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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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Crisis responses, opportunity, and public authority during Covid-19's first wave in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan
Akello G, Okello J, Green D, Kirk T, Allen T, Carayannis T, Bazonzi J, Ndala J, Stys P, Muzuri P and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Discussions on African responses to Covid-19 have focused on the state and its international backers. Far less is known about a wider range of public authorities, including chiefs, humanitarians, criminal …

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Clinical Predictors of Intubation and In-Hospital Death in Lung Cancer Patients Admitted for Acute Radiation Pneumonitis: A Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Analysis
Kirkland R. S., Kole A. J., McDonald A. M., Boggs H., Spencer S. A., Dobelbower M. C., Willey C. D., Batra H., Wei B., Thachuthara-George J. T. and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Predictors of In-Hospital Death in Patients with Lung Cancer Admitted for Acute Radiation Pneumonitis: A Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Analysis
Batra H., Wei B., Kirkland R.S., Kole A.J., Boggs D.H., Spencer S.A., Dobelbower M.C., Willey C.D., Thachuthara-George J.T., McDonald A.M. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is a dose-limiting and potentially fatal toxicity of thoracic radiotherapy most often seen in patients treated for primary lung cancer. The purpose of this study was …

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Neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioural and mental health impairments following childhood malnutrition: a systematic review
Kirolos Amir, Goyheneix Magdalena, Mike Kalmus Eliasz, Chisala Mphatso, Lissauer Samantha, Gladstone Melissa, Kerac Marko
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundSevere childhood malnutrition impairs growth and development short-term, but current understanding of long-term outcomes is limited. We aimed to identify studies assessing neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioural and mental health outcomes following …

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Malaria Burden in Pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala; Uganda
Wahlgren Mats, Kironde Fred, Mirembe Florence, Namusoke Fatuma, Rasti Niloofar
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Pregnancy-associated malaria is a major global health concern. To assess the Plasmodium falciparum burden in pregnancy we conducted a cross-sectional study at Mulago Hospital in Kampala; Uganda. Malaria prevalence by …

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Determinants of Male Circumcision for HIV/AIDS Prevention in East Central Uganda
Kwagala B, Kironde B, Wamala R
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) is one the effective strategies for reducing HIV transmission. The paper examines factors associated with SMC for HIV prevention, based on 4,979 males from East Central …

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Evaluating a Union between Health Care and Conservation: a Mobile Clinic Improves Park-People Relations, Yet Poaching Increases
Kirumira D, Baranga D, Hartter J, Valenta K, Tumwesigye C, Kagoro W, Chapman CA
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

It is widely viewed that by providing employment or services to neighbouring communities, a protected area may increase positive attitudes towards conservation and discourage encroachment, but this is rarely tested. …

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Strategies used by facilities in Uganda to integrate family planning into HIV care: what works and what doesn't.
Kirunda I., Livesley N., Zainab A., Jacinto A., Kasule K., Kinoti S., Bornstein T.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda
Wamani H, Kirunda BE, Tylleskar T, Fadnes LT, Van den Broeck J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the rising prevalence of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases co-exists with the high burden of under-nutrition. The paucity of data on adulthood overweight and obesity, …

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Exposure of Free-Range Poultry to Avian Influenza Viruses in Important Bird Areas in Uganda
Wabwire-Mangen F, Kirunda H, Kabi F, Muwereza N, Kabuuka T, Kerfua SD, Kasaija PD, Byarugaba DK
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Avian influenza (AI) viruses cause disease in domestic and wild bird species. Although these viruses have been reported to occur in poultry in Uganda, risk factors for their introduction and …

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