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Are hospital-based Emergency Medical Services effective and efficient; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) aim to provide timely care for medical emergencies, including pre-hospital care, transfer, and in-hospital treatment. A well-coordinated, designed, and locally appropriate system is crucial …

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How can Community Health Workers be used to empower communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Community empowerment enables people to increase control over their lives and decisions, implying ownership and action towards social and developmental change. Effective empowerment strategies build on authentic participation, autonomy …

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How safe is the practice of Reflexology; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. While its popularity has increased, the safety of reflexology has not …

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What are the best methods for involving patients in health system decision-making in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The involvement of patients and the community in health care is widely acknowledged for its potential to improve the availability and relevance of health services and to promote participative …

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What are the effects and guidelines of mass immunization of health workers against Hepatitis B; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Hepatitis B is a major global occupational health hazard, with healthcare workers having a higher prevalence of HBV infection than the general population. Vaccination is recommended to reduce the …

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What does policy implementation monitoring entail; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background:Monitoring is essential for policymakers, government officials, development managers, and civil society to learn from past experiences, improve service delivery and plan and allocate resources. In addition, it helps to …

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What is the appropriate malaria treatment for a low-income endemic country like Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The treatment of malaria in endemic, low-income countries is complicated by increasing resistance to anti-malarial medicines and challenges in accessing these medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued …

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What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and manage HIV/AIDS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: HIV/AIDS prevention and management requires a multi-pronged approach, including clinical and public health interventions.Rapid Response Question: What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the …

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Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: The resurgence of interest in larvicides for vector control, particularly in combating malaria, is driven by research demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing mosquito populations and malaria infection rates. Recent …

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Can decentralization of health services improve health service delivery in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: Many developing countries face challenges in providing quality and equitable healthcare, especially to marginalized populations. Decentralization, a political reform aimed at reducing central influence and increasing local autonomy, has …

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Low use of contraception among poor women in Africa: an equity issue
Creanga A. A, Duff Gillespie, Karklins S, Tsui A. O
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To examine the use of contraception in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa; to assess changes in met need for contraception associated with wealth-related inequity; and to describe the relationship …

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LEARNING BRIEF: What to Consider When Establishing a Strong Private and Public Partnership in Water A ccess and Management
CRS
Report
Health Research

The primary target audience of this learning paper is CRS internal staff,including technical and business development staff designing newprograms which include PPPs, and those seeking to incorporate PPPsinto existing projects. …

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Achieving Health Impacts at Scale: CRS REVOLUTIONIZES HEALTH CAMPAIGNS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CRS
Report
Health Research

INTRODUCTIONCatholic Relief Services (CRS) has successfully partnered withnational government health agencies in several countries toimprove the efficiency, quality, and coverage of communitybasedmalaria interventions that support national malariaelimination strategies through scaled …

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Fostering integration of data demand and information use (DDIU) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) in HIV care and treatment
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

The data demand and information use (DDIU) cycle involves information collection and analysis, dissemination, information use and data demand to support evidence-based decision making (see Figure 1). DDIU is a …

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The Faithful House and Ugandaâs National Campaign: âGo Together, Know Togetherâ
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

Overview of the evidence for couples-basedHIV preventionNew evidence is challenging the conventional approach to HIV preventionthrough individual behavior change. First, epidemiological trends indicatethat half of new HIV infections in some …

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Effects of faithfulness-focused curriculum on couples from three regions in Uganda
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

BackgroundEven though a large share of new HIV infections in many African countriesoccurs within marriages, there are relatively few prevention programs specificallyfocusing on the couple as a unit of behavior …

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AIDS RELIEF UGANDA: FINAL REPORT 2004-2012
CRS
2013
Report
Health Research

From 2004 to 2012, AIDSRelief Uganda provided HIVcare and treatment to nearly 88,000 patients, including45,000 who enrolled on lifesaving antiretroviral therapy(ART) at 23 treatment sites. Consortium membersCatholic Relief Services, University …

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