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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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Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus
Smith H., Li B., Warf B.C., Schiff S.J., Hehnly C., Limbrick D.D., Broach J.R., Jin S.C., Dong W., Kundishora A.J. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Congenital hydrocephalus (CH), characterized by enlarged brain ventricles, is considered a disease of excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulation and thereby treated with neurosurgical CSF diversion with high morbidity and failure …

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Long-term follow-up of neurosurgical outcomes for adult patients in Uganda with traumatic brain injury
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Muhumuza M, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Jin MC, Kakusa B, Ku S, Vaca SD, Xu LDW and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Uganda and other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Due to the difficulty of long-term in-person follow-up, there …

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International Consensus and External Validity in Global Surgery Research and Task Shifting
Jindal R.M.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
Jirku M, Pomajbikova K, Petrzelkova KJ, Huzova Z, Modry D, Lukes J
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, …

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Congenital Heart Disease in East Africa
Lubega S, Jivanji SGM, Reel B, Qureshi SA
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is an enormous problem in Low Middle Income Countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. There is an estimated 500,000 children born in Africa with CHD each …

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Bioinformatics mentorship in a resource limited setting
Joloba M., Jjingo D., Mboowa G., Sserwadda I., Kakaire R., Kiberu D., Amujal M., Galiwango R., Kateete D., Whalen C.C.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The two recent simultaneous developments of high-throughput sequencing and increased computational power have brought bioinformatics to the forefront as an important tool for effective and efficient biomedical research. Consequently, …

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Perceived barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy adherence among youth aged 15-24 years at a regional HIV clinic in SouthWestern Uganda: a qualitative study
Muzoora C, Jjumba I, Kanyesigye M, Ndagijimana G, Wattira J, Olong C, Olok RA, Beebwa E
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: South-Western region has the second highest HIV prevalence in Uganda. Youth aged 15-24 have shown poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy compared to the older cohorts. Previous studies from other …

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PEDIATRIC INPATIENT ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES IN THE CHAIN NETWORK HOSPITALS AT BASELINE
et al, Jobayer C M, Ahmed T, Mangale D I, Tickell K D, Tornberg-Belanger Sn, University of Washington Seattle W. A. United States
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global concern. Antibiotic stewardship is being promoted to reduce AMR. However, few studies have documented inpatient antibiotic prescription practices in lowresource …

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Transgender in Africa: Invisible; Inaccessible; or Ignored?
Jobson G. A, Kaggwa J. K, Kim H- J, Theron L. B
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Transgender people are an important key population for HIV risk globally; and several studies have found HIV prevalence rates in transgender populations that are significantly higher than those among other …

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HIV infection in older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: extrapolating prevalence from existing data
Joel Negin, Robert G. Cumminga
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective:To quantify the number of cases and prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We reviewed data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). …

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