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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 impact and cost-effectiveness of the Amref Health Africa-Smile Train Cleft Lip and Palate Surgical Repair Programme in Eastern and Central Africa
Hamze Hasan, Mengiste Asrat, Carter Jane
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) is a congenital malformation that causes significant morbidity in low and middle income countries. Amref Health Africa has partnered with Smile …

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Family economic empowerment and mental health among AIDS-affected children living in AIDS-impacted communities: evidence from a randomised evaluation in southwestern Uganda
Han CK, Ssewamala FM, Wang JSH
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective The authors examine whether an innovative family economic empowerment intervention addresses mental health functioning of AIDS-affected children in communities heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS in Uganda.Methods A cluster randomised controlled …

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Analysis of the Leprosy Agents Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Four Countries
Han XY, Aung FM, Choon SE, Werner B
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To differentiate the leprosy agents Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis nd correlate them with geographic distribution and clinicopathologic features.Methods: Species-specific polymerase chain reactions were used to detect each bacillus …

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Prostate Cancer Susceptibility in Men of African Ancestry at 8q24
Watya S, Han Y, Rand KA, Hazelett DJ, Ingles SA, Kittles RA, Strom SS, Rybicki BA, Nemesure B, Isaacs WB and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

The 8q24 region harbors multiple risk variants for distinct cancers, including > 8 for prostate cancer. In this study, we conducted fine mapping of the 8q24 risk region (127.8-128.8 Mb) …

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A Single Substitution Changes Zika Virus Infectivity in Mosquitoes
Han G.-Z.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Global estimates of viral suppression in children and adolescents and adults on antiretroviral therapy adjusted for missing viral load measurements: a multiregional, retrospective cohort study in 31 countries
Moore R., Ford N., Kumarasamy N., Han W.M., Law M.G., Egger M., Wools-Kaloustian K., McGowan C., Desmonde S., Edmonds A. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: As countries move towards the UNAIDS's 95-95-95 targets and with strong evidence that undetectable equals untransmittable, it is increasingly important to assess whether those with HIV who are receiving …

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Joint international consensus statement on crowdsourcing challenge contests in health and medicine: results of a modified Delphi process
Mathanga D, Han L, Tang WM, Ritchwood T, Day S, Wei SF, Bao HY, John R, Kpokiri E, Awor P and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives To develop a consensus statement to provide advice on designing, implementing and evaluating crowdsourcing challenge contests in public health and medical contexts. Design Modified Delphi using three rounds of …

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Committing to disability inclusion to end AIDS by 2030
Hanass HancockJill, Chappell Paul, Myezwa Hellen, Kwagala Betty, Boivin Jean-Marc, Lloyd Jacques, Wolvaardt Gustaaf, Simwaba Phillimon, Chetty Verusia
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Disability and HIV: what drives this relationship in Eastern and Southern Africa?
Hanass-Hancock Jill, Regondi Ilaria, Naidoo Kerisha
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

The Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region is the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic and also home to a large number of people with disabilities. Both HIV and Disability …

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Safer Conception Among HIV-1 Sero-Discordant Couples in East Africa: Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences
Hancuch Kerry Nugent
2016
Dissertation
Health Research

Context: Supporting people affected by HIV-1 in achieving their reproductive goals while minimizing the risk of HIV-1 transmission is a public health imperative. Background: For HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, HIV-1 exposure …

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