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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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Using graduates as key stakeholders to inform training and policy in health professions: the hidden potential of tracer studies
Kiguli-Malwadde E., Businge F., Mubuuke A. G., Makerere University Uganda
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Background. Tracer studies are alumni surveys that attempt to track activities of graduates of an educational institution, which enable the contextualisation of these professionals through a dynamic …

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An audit of registered radiology equipment resources in Uganda
Kiguli-Malwadde E, Kawooya MG, Byanyima R, Mubuuke AG, Basiimwa RC, Pitcher RC
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) relates to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and provision of quality essential health services. The Government of Uganda has operationalized this through the National …

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Evaluating the impact of a multicountry interprofessional training programme to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A cohort study
Martin S., Kiguli-Malwadde E., Semitala F., Forster M., Chilemba E., Couper I., Motlhatlhedi K., Celentano J., Haruzivishe C., Sears D. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To assess the impact of an interprofessional case-based training programme to enhance clinical knowledge and confidence among clinicians working in high HIV-burden settings in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting Health …

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Vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa
Kihara A.B.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Risk Factors for Podoconiosis: Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, September 2015
Ario AR, Zhu BP, Matovu JKB, Makumbi I, Kaharuza F, Kihembo C, Masiira B, Musenero M, Nabukenya I, Lali WZ and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Podoconiosis, a noninfectious elephantiasis, is a disabling neglected tropical disease. In August 2015, an elephantiasis case-cluster was reported in Kamwenge District, western Uganda. We investigated to identify the disease's nature …

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The design and implementation of the re-vitalised integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2013-2016
Nsubuga P, Makumbi I, Kihembo C, Masiira B, Nabukenya I, Nanyunja M, Nakiire L, Katushabe E, Natseri N, Komakech I and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda adopted and has been implementing the Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDSR) strategy since 2000. The goal was to build the country's capacity to detect, report promptly, and effectively respond …

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Influence of boarding secondary school environment on HIV positive students in South Western Uganda
Kihumuro RB, Muganzi DJ, Wandira EG, Alinaiswe R, Nanyunja JJ, Kugumisiriza R, Alele PE, Mubangizi V
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is known on how the students cope to the pressures and demands …

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Evidence on the Economic Burden of Repeat Malaria Episodes among Households in Rural Uganda
Kiiza Barnabas A., Pederson Glenn D.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Propensity score matching is used to investigate the economic burden of repeat episodes of malaria in rural Uganda on farm incomes and household food consumption expenditures. We also examine the …

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The politics of blended health sector financing in Uganda: unpacking the World Bank's global financing facility
Mulumba Moses, Kiiza Julius, Nassimbwa Jacqueline
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

AJOL Abstract: This paper examines the politics of blended financing with reference to the World Bank-inspired Global Financing Facility for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in Uganda. Critical …

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EXPLORING THE CAUSES OF SELECTED CONDUCT DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL-GOING ADOLESCENTS IN UGANDA AND SOUTH AFRICA
Kiiza Kobusingye Loyce, Newlin Marongwe
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research
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