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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
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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Effective communication strategies during COVID-19 outbreak; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundPolicy and decision makers in Uganda are cognisant of the importance of effective communication from the responsible authorities in the prevention and control of an outbreak, as a lack of …

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Forming partnerships between Health Management Organisations and public health service providers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:A private partner has built a health facility in a district in Uganda and intends to operate a Health Management Organization model of health care delivery. However, the facility is …

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How facilities can adequately prepare to provide safe spaces and management for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic in LMIC; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background: Elderly population accounts for a big percentage of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths worldwide. Despite Uganda reporting 44 cases as of 1st April 2020 with no fatality, MoH is …

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Impact of Acting District Health Officers on Health Services Delivery within their Respective Jurisidictions; A Case for Advocacy; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The staffing norms for the districts in Uganda require that each district has a District Health Officer (DHO) who is a qualified medical docor with additional training in â¦â¦. However, …

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Integration of Health Services Delivery for the Elderly within the Existing Structures; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …

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Results-Based Financing in low and middle-income countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There are on-going efforts within the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda to actively scale up results-based financing (RBF) and improve health system performance by aligning investments to system performance. …

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Safety Considerations for Standard Operating Procedures for Places of Worship during the COVID-19 pandemi; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There have been several outcries from believers and leaders of religious sects in Uganda for the government to allow places of worship to reopen to the public describing them as …

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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
brief
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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Strengthening Health promotion and prevention structures at the districts; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health recently issued guidance to districts to increase health promotion and prevention expenditure in the primary health care grant from 10% to 30%. However, districts note several …

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Understanding the vulnerability of older adults: extent of and breaches in support systems in Uganda
GOLAZ VALÃRIE, WANDERA STEPHEN OJIAMBO, RUTAREMWA GIDEON
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Older adults' vulnerability and resilience are a result of processes constructed throughout the lifecycle. In Uganda, older people almost always rely exclusively on their social networks for care and economic …

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Patient, Provider, and Clinic Characteristics Associated with Opioid and Non-Opioid Pain Prescriptions for Patients Receiving Low Back Imaging in Primary Care
Gold LS, Marcum ZA, Meier EN, Turner JA, James KT, Kallmes DF, Luetmer PH, Griffith B, Sherman KJ, Friedly JL and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: To describe characteristics of patients, providers, and clinics associated with opioid or non-opioid pain medication prescribing patterns for patients who received lower spine imaging in primary care clinics. Methods: …

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Infection-related stillbirths
Goldenberg Robert L, McClure Elizabeth M, Saleem Sarah, Reddy Uma M
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Infection is an important cause of stillbirths worldwide: in low-income and middle-income countries, 50% of stillbirths or more are probably caused by infection. By contrast, in high-income countries only 10-25% …

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War-Related Abduction and History of Incarceration Linked to High Burden of HIV Among Female Sex Workers in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda
Birungi J, Shannon K, Goldenberg SM, Muzaaya G, Akello M, Nguyen P
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective:Sex workers (SWs) in sub-Saharan Africa face a disproportionate HIV burden and growing concerns of severe human rights violations. Given the dearth of evidence on the burden and correlates of …

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High burden of previously undiagnosed HIV infections and gaps in HIV care cascade for conflict-affected female sex workers in northern Uganda
Birungi J, Shannon K, Goldenberg SM, Muzaaya G, Akello M, Braschel M
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Given the disproportionate HIV burden faced by female sex workers FSWs and limited data regarding their engagement in the HIV cascade of care in conflict-affected settings, we characterized the cascade …

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Ugandan youth: Knowledge, behaviour and normative beliefs regarding HIV prevention
Goldman Adam
2007
Dissertation
Health Research

This cross-sectional study aims to assess normative beliefs associated with intentions to practice HIV preventive behaviors among N=751 rural Ugandan youth who were participants in a HIV intervention program and …

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The complex collision of care, informed consent, and double effect: Considerations and guidelines
Goldman Victoria, Kole Jonathan, Hunt Jeffrey
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

"I know it's 'hurting' my kidney, but I've never felt anything ... so it'll be fine." This patient with bipolar I and autism spectrum disorder nonchalantly deflects attempts to describe …

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Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies
Goldner BW, Bollinger RC
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: A new course was offered to introduce basic global health concepts to all first year Johns Hopkins medical students, that took advantage of new distance learning capacity to connect …

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Stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent call for prevention...Neurology. 2012 Mar 27;78(13):1007-8
Goldstein Larry B.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

In his Global Perspectives article, Dr. Chin(1) reported on the resource constraints related to the provision of stroke care in Africa. This was based on his experience visiting Mulago Hospital, …

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A pilot comparison of standardized online surgical curricula for use in low- and middle-income countries
Goldstein S D, Papandria D, Linden A, Azzie G, Borgstein E, Calland J F, Finlayson S R.G, Jani P, Klingensmith M, Labib M and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Importance Surgical conditions are an important component of global disease burden, due in part to critical shortages of adequately trained surgical providers in low- and middle-income countries.Objectives To assess the …

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