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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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References (4020)

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Evidence for supercoughers in an analysis of six tuberculosis cohorts from China, Peru, The Gambia and Uganda
Sekandi JN, Handel A, Martinez L, Bellan SE, Zhu L, Chen C, Liu Q, Donkor S, Sutherland J, Hill PC and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: It is very difficult to observe tuberculosis (TB) transmission chains and thus, identify superspreaders. We investigate cough duration as a proxy measure of transmission to assess the presence of …

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Painting A picture Of creative arts therapy for war-affected youth in Northern Uganda
Hanebrink J.R., Smith A.J.
2012
Book, Chapter
Health Research
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Assessment of health risks posed by tourists visiting mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda
Hanes A C, Kalema-Zikusoka G, Svensson M S, Hill C M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Abstract: The mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)as Endangered. About 1000 individuals remain in the wild, and the loss of …

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Attachment therapy: Are we truly doing âno harmâ?
Haney K.M.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Bringing the Patient Voice to Professionalism in Medical Education
Haney Simon
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Purpose: Our purpose was to explore patients' perceptions of professional behaviour in medical learners as a first step to considering patients' potential roles in assessing professionalism. Methods: A constructivist grounded …

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Congenital Malaria in Newborns Presented at Tororo General Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Achan J, Idro R, Hangi M, Saruti A, Quinlan J
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite recent large-scale investments, malaria remains a major public health concern. Few studies have examined congenital malaria, defined as the presence of malaria parasitemia within the first 7 days of …

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Thrombocytopenia may mediate disease severity in plasmodium falciparum malaria through reduced transforming growth factor beta-1 regulation of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines
Bangirana P, John C C, Opoka R O, Hanisch B R, Park G S
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) is an important regulator of inflammation. Platelets are a major source of TGF-β1 and are reduced in severe malaria. However, the relationships between TGF-β1 …

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM PARASITES THAT INFECT RETINOPATHY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CEREBRAL MALARIA CHILDREN HAVE SIMILAR TRANSCRIPT ABUNDANCE OF VAR GENES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE MALARIA
et al, Hanisch B., Tang B., Shabani E., Opoka R. O., Bangirana P., University of Minnesota U. S. A.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: An accurate diagnosis of cerebral malaria (CM) is important for understanding the pathogenesis of CM. Malarial retinopathy, which is seen in some (retinopathy-positive, RP) children but not …

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Using objective measures of stove use and indoor air quality to evaluate a cookstove intervention in rural Uganda
Hankey S, Sullivan K, Kinnick A, Koskey A, Grande K, Davidson J H, Marshall J D
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Exposure to combustion byproducts from cooking is a major health concern globally. Alternative stoves may reduce the burden of disease associated with exposure to household air pollution. We subsidized Ugastove-brand …

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District mental healthcare plans for five low- and middle-income countries: commonalities, variations and evidence gaps
Hanlon C, Fekadu A, Jordans M, Kigozi F, Petersen I, Shidhaye R, Honikman S, Lund C, Prince M, Raja S and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundLittle is known about the service and system interventions required for successful integration of mental healthcare into primary care across diverse low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).AimsTo examine the commonalities, variations …

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