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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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Two simple replacements for the Triage Early Warning Score to facilitate the South African Triage Scale in low resource settings
Kitovu Hosp Study Grp, Wasingya-Kasereka L, Nabatanzi P, Nakitende I, Nabiryo J, Namujwiga T, Kellett J
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The South African Triage Scale (SATS) requires the calculation of the Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS), which takes time and is prone to error.Aim: to derive and validate triage …

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The use of placebo in a trial of rectal artesunate as initial treatment for severe malaria patients en route to referral clinics: ethical issues
Kitua Andrew, Folb Peter, Warsame Marian, Binka Fred, Faiz Abul, Ribeiro Isabela, Peto Tom, Gyapong John, Yunus Emran Bin, Rahman Ridwan and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Placebo-controlled trials are controversial when individuals might be denied existing beneficial medical interventions. In the case of malaria, most patients die in rural villages without healthcare facilities. An artesunate suppository …

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Health system effects of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) intervention in private retail drug shops in South Western Uganda: A qualitative study
Wamani H, Mayora C, Peterson S, Kitutu F E, Johansson E W, Bigdeli M, Shroff Z C
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Intervening in private drug shops to improve quality of care and enhance regulatory oversight may have health system effects that need to be understood before scaling up any such …

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Can malaria rapid diagnostic tests by drug sellers under field conditions classify children 5years old or less with or without Plasmodium falciparum malaria? Comparison with nested PCR analysis
Wamani H, Katabazi FA, Martensson A, Kalyango JN, Selling KE, Kitutu FE, Peterson S, Kuteesa RB
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundMalaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) available as dipsticks or strips, are simple to perform, easily interpretable and do not require electricity nor infrastructural investment. Correct interpretation of and compliance with …

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Towards a functioning retail health market: evaluating the integrated community case management intervention for pediatric febrile illness in drug shops in rural south western uganda
Kitutu Freddy Eric
2018
Dissertation
Health Research

Objectives: This thesis examined the health systems effects of implementing the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) intervention for paediatric febrile illnesses in a retail health market in South Western Uganda. …

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Aflatoxin levels in common foods of South Western Uganda: a risk factor to hepatocellular carcinoma
Kitya D, Mulogo E, Bbosa GS
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Prolonged exposure to aflatoxins by humans and animals leads to adverse effects to the various body systems of affected individuals including death. Studies have linked aflatoxins to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …

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Role of Conventional Myelography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Disease in Low-Income Communities: Prospective Study
Bajunirwe F., Kitya D., Punchak M.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
Abdelgadir J, Haglund MM, Kitya D, Punchak M, Obiga O, Harborne D
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) in low- and middle-income countries are not well characterized in the literature. Knowledge regarding these factors would be …

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Pharmacokinetics of lopinavir-ritonavir with and without nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in Ugandan HIV-infected adults
Kayiwa J., Kityo C., Ssali F., Munderi P., Gilks C.F., Gibb D.M., Tumukunde D., Reid A., Lutwama F., Nalumenya R. and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Therapeutic immunization in HIV infected Ugandans receiving stable antiretroviral treatment: A Phase I safety study
Kityo C, Ssali F, Byaruhanga R, Mugyenyi P, Ssewanyana I, Cao HY, Akao J, Magala R, Bousheri S, Muloma P and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Therapeutic immunizations in HIV infection may boost immunity during antiretroviral treatment. We report on the first therapeutic vaccine trial in Uganda, Africa. This open label Phase I trial was designed …

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