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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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Zoonotic disease research in East Africa
Kemunto N, Mogoa E, Osoro E, Bitek A, Njenga MK, Thumbi SM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe East African region is endemic with multiple zoonotic diseases and is one of the hotspots for emerging infectious zoonotic diseases with reported multiple outbreaks of epidemic diseases such as …

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Mexican Community Health and the Politics of Health Reform The Politics of Polio in Northern Nigeria AIDS Policy in Uganda: Evidence, Ideology, and the Making of an African Success Story
Kendall Carl, Meiksin Rebecca
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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The Spectrum of Tuberculosis Disease in an Urban Ugandan Community and Its Health Facilities
Nalutaaya A, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Kato-Maeda M, Kendall EA, Kitonsa PJ, Erisa KC, Mukiibi J, Nakasolya O, Isooba D and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. New, sensitive diagnostic tests facilitate identification and investigation of milder forms of tuberculosis (TB) disease. We used community-based TB testing with the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay ("Ultra") to characterize …

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Cornual molar ectopic pregnancy: a case report with difficult management in poor resources settings
Kenfack Bruno, Sando Zacharie, Nganwa Grace, Che Ambe Gilbert, Nana Philip Njotan, Mboudou Emile
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Molar pregnancy is a rare entity and ectopic location of pregnancy in the uterine horn represents the least frequent site of implantation. This paper presents a rare case of molar …

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A snapshot of cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the new millennium
Kengne A.P., Mayosi B.M.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Dolutegravir pharmacokinetics in patients receiving standard and higher doses of rifampicin
Musaazi J., Lamorde M., Dooley K.E., Denti P., Kengo A., Nabisere R., Gausi K., Buzibye A., Aarnoutse R., Sloan D.J. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Growing evidence suggests that higher doses of rifampicin (RIF) may improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. Higher RIF exposure may exacerbate drug-drug interactions with anti-retroviral therapy (ART). We aimed to …

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Passed the Age of Puberty: Organizational Networks as a Way to Get Things Done in the Health Field Comment on "Evaluating Global Health Partnerships: A Case Study of a Gavi HPV Vaccine Application Process in Uganda"
Kenis P
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this commentary I will demonstrate that the case study of Uganda's Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine application partnership provides an excellent example of widening our lens by evaluating the …

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Proxy measures of household food consumption for food security assessment and surveillance: comparison of the household dietary diversity and food consumption scores
Kennedy G, Berardo A, Papavero C, Horjus P, Ballard T, Dop M, Delbaere J, Brouwer ID
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To provide an overview of the household dietary diversity score and the food consumption score, two indicators used for food security assessment and surveillance, and compare their performance in …

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Safer disclosure of HIV serostatus for women living with HIV who experience or fear violence: a systematic review
Baggaley R, Kennedy CE, Haberlen S, Amin A, Narasimhan M
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Supporting individuals as they disclose their HIV serostatus may lead to a variety of individual and public health benefits. However, many women living with HIV are hesitant to disclose …

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Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Kenneth Mulondo, Parker Warren
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Initial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to …

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