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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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Re: âComparison of Online and Classroom-based Formats for Teaching Emergency Medicine to Medical Students in Ugandaâ
Al-Musawi H.
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Immunohistochemical Expression of P53; Ebv-Lmpi and Cyclin D1 Proteins in Oesophageal Carcinoma: A Pilot Retrospective Study of 26 Cases
Alodenyo H, Gashii A. K, Kabanga J. M, Kuria J. K, Shiramba T. L
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The development of oesophageal carcinoma has been attributed to various environmental factors and its incidence varies regionally. The development of this disease is known to occur in recognized histological …

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An extensive burden of giardiasis associated with intestinal schistosomiasis and anaemia in school children on the shoreline of Lake Albert, Uganda
Adriko M, Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Al-Shehri H, Stanton MC, LaCourse JE, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Wamboko A
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Water-borne parasitic diseases associated with poverty still blight the lives of African school children. In Uganda, intestinal schistosomiasis is still common along the shoreline of Lake Albert, despite ongoing …

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Surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis during control: A comparison of four diagnostic tests across five Ugandan primary schools in the Lake Albert region
Adriko M, Al-Shehri H, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Koukounari A, Stanton M C, Kabatereine N B, Stothard J R
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Programmatic surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis during control can typically use fourdiagnostic tests, either singularly or in combination, but these have yet to be cross-compareddirectly. Our study assembled a complete diagnostic …

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Non-invasive surveillance of Plasmodium infection by real-time PCR analysis of ethanol preserved faeces from Ugandan school children with intestinal schistosomiasis
Adriko M, Archer J, Al-Shehri H, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Kabatereine N B, Stothard J R, Power B J, Cousins A, Alanazi A D and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAs part of ongoing co-surveillance of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria in Ugandan school children, a non-invasive detection method for amplification of Plasmodium DNA using real-time (rt)PCR analysis of ethanol preserved …

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BASELINE REPORT: AMPLIFIED COMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND CHILD MARRIAGE PROJECT
Amani Initiative
Report
Health Research
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School Mapping Report: AMPLIFIED COMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST TEENAGE PREGNANCY & CHILD MARRIAGE PROJECT
Amani Initiative
2020
Report
Health Research
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RIGHT 2 GROW HOUSEHOLD SURVEY REPORT FOR MARACHA (YIVU SUB-COUNTY) AND ARUA (VURRA SUB-COUNTY)
Amani Initiative
2021
Report
Health Research

The report captures evidence and data from households around key water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition practices that can be used to identify key recommendations for households and government, advocacy areas …

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Prevalence of Symptoms of Depression among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Amira O
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Knowledge and Misconceptions about HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) among the Post-Conflict Youths of Gulu; Northern Uganda. A Prospective Study Design
Amone Charles, Kitara David Lagoro, Okello Christopher
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has been reported as the most successful country in Africa in reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS from 18 to 6.4 over the last two decades. There is evidence …

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