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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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National policy development for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia: the relationship between Context, Evidence and Links
Phiri Sam, HutchinsonEleanor, Parkhurst Justin, Gibb Di M., Chishinga Nathaniel, Droti Benson, Hoskins Susan
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Several frameworks have been constructed to analyse the factors which influence and shape the uptake of evidence into policy processes in resource poor settings, yet empirical analyses of …

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Acute Bowel Obstruction in a Rural Hospital in Northern in Northern Uganda
Hwang T. G, Ogwang D. M, Okeny P. K
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Global Vaccine Action Plan Lessons Learned II: Stakeholder Perspectives
MacDonald N., Hwang A., Veira C., Malvolti S., Cherian T., Steffen C., Jones I., Hinman A., Mantel C.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), unanimously endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2012, defined an ambitious strategy to improve immunization. At the end of the decade, significant …

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The feeble voices from people in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hwang T.-J., Lin Y.-T.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Stakeholder analysis for health research: Case studies from low- and middle-income countries
Hyder A., Syed S., Puvanachandra P., Bloom G., Sundaram S., Mahmood S., Iqbal M., Hongwen Z., Ravichandran N., Oladepo O. and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity (FHS) is working in six partner countries in Asia and Africa, focusing on strengthening the research-policy interface in relation to specific health system …

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The ethics of health systems research in low- and middle-income countries: A call to action
Ali J, Hyder AA, Pratt B, Kass N, Sewankambo N
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

The increasing conduct of health systems research (HSR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not been matched by concurrent work to clarify the field's ethical dimensions. To begin to …

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Exploring Institutional Research Ethics Systems: A Case Study From Uganda
Ali J, Sewankambo N K, Hyder A A, Hallez K, White T, Kass N E
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundâThe increasing globalization of research drives a need for greater research ethicscapacity in low resource countries. Several programs have attempted to expand research ethicscapacity by training individuals, but few have …

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Integrating capacity development during digital health research: a case study from global health
Ali J, Islam K, Rutebemberwa E, Hyder AA, Selig H, Pariyo G
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative Research and Development Arm at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, has thus far collected NCD risk factor data from more …

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The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network: a decade of research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries
HyderAdnan A., Norton Robyn, Pérez-Núñez Ricardo, Mojarro-Iñiguez Francisco R., Peden Margie, Kobusingye Olive
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Road traffic crashes have been an increasing threat to the wellbeing of road users worldwide; an unacceptably high number of people die or become disabled from them. While …

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Predictors of success for combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in a North American setting: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study
Shannon C, Shannon CN, Riva-Cambrin J, Naftel RP, Hydrocephalus Clinical Res Network, Kestle JRW, Rozzelle CJ, Alvey JS, Reeder RW, Holubkov R and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic third ventriculostomy combined with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV+CPC) has been adopted by many pediatric neurosurgeons as an alternative to placing shunts in infants with hydrocephalus. However, reported success …

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