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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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Monitoring adverse events following immunisation in developing countries: experience from human papillomavirus vaccination demonstration projects
Jain KM, Paul P, LaMontagne DS
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) is important for maintaining trust in vaccination. This paper discusses retrospective reports by parents and guardians of girls experiencing AEFIs during human …

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Changes in population HIV RNA levels in mbarara, Uganda, during scale-up of HIV antiretroviral therapy access
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Liegler T, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Thirumurthy H, Kamya M R, Clark T D and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

AbstractObjective: In a rural Ugandan community scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART), we sought to determine if population-based HIV RNA levels [population viral load (VL)] decreased from 2011 to 2012.Design: Serial …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/IÄl in rural Uganda
Kamya Moses R., Clark Tamara D., Jain Vivek, Byonanebye Dathan M., Amanyire Gideon, Kwarisiima Dalsone, Black Doug, Kabami Jane, Chamie Gabriel, Rooney James F. and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4 T-cell counts above 350âÃècells/IÄl. However, concerns persist about adherence and …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …

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Comparative Analysis of Balloon Compression and Radiofrequency Ablation in Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Retrospective Study with a 24-Month Follow-up
Jain A
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a common cause of facial pain, with a prevalence of 44) per million. This paper is a retrospective 24-month follow-up study of 20 patients with …

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Computational analysis in designing T cell epitopes enriched peptides of Ebola glycoprotein exhibiting strong binding interaction with HLA molecules
Jain S, Baranwal M
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Computational approach has shown remarkable progress in epitope mapping, paving the way to finding vaccine candidates against different viruses. In the current study, prediction algorithms and molecular docking were applied …

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Conserved peptide vaccine candidates containing multiple Ebola nucleoprotein epitopes display interactions with diverse HLA molecules
Jain S, Baranwal M
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Immunoinformatics has come by leaps and bounds to finding potent vaccine candidates against various pathogens. In the current study, a combination of different T (CD4(+) and CD8(+)) and B cell …

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Post-COVID fungal infections of maxillofacial region: a systematic review: MKG
Jain Anuj, Taneja Saumya
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

With the advent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a wide range of life-threatening maxillofacial fungal coinfections have also been observed in patients. We conducted this systematic review to collate and …

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Use of community engagement interventions to improve child immunisation in lowâ and middleâincome countries: A systematic review and metaâanalysis
Jain Monica, Shisler Shannon, Lane Charlotte, Bagai Avantika, Brown Elizabeth, Engelbert Mark, Vardy Yoav, Eyers John, Daniela Anda Leon, Parsekar Shradha S
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Immunisation is one of the most costâeffective interventions to prevent and control lifeâthreatening infectious diseases. Nonetheless, rates of routine vaccination of children in lowâ and middleâincome countries (LMICs) are strikingly …

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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test among Adolescents with Impaired Fasting Blood Glucose
Jaja Tamunopriye, Okoh Boma
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research
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