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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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Laboratory capacity assessments in 25 african countries at high risk of yellow fever, august-december 2018
Goodman C, Kayiwa J, Faye O, Johnson B W, Demanou M, Fall G, Betoulle J L, Obiekea C, Basile A J, Domingo C and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever (YF) is critical to the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance recognized the need to support and …

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Organizational readiness to deliver household tb contact investigation in uganda: A survey of health facilities
Ggita J., Turimumahoro P., Ochom E., Meyer A., Armstrong-Hough M., Katamba A., Davis J., Johnson A.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

RATIONALE Contact investigation is a WHO-recommended strategy for increasing TB case detection in high-burden, low-income countries, but adoption rates are low. Organizational readiness is a prerequisite for effective uptake of …

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Prevalence and bacteriology of culture-positive urinary tract infection among pregnant women with suspected urinary tract infection at Mbarara regional referral hospital, South-Western Uganda
Taseera K, Johnson B, Stephen BM, Joseph N, Asiphas O, Musa K
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnant women contribute about 25% of all infections and are among the most frequent clinical bacterial infections. Pregnancy changes in women that include anatomical, …

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Review of The secret:Love, marriage and HIV
JohnsonâHanks Jennifer
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Reviews the book, The secret: Love, marriage, and HIV by Jennifer S. Hirsch and her coauthors (see record [rid]2009-07385-000[/rid]). Extramarital sex is common, but not commonly studied despite its practical …

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Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus
Ratto Jeffrey, Bunga Sudhir, Sejvar James, Makumbi Issa, JohnsonTory P., Tyagi Richa, Lee Paul R., Lee Myoung-Hwa, Johnson Kory R., Kowalak Jeffrey and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Nodding syndrome is an epileptic disorder of unknown etiology that occurs in children in East Africa. There is an epidemiological association with <BR>Onchocerca volvulus<BR>, the parasitic worm that …

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Childhood cancer: Estimating regional and global incidence
Johnston W.T., Erdmann F., Newton R., Steliarova-Foucher E., Schüz J., Roman E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Most of the world's population is not covered by cancer surveillance systems or vital registration, and worldwide/UN-regional cancer incidence is estimated using a variety of methods. Quantifying the cancer …

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Survival from childhood cancers in Eastern Africa: A population-based registry study
Joko-Fru WY, Liu BY, Korir A, Nambooze S, Parkin DM, Borok M, Wabinga H, Chokunonga E, Stefan C
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Cancers occurring in children in Africa are often underdiagnosed, or at best diagnosed late. As a result, survival is poor, even for cancers considered curable'. With limited population-level data, understanding …

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Breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa by age, stage at diagnosis and human development index: A population-based registry study
Joko-Fru WY, Liu BY, Korir A, Akele-Akpo MT, Parkin DM, Borok M, Finesse A, Wabinga H, Somdyala N, Chokunonga E and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis and second most common cause of cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet, there are few population-level survival data from Africa and none …

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The evolving epidemic of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from the African Cancer Registry Network
Joko-Fru WY, Korir A, Parkin DM, Jemal A, Bray F, Jedy-Agba E, Finesse A, Wabinga H, Somdyala N, Chokunonga E and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with rapidly increasing incidence rates reported in Uganda and Zimbabwe. However, the magnitude of these rising trends …

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Breast Cancer Diagnostics, Therapy, and Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Population-Based Registry Study
Wabinga H., Gnangnon F.H.R., Liu B., Parkin D.M., Jemal A., Hämmerl L., Joko-Fru W.Y., Griesel M., Mezger N.C.S., Seraphin T.P. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little is known about the actual therapy received by women with BC and their survival outcome …

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