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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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Variations in the characteristics and outcomes of children living with HIV following universal ART in sub-Saharan Africa (2006-17): a retrospective cohort study
IeDEA Collaboration, Davies MA, Edmonds A, Vreeman R, Iyun V, Technau KG, Vinikoor M, Yotebieng M, Abuogi L, Desmonde S and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The proportion of children living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has increased greatly since 2006, yet the changes in their demographic characteristics and treatment …

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A model for monitoring HIV/AIDS patients on ART in low resource setting: A case of using mobile phones
IEEE, Mukalazi SH, Baguma R
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Many HIV/AIDS support organizations have demonstrated tremendous efforts to provide HIV infected people with the life prolonging drugs such as ART(Anti-Retroviral Therapy) in resource constrained settings like Uganda. However many …

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AIMEP for Malaria Mapping and Infectious Disease Eradication
IEEE, Khovanova-Rubicondo K
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

AI-Malaria Eradication Plan (AIMEP) was launched by the Ashburn Institute, USA in 2012 to fight malaria in African countries. The AIMEP was developed as a result of years of research, …

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Understanding User Adoption of Mobile Health Technology in a Resource Constrained Environment
IEEE, Gilbert M, Namagembe F
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Whereas Mobile health is becoming an important form of Information Technology enabled delivery for health care, its adoption and use by healthcare professionals still faces challenges. These include the lack …

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A Knowledge Management Model for Pediatric Health Care Practice
IEEE, Mutuwa PL, Maiga G
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Pediatric care practitioners are faced with increasing amounts of knowledge that is not matched by an equivalent ability to manage and apply it for improved healthcare. This is largely attributed …

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Predicting Adoption of mHealth Technology in Resource Constrained Environments
IEEE, Namagembe F, Maiga G
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

m-Health technology is an important form of Information Technology enabled delivery for health care. However, its adoption and use by healthcare providers faces challenges that include the lack of understanding …

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Using Mobile Phones to Monitor HIVIAIDS Patients on Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Uganda Mobile phones: A solution to the challenges faced while monitoring HIVIAIDS patients on ART
IEEE, Mukalazi SH
2014
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Patient monitoring is very important during Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) administration to ensure that the patient is safe especially in regards to toxicities of ARV drugs. ART service providers need to …

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A Model for Mobile Phone Adoption in Maternal Healthcare
IEEE, Maiga G, Byomire G
2015
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

Uganda's maternal mortality ratio persists at 435/100,000 live births. Progress towards the country's target ratio of 131/100,000 live births, as derived from Millennium Development Goal five remains slow. Mobile phones …

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Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound Training at the Uganda Nursing School Bwindi: Initial Experiences and Challenges
DeStigter K, IEEE, Lee E, Alsofrom J, Streeter M, Cherukuri A, Bwambale JK, Njeri MA, Anyango JF, Alphonsus M
2015
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

For many years, clinical ultrasound has dramatically improved patient care in industrialized countries. However, millions of people in low-resource geographies remain today without access to this life-saving diagnostic and treatment …

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Design and Introduction of Pit-Latrine Assistive Devices in Lira Uganda
IEEE, Schmachtenberger H, Avery C, Hey ML
2016
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

This project includes the planning, designing, and present implementation of a humanitarian engineering project named Simple Seat. Better Lives. The goal of this project is to address the problem concerning …

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