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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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The Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Open Tibial Fractures at a Regional Hospital in Uganda
O'Hara NN, Kisitu DK, Stockton DJ, Slobogean GP, Howe AL, Marinos D, Peck C, Blachut PA, O'Brien PJ
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The inclusion of low and middle-income country (LMIC) hospitals in multicenter orthopaedic trials expands the pool of eligible patients and improves the external validity of the evidence. Furthermore, promoting …

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Viral Loads and Immunities: Reflecting on Neoliberalism, Motherhood, and Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kisitu Alexandra
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

This creative, reflection paper explores neoliberalism in academia and motherhood, and it speaks from my position as a thirty-three-year-old mother of two young children (aged six and four) and as …

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Where Public Health Meets Human Rights: Integrating Human Rights into the Validation of the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
KismödiEszter, Kiragu Karusa, Sawicki Olga, Smith Sally, Brion Sophie, Sharma Aditi, Mworeko Lilian, Iovita Alexandrina
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a process for validation of the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis by countries. For the first …

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Prevalence, severity and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy among newly diagnosed diabetic patients attending mulago hospital: A cross-sectional study
Mutebi E, Sajatovic M, Kaddumukasa M, Katabira E, Lhatoo S, Kisozi T, Kisekka M, Nakwagala F N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) among newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients in Mulago Hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 248 …

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Epilepsy surgery in Africa: state of the art and challenges
Kissani N, Nafia S, El Khiat A, Bengamara N, Maiga Y, Sogoba Y, Ahmed A Ibrahim E, Agbetou M, Massi Daniel G, Assogba K and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Epilepsy is an important public health problem representing 0.6% of the global burden of diseasethat particularly impacts people living in the lowest income countries where epilepsy incidence maybe 10 …

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An environmental scan to determine readiness to care for critically ill children with sepsis conducted in hospitals in uganda and cameroon
Hwang B., Kissoon T., Bbusinge S., Tagoola A., Suiyven E., Krepiakevich A., Ansermino J., Trawin J.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: Mortality for children with sepsis visiting health care facilities in low and middle income countries is high. The objective of the study is to determine the adequacy …

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Rethinking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis prevention strategy
Serwadda David, KistanJesne
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Factors associated with contraceptive failure in Uganda: Analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
Bongomin F., Kisuza R.K., Kicaber S., Bary D.A., Garimoi C.O.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Sustained motivation is essential for effective use of contraceptive methods by women in low- and 4 middle-income countries as many women are likely to abandon use of contraceptives especially when …

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Intra-household dynamics and dietary diversity. Insights from Sustainable Nutrition for All in Uganda and Zambia. Technical Paper No. 3.
KIT SNV CDI, SDC
2018
Generic
Health Research

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, in partnership with the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI), the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & …

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Hepatitis B prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Mpendo J, Ssetaala A, Nanvubya A, Price MA, Kiwanuka N, Bagaya BS, Kitandwe PK, Muyanja E, Nakaweesa T, Okech B
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionHepatitis B is a serious potentially fatal hepatocellular disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In the fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda, the hepatitis B virus infection burden is …

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