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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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Gender relations, gender-based violence and sport for development and peace: Questions, concerns and cautions emerging from Uganda
Hayhurst L M.C, MacNeill M, Kidd B, Knoppers A
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this study we discuss how gender relations are influenced by a âgirls onlyâ martial arts-basedsport, gender and development (SGD) programme that aims to improve young women's discipline,leadership skills and …

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Analysis of Primary Human Cell Cultures Isolated From Anterior Lens Capsules of Patients With Cataract
Haykin Vasil Markovich, Ð¥ÐÐÐÐÐ ÐÐСÐÐ ÐÐРÐÐÐÐЧ
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

SUMMARY. Aim: Isolation and maintenance of primary human lens epithelial cells (LEC) from anterior lens capsule explants in age-related and type 2 (DM2) induced cataracts and study and comparison of …

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A Collaborative Family Planning Program in Rural Uganda Utilizing Community Health Workers
Hayward A, Brown K
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Rural Ugandan women experience significant barriers to reproductive healthcare and family planning services, leading to a high unmet need for contraception. This community-based study investigates the barriers and assesses …

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Anti-Infective Dosing in Special Populations: Pregnancy
Hazenberg P., Navaratnam K., Busuulwa P., Waitt C.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Substantial anatomical and physiological changes occur during pregnancy and labor, which impact on drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Reduced maternal concentrations may have a clinically important impact on the …

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Surgeon interrater reliability in the endoscopic assessment of cistern scarring and aqueduct patency
He L, Gannon S, Shannon CN, Rocque BG, Riva-Cambrin J, Naftel RP
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE The success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization may have associations with age, etiology of hydrocephalus, previous shunting, cisternal scarring, and possibly aqueduct patency. This study aimed …

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Prevalence of low birth weight and its association with maternal body weight status in selected countries in Africa: a cross-sectional study
Yaya S, He ZF, Bishwajit G, Cheng ZH, Zou DS, Zhou Y
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW), and to investigate the association between maternal body weight measured in terms of body mass index …

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The accuracy of the patient health questionnaire-9 algorithm for screening to detect major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Patel Vikram, He Chen, Levis Brooke, Riehm Kira E., Saadat Nazanin, Levis Alexander W., Azar Marleine, Rice Danielle B., Krishnan Ankur, Wu Yin and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Screening for major depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) can be done using a cutoff or the PHQ-9 diagnostic algorithm. Many primary studies publish results for only one …

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Advances in congenital Zika syndrome and its pathogenesis
He MJ, Qin CF, Li XF
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Zika virus (ZIKV), originally discovered in a sentinel rhesus monkey in Zika valley in Uganda in 1947, has long been viewed as a classical mosquito-borne flavivirus. Due to its association …

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A human fetal lung cell atlas uncovers proximal-distal gradients of differentiation and key regulators of epithelial fates
He P., Lim K., Sun D., Pett J.P., Jeng Q., Polanski K., Dong Z., Bolt L., Richardson L., Mamanova L. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

We present a multiomic cell atlas of human lung development that combines single cell RNA and ATAC sequencing, high throughput spatial transcriptomics and single cell imaging. Coupling single cell methods …

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Health Coverage and Financial Protection in Uganda: A Political Economy Perspective
Nannini M, Biggeri M, Putoto G
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: As countries health financing policies are expected to support progress towards universal health coverage (UHC), an analysis of these policies is particularly relevant in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In …

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