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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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Addressing Obstetrical Challenges at 12 Rural Ugandan Health Facilities: Findings from an International Ultrasound and Skills Development Training for Midwives in Uganda
Kawooya M., Kinnevey C., Tumwesigye T., Douglas D., Sams S.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Like much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda is facing significant maternal and fetal health challenges. Despite the fact that the majority of the Uganda population is rural and the major …

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Model for Teaching the Helping Babies Survive Course Series and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Workshops to Rural Skilled Birth Attendants in Uganda
Wilson M, Douglas R, Kawooya M, Kirumira F, Kinnevey C, Douglas D, Larsen A, Sams S
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda, like much of Sub-Saharan Africa and other underserved regions continues to face the challenge of high neonatal and maternal mortality. The Helping Babies Survive (HBS) course and the …

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Implementation of maternal and perinatal death reviews: a scoping review protocol
Waiswa P., Kinney M. V., Walugembe D. R., Wanduru P., George A. S.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

INTRODUCTION: Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any related form of audit, is a systematic process used to prevent future maternal and perinatal deaths. While the existence …

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Neuronal cell death mechanisms in Alzheimerâs disease: An insight
Goel Parul, Chakrabarti Sasanka, Goel Kapil, Bhutani Karanpreet, Chopra Tanya, Bali Sharadendu
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Regulated cell death (RCD) is an ordered and tightly orchestrated set of changes/signaling events in both gene expression and protein activity and is responsible for normal development as well as …

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Community-funded integrated care outreach clinics as a capacity building strategy to expand access to health care in remote areas of Uganda
Rujumba J, Zakumumpa H, Kinney RG, Gibbons K, Heard A, Galarraga O
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Most Ugandans live in rural, medically underserved communities where geography and poverty lead to reduced access to healthcare. We present a novel low-cost approach for supplemental primary care financing through …

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Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of implementation factors
Waiswa P., Wanduru P., Kinney M.V., Walugembe D.R., George A.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any form of maternal and/or perinatal death review or audit, aims to improve health services and pre-empt future maternal and perinatal …

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Mapping out the solid waste generation and collection models: The case of Kampala City
Niwagaba CB, Kinobe JR, Gebresenbet G, Komakech AJ, Vinneras B
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper presents a mapping of the waste collection systems in Kampala city, using geographical information system (GIS) ArcGIS mapping software. It discusses the existing models of waste collection to …

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An integrated approach to emergency triage assessment and treatment in Uganda
Ronald A, Kinoti S N, Burnett S M, Crozier I, Kirunda I, Mbonye M K, Naikoba S, Rubashembusya T, Willis K S, Weaver M R
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Reducing mortality among patients who present to primary referralfacilities in need of emergency care requires efficient triage and immediate correctmanagement known more commonly as Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment(ETAT). …

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"A time of fear": local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Kinsman J
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: This paper documents and analyses some of the responses to the largest Ebola outbreak on record, which took place in Uganda between September 2000 and February 2001. Four hundred …

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Feasibility and Safety of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 Vaccine in HIV-Exposed Infants in Uganda
Wang Lei, Richardson Paul, Kintu Kenneth, Emel Lynda, Musoke Philippa, Fowler Mary Glenn, Ou San-San, Guay Laura, Andrew Philip, Baglyos Lynn and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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