Jude Rwemisisi
Mr Jude Tibemanya Rwemisisi
Senior Research FellowInstitution: Uganda Management Institute
Current Institution Location: Uganda
Email: jude.rwemisisi@gmail.com
Phone Number: +256779802365
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Migration Health Research Area/Expertise
My experience with migration health began in 2013, after 15 years of social science research in health sciences. I participated in a rapid assessment of access to healthcare services at selected one-stop border posts (OSBP) in East Africa. The healthcare needs of mobile populations identified in that study convinced me of the necessity to isolate migration health as a study area with a unique focus. Issues around equity, quality and accessibility of health services, primary health care among migrant and host communities and the unique healthcare needs of migrant workers struck me as special areas to focus on. Cross-border health seeking, medical tourism, and readiness of healthcare service structure to accommodate mobile populations have also struck me as key features of interest for migrant health scholars.
I have since obtained an IOM training of trainers (TOT) certificate from Makerere University Kampala and facilitated a TOT in Migration Health for the staff of Ministry of Works and Transport at Mt Elgon Labour Training Centre 18-22 September 2016. This training covered Human Rights and Migrants’ right to health, Labour Workplace Safety for migrants, Health Issues including HIV/AIDS, Global and Local contexts for migration, health policy and interventions to address migrant health. My exposure to migrant health redirected my perception of quality, equity, equality and accessibility of health services, medical tourism and diplomacy in health service provision.
I have since obtained an IOM training of trainers (TOT) certificate from Makerere University Kampala and facilitated a TOT in Migration Health for the staff of Ministry of Works and Transport at Mt Elgon Labour Training Centre 18-22 September 2016. This training covered Human Rights and Migrants’ right to health, Labour Workplace Safety for migrants, Health Issues including HIV/AIDS, Global and Local contexts for migration, health policy and interventions to address migrant health. My exposure to migrant health redirected my perception of quality, equity, equality and accessibility of health services, medical tourism and diplomacy in health service provision.
Research Focus/Expertise on Relevant Migrant Categories
Internal Migration
Internally displaced persons (Adults)
Migrant Workers (Adolescents, Adults)
International/Cross-Border Migration
Humanitarian entrants/ Refugee resettlement programs (Adolescents, Adults)
International migrant workers (Adolescents, Adults)
Patient mobility across borders (Adolescents, Adults)
Refugees (Adolescents, Adults)
Asylum seekers (Adolescents, Adults)
General Research Focus/Expertise
Relevant Publications
| Title | Author | Year Published | Link to Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Rapid Assessment of Access to Health Care at Selected One Stop Border Posts in East Africa | Paul Bukuluki, David Mafigiri, John Ssengendo, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Ronald Luwangula, & Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi | ||
| “What if they ask how I got it?” Dilemmas of disclosing parental HIV status and testing children for HIV in Uganda | J. Rwemisisi, B Wolff, A Coutinho, H Grosskurth, & J Whitworth | ||
| Selection and performance of village health teams (VHTs) in Uganda: lessons from the natural helper model of health promotion | Emmanueil Benon Turinawe, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Laban K. Musinguzi, Marije de Groot, Denis Muhangi, Daniel H. de Vries, David K. Mafigiri, & Robert Pool | View | |
| Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as potential agents in promoting male involvement in maternity preparedness: Insights from a rural community in Uganda | Emmanueil Benon Turinawe, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Laban K. Musinguzi, Marije de Groot, Denis Muhangi, Daniel H. de Vries, David K. Mafigiri, Achilles Katamba, Nadine Parker, & Robert Pool | View | |
| The first mile: community experience of outbreak control during an Ebola outbreak in Luwero District, Uganda | Daniel H. de Vries, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Laban K. Musinguzi, Turinawe E. Benoni, Denis Muhangi, Marije de Groot, David Kaawa-Mafigiri, & Robert Pool | View | |
| Matriarchy in Patriarchal Societies: Burden of Care of Maternal Relatives and Vulnerability of Orphans from HIV Affected Households in Luwero District Uganda | Paul Bukuluki, David Kaawa-Mafigiri, & Jude T. Rwemisisi | ||
| Proverbs and Child Protection: A Case Study of Three Bantu Languages: Luganda, Lusoga and Runyankole | Paul Bukuluki, Aloysious Nnyombi, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Ronald Luwangula, Ronard Mukuye, & Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi | ||
| Perceptions among Post Delivery Mothers of Skin to Skin Contact and Newborn Care in a Peri-urban Hospital in Uganda | Romano N. Byaruhanga, Anna Bergström, Jude Tibemanya, Christine Nakitto, & Pius Okong |
Relevant Projects
| Title | Year Published | Region/Country | Role in the Project | Main Outcome | Link to Study Reports and publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documentation, Management and Alignment of Uganda’s borderland resources to the National Development Agenda | East Africa Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Southern Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Principal Investigator | Policy for the management of Natural Resources and Human Capital (migrants) to contribute to Uganda's National Development Agenda | ||
| Rapid assessment of access to healthcare services at selected one stop border posts (OSBP) in East Africa | East Africa Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Uganda Southern Africa Zambia |
Co-Investigator | Establishment of One Stop Border Post Health Units; Recognition of unique health needs of migrants |