partner were the decision makers about the method of family planning to use which influenced use of family planning. Respondents also faced Health facility determinants of family planning uptake among women with disability of reproductive age and although 21 (70%) reported that they sometimes attended FP services at the facility, 12 (40%) reported waiting for more than 1 hour to receive FP services, 15 (50%) reported that services were sometimes readily available, 12 (40%) resided more than 4 km away from the nearest health facility and 18 (60%) had never received health education about the use of calendar all of which influenced use of family planning. In conclusion, respondents faced various social economic, cultural and Health facility determinants of family planning uptake among women with disability of reproductive age . The key recommendations included more health education about family planning and its benefits and access to information, more involvement of partners, involvement in decision making on family planning use and more support among others.

In Uganda pediatric palliative care has been ignored with less than 5% of patients at Hospice Uganda being children. This has been attributed to knowledge deficiency and negative attitudes among health workers. The purpose of the study was to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards provision of pediatric palliative care (PPC) among health workers at Whisper magical children’s hospital, Jinja District. The study was carried out at Whisper magical children’s hospital and employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. A total of 30 health workers were selected using a simple random sampling method to collect data which was analyzed using Microsoft excel program 2013. The findings of the study showed that, 17(56.7%) were female, 19(63.3%) were nurses and 20(66.7%) had worked for 6 – 10 years. All respondents 30(100%) had heard of PPC, 28(93.3%) knew cancer as disease requiring PPC, 29(96.7%) knew pain management as a component of PPC and 23(76.7%) knew face scale as method used to assess pain in children. Attitudes of participants revealed that, 28(93.3%) strongly agreed that PPC is important, 17(56.7%) disagreed that parents should be present during very painful procedures and 11(36.7%) agreed that EOL should be offered in PPC. It was found out that 11(64.7%) rarely offered PPC and 14(82.4%) offered PPC towards death. In conclusion, the study revealed that health care workers have adequate knowledge and positive attitude yet unsatisfactory practices regarding PPC. It is therefore recommended that stake holders should join hands to enhance implementation of PPC services.