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Considerations for re-opening academic institutions in Uganda amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

BackgroundSchool closure was one of the many measures implemented by the government of Uganda in her response to enforce social distancing and control the COVID-19 pandemic. However with the prolonged …

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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
Rapid Review
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 guidelines are present to facilitate the evaluation of a natural material extract as a larvicide; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidelines for evaluating mosquito larvicides, detailed in their "Guidelines for Laboratory and Field testing of Mosquito larvicides."Rapid Response Question: What guidelines are present …

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Strengthening district laboratory systems: Scaling up the response for the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Probable cases of Covid-19 with in districts have to be refered or transported to designated facilities to collect samples amidst an on-going country wide lockdown. This is increasingly becoming a …

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What are the different strategies to implement a bilateral government agreement on recruiting professional health workers from Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Although only attracting growing attention in recent years, health-worker migration has raised concerns for several decades now. Earlier migration was voluntary and generally an individual initiation; in recent years …

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Strategies to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ugandan schools; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
Rapid Review
Health Research

SummaryBackground: On January 10, 2022, all schools in Uganda reopened after almost two years. The reopening of the schools coincided with the peak of the third surge of the Severe …

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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

BackgroundRe-settling in communities for Covid-19 survivors and their contacts following release from isolation facilities might be particularly challenging. Due to the enormous fear Covid-19 has caused in communities, returning individuals …

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Strategies to improve the coverage of at least four antenatal care visits in Mukono district;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Attending more antenatal visits is associated with better maternal and neonatal outcomes, and skilled birth attendant at delivery. However, the Uganda demographic health survey 2016 estimates that 97% have attended …

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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
Rapid Review
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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What is the evidence for the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of âReady-To-Use Feedsâ; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Malnutrition rates in Uganda are high, with a significant proportion of children under 5 suffering from chronic and acute malnutrition. Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), known as RUTAFA in Uganda, …

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Unresolved Antiretroviral Treatment Management Issues in HIV-Infected Children
Katabira Elly, Heidari Shirin, Cotton Mark F., Marlink Richard, Mofenson Lynne M., Hobbs Charlotte V.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Antiretroviral therapy in children has expanded dramatically in low-income and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization revised its pediatric HIV guidelines to recommend initiation of antiretroviral therapy in all HIV-infected …

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How we determined the most reliable solid medium for studying treatment of tuberculosis
Joloba M L, Mayanja-Kizza H, Heilig C M, Feng P J.I, Johnson J L, Morgan K, Gitta P, Boom W H, Eisenach K D, Bozeman L and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Phase 2 clinical trials for tuberculosis (TB) treatment require reliable culture methods to determinepresence or absence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) over the course of therapy, as thesetrials are based primarily …

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The impact of insecticide-treated material to reduce flies among pork outlets in Kampala, Uganda
Heilmann M, Roesel K, Grace D, Bauer B, Clausen PH
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Synanthropic flies have adapted to the mass of decaying organic matter near human settlements. As such, they feed and breed on food, faeces and other organic material and are known …

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Characterization and scoring of skin changes in severe acute malnutrition in children between 6 months and 5 years of age
Namusoke H, Ritz C, Heilskov S, Vestergaard C, Babirekere E, Rytter M, Deleuran M
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Severe acute malnutrition is a life-threatening condition. It can be associated with severe skin changes, first properly described by Williams in 1933. The aetiology of these skin changes is …

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Cultural adaptation of scalable interventions
Heim Eva, Shehadeh Melissa Harper, van't Hof Edith, Carswell Kenneth
2019
Book, Chapter
Health Research

High prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety have been reported in populations affected by violent conflicts, as well as …

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'Wicked' ethics: Compliance work and the practice of ethics in HIV research
Heimer CA
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Using ethnographic material collected between 2003 and 2007 in five HIV clinics in the US, South Africa, Uganda, and Thailand, this article examines "official ethics" and "ethics on the ground." …

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Multiple Sclerosis in sub-Saharan Africa â a scoping review
Heine M, Maartens D, Hanekom S, Derman W
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The objective of this review is to provide a synthesis of original studiesin patients with MS, originating from sub-Saharan Africa. This review aims tofacilitate a better understanding of the …

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Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance by Use of On-Demand, Near-Patient Technology
Ayakaka I, Jones-Lopez EC, Perkins MD, Jones M, Alland D, Helb D, Story E, Boehme C, Wallace E, Ho K and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Current nucleic acid amplification methods to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis are complex, labor-intensive, and technically challenging. We developed and performed the first analysis of the Cepheid Gene Xpert System's MTB/RIF assay, …

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Anti-malarial Antibody Responses and Applications for Assessing Malaria Exposure
Helb Danica Ann
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation describes the discovery of highly informative serologic biomarkers of recent exposure to Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly species causing malaria. An innovative approach that combined detailed individual-level exposure …

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Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities
Mayanja-Kizza H, Arinaitwe E, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Ssewanyana I, Hubbard A, Tappero J, Helb D A, Tetteh K K.A, Felgner P L and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Tools to reliably measure Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) exposure in individuals and communities are needed to guide and evaluate malaria control interventions. Serologic assays can potentially produce precise exposure estimates at …

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