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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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Neuropsychological performance in African children with HIV enrolled in a multisite antiretroviral clinical trial
Familiar-Lopez I, Boivin MJ, Violari A, Fairlie L, Abrahams N, IMPAACT P1104s Study Team, Barlow-Mosha L, Chernoff MC, Laughton B, Zimmer B and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective and design:Children with HIV infection (HIV+) are at neuropsychological risk, but few studies have evaluated this at multiple sites in low-income and middle-income countries. We compared neuropsychological outcomes at …

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Efficacy and safety of dolutegravir with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate HIV antiretroviral therapy regimens started in pregnancy (IMPAACT 2
Stranix-Chibanda L, Mmbaga BT, Rooney JF, Hoffman RM, Brummel SS, Fairlie L, Coletti A, Chakhtoura N, McCarthy K, IMPAACT 2010 Vested Study Team and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy is important for both maternal health and prevention of perinatal HIV-1 transmission; however adequate data on the safety and efficacy of different ART regimens …

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'Impairments of the brain': Global South perspectives on childhood neurodevelopmental disability
Mbazzi FB, Kawesa ES
Journal, Article
Health Research

The word 'disability' does not exist in most African languages. There are words for impairments that describe the 'missing' or affected body parts, but no specific words to characterize, for …

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Household food insecurity, maternal nutrition, environmental risks and infants' health outcomes: protocol of the IMPALA birth cohort study in Uganda
Nantanda R, IMPALA Consortium, Terfa ZG, Lesosky M, Devereux G, Obasi A, Mortimer K, Khan J, Rylance J, Niessen LW
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), food insecurity and undernutrition disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, infants and young children. The disease burden from undernutrition in these vulnerable sections …

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Implementation, interrupted: Identifying and leveraging factors that sustain after a programme interruption
Katamba A, Davis JL, Hennein R, Ggita J, Ssuna B, Shelley D, Akiteng AR, Armstrong-Hough M
Journal, Article
Health Research

Many implementation efforts experience interruptions, especially in settings with developing health systems. Approaches for evaluating interruptions are needed to inform re-implementation strategies. We sought to devise an approach for evaluating …

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Improving emergency care in Uganda
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Accuracy, Ease of Use, Safety, and Acceptability of a 23-mu L Conical Cup Blood Transfer Device for Use with Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Gonzalez IJ, Bell D, Incardona S, Kyabayinze DJ, Ndawula B, Kanyago MC, Mwancha-Kwasa MC
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Devices to safely transfer fixed amounts of finger prick blood to rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) pose a significant challenge, especially in non-laboratory settings. Following the success of an "inverted cup …

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Accuracy, ease of use, safety, and acceptability of a 23-μL conical cup blood transfer device for use with rapid diagnostic tests
Bell D, González I J, Kyabayinze D J, Incardona S, Ndawula B, Kanyago M C, Mwancha-Kwasa M C
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Devices to safely transfer fixed amounts of finger prick blood to rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) pose a significant challenge, especially in non-laboratory settings. Following the success of an âinverted cup …

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Mixed-Method Analysis of Barriers to Surgical Care in Uganda
Incorvia Joseph James
2017
Dissertation
Health Research

Background: Barriers to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries have basis in theoretical frameworks, but are often left undefined and understudied. Based on the Access Evaluation Framework and Healthcare …

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Relative Undernourishment and Food Insecurity Associations with Plasmodium falciparum Among Batwa Pygmies in Uganda: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Donnelly B, Indigenous Hlth Adaptation Climate, Lewnard JA, Patterson KA, Kulkarni MA, Harper SLL, Ogden NH and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Although malnutrition and malaria co-occur among individuals and populations globally, effects of nutritional status on risk for parasitemia and clinical illness remain poorly understood. We investigated associations between Plasmodium falcipantm …

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