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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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Extraspousal Partnerships in a Community in Rural Uganda With High HIV Prevalence: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study Using Linked Spousal Data: Erratum
Kasamba I., Sully E., Weiss H.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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HIV incidence among women at high risk of HIV infection attending a dedicated clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley Janet, Kasamba Ivan, Nash Stephen, Weiss Helen A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

<bold>Background: </bold>High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-risk populations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk women attending a dedicated HIV prevention …

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence among Women at High-Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Attending a Dedicated Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley J, Nash S, Kasamba I, Weiss H A
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-riskpopulations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk womenattending a dedicated HIV prevention and treatment …

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Missed Study Visits and Subsequent HIV Incidence Among Women in a Predominantly Sex Worker Cohort Attending a Dedicated Clinic Service in Kampala, Uganda
Seeley J, Nash S, Mayanja Y, Todd J, Kasamba I, Weiss HA, Baisley K, Shahmanesh M, Kamacooko O
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There is limited evidence on the relationship between sustained exposure of female sex workers (FSWs) to targeted HIV programmes and HIV incidence. We investigate the relationship between the number …

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Serotype Identification and VP1 Coding Sequence Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses from Outbreaks in Eastern and Northern Uganda in 2008/9
Masembe C, Kasambula L, Belsham GJ, Siegismund HR, Muwanika VB, Ademun-Okurut AR
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

In April 2008, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks were reported in Kamuli district of the eastern region of Uganda. Soon after lifting the quarantines in this area, further FMD outbreaks were …

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They are not always a burden: Older people and child fostering in Uganda during the HIV epidemic
Kasedde S., Doyle A.M., Seeley J.A., Ross D.A.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Psychological contract, engagement and employee discretionary behaviours Perspectives from Uganda
Kasekende F
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediation effect of employee engagement on the relationship between employer obligations, employee obligations and state of the psychological contract …

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STRENGTHENING MULTISECTORAL COORDINATION TO ADDRESS PRIORITY ZOONOTIC DISEASES: A REVIEW OF DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IN UGANDA
Kayiwa J., Sekamatte M., Mimbe D., Kasekende J., Ssemakadde T., Mugisha E., Ali I., Oloya C., Miquel S., Shields L.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda is prone to outbreaks of zoonoses that threaten lives and livelihoods. Integration of surveillance activities across relevant sectors enhances prevention, detection, and response to Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs). …

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Enhancing the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Systems: A Strategy for the African Region
Kasilo Ossy Muganga Julius, Nikiema Jean Baptiste, Ota Martin Matthew Okechukwu, Desta Abayneh Tamir, Touré Bokar
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

In line with Resolution AFR/RC50/ R3 (Promoting the role of traditional medicine in health systems: A strategy for the African Region; 2000); Member States took steps between 2001 and 2012 …

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State Effectiveness and Political Will: The Case of Malaria Control in Uganda and Rwanda
Kasim Hussein A.
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

Employing a comparative case study and using state effectiveness as a conceptual framework, this research explores malaria and its control in Uganda and Rwanda. These two neighbouring countries, which share …

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