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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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HIP1-ALK, a Novel Fusion Protein Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Hong Mineui, Kim Ryong Nam, Song Ji-Young, Choi So-Jung, Oh Ensel, Lira Maruja E., Mao Mao, Takeuchi Kengo, Han Joungho, Kim Jhingook and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

INTRODUCTION: The most common mechanism underlying overexpression and activation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in non-small-cell lung carcinoma could be attributed to the formation of a fusion protein. To date, …

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Medicine in a forgotten corner of Africa: how EMR can benefit the developing world - The FIMRC and EMR4DW experience
Hong SH, Smith P, Stewart B, Welsh M, Lee KH, Shin JI, Lee JY
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the disease prevalence of a rural African village and discuss how to maximize the outcomes of health projects. The analysis was …

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Comparison of Lowenstein-Jensen and BACTEC MGIT 960 culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people living with HIV
Musaazi J, Eberhard N, Hongler J, Castelnuovo B, Fehr J, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Ledergerber B, Keller PM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to clarify how HIV infection affects tuberculosis liquid and solid culture results in a resource-limited setting.MethodsWe used baseline data from the Study on Outcomes …

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Changing HIV treatment eligibility under health system constraints in sub-Saharan Africa: investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness
Hontelez JAC, Chang AY, Ogbuoji O, de Vlas SJ, Barnighausen T, Atun R
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: We estimated the investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness of different policy options for scaling-up prevention and treatment of HIV in the 10 countries that currently comprise 80% …

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Factors influencing traditional versus biomedical care for febrile children in rural southwestern Uganda: Results from a qualitative study
Hooft A.M., Nabukalu D., Mwanga-Amumpaire J., Gardiner M., Sundararajan R.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the highest causes of mortality in children under five years of age in Uganda (outside of the neonatal period), accounting …

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Factors Motivating Traditional Healer versus Biomedical Facility Use for Treatment of Pediatric Febrile Illness: Results from a Qualitative Study in Southwestern Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Hooft A, Nabukalu D, Gardiner MA, Sundararajan R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the most common causes of mortality in children younger than 5 years in Uganda outside of the neonatal period. Their impact …

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Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
Nankunda J, Hook SM, Pejovic NJ, Lubulwa C, Tylleskar T, Alfven T, Cavallin F, Byamugisha J
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundHeart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a free-of-charge smartphone …

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Dietary Fatty Acids, Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Health
Hoong Jowy Seah Yi
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Recommendations to replace saturated fat intake with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) rate are well-known. Despite this, there are concerns regarding high n-6 PUFA intake in regard …

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The effects of integration on financing and coverage of neglected tropical disease programs
Hooper Pamela J., Zoerhoff Kathryn L., Kyelem Dominique, Chu Brian, Flueckiger Rebecca Mann, Bamani Sanoussi, Bougma Windtaré Roland, Fleming Fiona, Onapa Ambrose, Paré Alain Brice and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: When the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began to support national programs integrating their neglected tropical disease (NTD) program activities, the expected impact on individual disease-specific programs …

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PIH45 UPTAKE OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN HIV CLINIC IN UGANDA
Lamorde M., Castelnuovo B., Hope M., Nabaggala M. S., Mubiru F., Nakalema S., Kyohairwe I., Mbabazi L., Nakijoba R., Nakajubi A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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