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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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Enhancing livelihoods of the urban poor through productive uses of utility-supplied water services - Evidence from Kampala, Uganda
Kayaga S, Fisher J, Goodall S, Kanyesigye C, Kaggwa R, Nambiro M, Kitakufe R, Otema JB, Mafunguro R, Ahabwe G
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Slums, one of the main faces of urban poverty, are escalating in Sub-Saharan countries and other developing countries. Achievement of the overly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals will require cross-sectoral interventions. …

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Short course zidovudine and nevirapine for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Uganda: A propensity score application
Kayanja Harriet Kose
2005
Dissertation
Health Research

Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy of short course anti retroviral therapy in the peripartum period for reduction of HIV transmission from mother to child by up to 50%. In …

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Influence of the training experience of Makerere University medical and nursing graduates on willingness and competence to work in rural health facilities
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The global human resources crisis in the rural health sector is characterized by an unwillingness or inability of health workers to locate to a rural area, and/or function effectively …

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Perceptions of newly admitted undergraduate medical students on experiential training on community placements and working in rural areas of Uganda
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A, Sekimpi P, Tugumisirize J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has an acute problem of inadequate human resources partly due to health professionals' unwillingness to work in a rural environment. One strategy to address this problem is to …

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Maternal morbidity and near-miss mortality among women referred for emergency obstetric care in rural Uganda
Kakaire O., Kaye D.K., Osinde M.O.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Rape myths, alcohol intoxication and condom use among males accused of sexual assault in Kabale, rural Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Through a cross-sectional study conducted at Kabale Regional Hospital, among 111 men accused of rape and admitted for forensic examination from June 2009 to June 2010, we assessed whether the …

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Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010
Kaye Dan K., Kakaire Othman, Osinde Michael O.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Analysis of severe maternal morbidity (maternal near misses) provides information on the quality of care. We assessed the prevalence/incidence of maternal near miss, maternal mortality and case …

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The organization and implementation of community-based education programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda
Chang LW, Atuyambe L, Nabirye RC, Mbalinda SN, Mwanika A, Kaye D, Burnham G, Okullo I, Muhwezi W, Oria H and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Community-based education (CBE) is part of the training curriculum for most health workers in Uganda. Most programs have a stated purpose of strengthening clinical skills, medical knowledge, communication skills, …

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The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on high-risk behaviour of HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Kakande Nelson, Kakaire Othman, Kaye Dan Kabonge, Osinde Michael Odongo, Lule John Chrysestom
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: High-risk sexual behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, inconsistent condom use, acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STIs), and non-use of contraceptives persist in HIV patients undergoing care. …

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Survivors' understanding of vulnerability and resilience to maternal near-miss obstetric events in Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK, Mbalinda SN, Nakimuli A, Kakande N
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To gain an understanding of how obstetric complications affect the lives and livelihoods of survivors. Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted between April and August 2013 at Mulago Hospital, …

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