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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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Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus
Harper J.R., Cherukuri V., O'Reilly T., Yu M., Mbabazi-Kabachelor E., Mulando R., Sheth K.N., Webb A.G., Warf B.C., Kulkarni A.V. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

As low-field MRI technology is being disseminated into clinical settings around the world, it is important to assess the image quality required to properly diagnose and treat a given disease …

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Essays in Development, Behavioral, and Health Economics
Harrell Stephen James
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing worldâs leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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Essays in development, behavioral, and health economics
Harrell Stephen James
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing world's leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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How Valuable Are Clinical Neuropsychological Assessments? A Meta-analysis of Neuropsychological Tests with Comparison to Common Medical Tests and Treatments
Harrell Murphy N.
2022
Dissertation
Health Research

There has been a general decrease in neuropsychological assessments at a time when medical diagnostic technology and treatments have expanded, leading to a faulty assumption that medical tests and healthcare …

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Diagnosis and management of antiretroviral-therapy failure in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and perspectives
Harries Anthony D, Zachariah Rony, van Oosterhout Joep J, Reid Steven D, Hosseinipour Mina C, Arendt Vic, Chirwa Zengani, Jahn Andreas, Schouten Erik J, Kamoto Kelita
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite the enormous progress made in scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, many challenges remain, not least of which are the identification and management of patients who have …

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The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?
Corbett Elizabeth L., Lawn Stephen D., Zachariah Rony, Harries Anthony D., Santos-Filho Ezio T., Chimzizi Rhehab, Harrington Mark, Maher Dermot, Williams Brian G., De Cock Kevin M.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article looks at the global prevalence of HIV-associated tuberculosis, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors call for more aggressive means to diagnose and treat HIV infection and propose urgent …

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Girls & Sanitation
Harriet Ageno
2018
Report
Health Research

T R A INING& DA T A C O L LECT I O N:Justin Ocen provided maternity cover for Harriet this year, and will continue tosupport the programme going into …

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Malaria in pregnancy shapes the development of foetal and infant immunity
Harrington Whitney E., Kakuru Abel, Jagannathan Prasanna
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Summary: Malaria, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, continues to disproportionately affect pregnant women. In addition to the profoundly deleterious impact of maternal malaria on the health of the mother and foetus, malaria …

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Global Health, Covid-19 and the State in East Africa*
Harrington J., Ngira D.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Minimally Invasive Surgery to the Aortic Arch - Endovascular Repair combined with Ebranching: 4 Case Reports
Harris D. G, Rossouw G, Saaiman Adu, Toit D
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Traditional repair of aortic arch aneurysms requires cardiopulmonary bypass and a period of profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest - allowing detachment of the head vessels off the aneurysm; and their …

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