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Rapid Response Briefs (69)

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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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The effect of transcendental meditation on self-efficacy, perceived stress, and quality of life in mothers in Uganda
Goldstein L, Nidich SI, Goodman R, Goodman D
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Vulnerable women living in poverty in Uganda, who are primarily single, illiterate mothers, face high levels of physical and psychological stress. Our study assessed the impact of the Transcendental Meditation …

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The cost of time: A randomised, controlled trial to assess the economic impact of upfront, point-of-care blood tests in the Emergency Centre
Goldstein Lara Nicole, Wells Mike, Vincent-Lambert Craig
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Time and cost constraints abound in the Emergency Centre (EC). These resource-constraints are further magnified in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Almost half of all patients presenting to the …

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IN SEARCH OF THE RIGHT FORMULA: PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROVISION OF SAFE WATER IN RWANDA AND UGANDA
Golooba-Mutebi F
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Over the last two decades, efforts have been made to find the right formula or formulae for delivering services to poor rural communities. Beginning in the late 1980s, decentralisation entailing …

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A global perspective: Training opportunities in Adolescent Medicine for healthcare professionals
Hassan A., Golub S.A., Arunakul J.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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HIV-phyloTSI: Subtype-independent estimation of time since HIV-1 infection for cross-sectional measures of population incidence using deep sequence data
Hayes R., Kaleebu P., Golubchik T., Abeler-Dörner L., Hall M., Wymant C., Bonsall D., Macintyre-Cockett G., Thomson L., Baeten J.M. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Estimating the time since HIV infection (TSI) at population level is essential for tracking changes in the global HIV epidemic. Most methods for determining duration of infection classify samples into …

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AEROBIC TRAINING IN OBESE ADOLESCENTS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. / ENTRENAMIENTO AERÃBICO EN OBESOS ADOLESCENTES: UN ENFOQUE MULTIDISCIPLINARIO
Gomes Priscyla Praxedes, Lofrano-Prado Mara Cristina, de Lira Camila Tenório Calazans, dos Santos Tenório Thiago Ricardo, Botero João Paulo, dos Santos Marcos André Moura, do Prado Wagner Luiz
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The prevalence of excess weight/obesity in adolescence has increased, and physical training may be effective in combating this scenario. Objective: To analyze the effect of different intensities of aerobic …

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Assessment of the consistency of national-level policies and guidelines for malaria in pregnancy in five African countries
Gomez PP, Gutman J, Roman E, Dickerson A, Andre ZH, Youll S, Eckert E, Hamel MJ
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: At least 39 sub-Saharan African countries have policies on preventing malaria in pregnancy (MIP), including use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and case …

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Laparoscopic intracorporeal rectus aponeuroplasty (LIRA technique): a step forward in minimally invasive abdominal wall reconstruction for ventral hernia repair (LVHR)
Gomez-Menchero J, Jurado JFG, Grau JMS, Luque JAB, Moreno JLG, del Agua IA, Morales-Conde S
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Closing the defect (CD) during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair began to be performed in order to decrease seroma, to improve the functionality of the abdominal wall, and to decrease the …

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Lira technique after medium followup. results of a new minimal invasive procedure in ventral hernia repair
Gómez-Menchero J., Gila Bohorquez A., De la Herranz P., Ramirez J.L.G.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aim: LIRA technique (Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Rectus Aponeuroplasty) was described in 2018 in order to reduce the tension in the midline as an alternative to defect closure (CD) in Laparoscopic Ventral …

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Impact of second-line antiretroviral regimens on lipid profiles in an African setting: the DART trial sub-study
Katabira Elly, GomoZvenyika Ar, Hakim James G., Walker Sarah A., Tinago Willard, Mandozana Gibson, Kityo Cissy, Munderi Paula, Reid Andrew, Gibb Diana M. and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Increasing numbers of HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa are exposed to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but there are few data on lipid changes on first-line ART, and even fewer …

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