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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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Building a sickle cell disease screening program in the Republic of Uganda: The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3) with 3 years of follow-up screening results
Kiyaga C., Ssewanyana I., Aceng J.R., Hernandez A.G., McElhinney K.E., Ndeezi G., Howard T.A., Ndugwa C.M., Ware R.E.
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Retention outcomes and drivers of loss among HIV-exposed and infected infants in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Price M, Kekitiinwa A, Elyanu P, Kiyaga C, Grosz J, McConnell I, Narayan V, Kisaakye LN
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda's HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program rapidly scaled up testing of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) in its early years. However, little was known about retention outcomes of HEI after …

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Where have all the children gone? High HIV prevalence in infants attending nutrition and inpatient entry points
Nteziyaremye J, Ssewanyana I, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Kiyaga C, Nansera D, Olupot-Olupot P, Bigira V, Urick B, Fong YY, Okiira C and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Despite notable progress towards PMTCT, only 50% of HIV-exposed infants in sub-Saharan Africa were tested within the first 2 months of life and only 30% of HIV-infected infants are …

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Sickle cell screening in Uganda: High burden, human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity, and genetic modifiers
Ndeezi G, Ssewanyana I, Kiyaga C, Hernandez AG, Howard TA, Aceng JR, Ware RE, Ndugwa CM, Schaefer BA, McElhinney KE
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study provided evidence for a large sickle burden among HIV-exposed infants in Uganda. To date, however, no large scale screening program has been developed for …

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Research involvement among undergraduate health profession students in a resource-limited setting: awareness, attitude, motivators and barriers
Bakeera-Kitaka S, Bongomin F, Kiyimba B, Atulinda L, Nalunkuma R, Asasira I, Kabunga J, Banturaki D, Nabyonga AS, Nakiganda R and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Involvement of undergraduate health professions students (HPS) in research will facilitate evidence-based clinical practice among future healthcare practitioners. This study aimed to assess research involvement among undergraduate HPS students …

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Prolonged elevation of viral loads in HIV-1-infected children in a region of intense malaria transmission in Northern Uganda
Kiyingi Herbert, Egwang Thomas, Nannyonga Maria
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundIntroductionMalaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recurrent malaria infection increases HIV-1 viral load in adults and increases the rate of progression of …

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Catalytic RNA nano-objects formed by self-assembly of group I ribozyme dimers serving as unit structures
Hidaka K., Sugiyama H., Kiyooka R., Akagi J., Endo M., Matsumura S., Ikawa Y.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Ribozymes with modular structures are attractive platforms for the construction of nanoscale RNA objects with biological functions. We designed group I ribozyme dimers as unit ribozyme dimers (Urds), which self-assembled …

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Factors affecting the infant antibody response to measles immunisation in Entebbe-Uganda
Cose S., Kizito D., Tweyongyere R., Namatovu A., Webb E.L., Muhangi L., Lule S.A., Bukenya H., Elliott A.M.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Oral health promotion in schools: Rationale and evaluation
Kizito Alex, Caitlin Meredith, Wang Yili, Kasangaki Arabat, Macnab Andrew J.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the rationale and potential for the WHO health promoting schools (HPS) to improve childrenâs oral health, and describe validated quantitative methodologies …

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Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
Kalyesubula R, Katamba A, Sewankambo N, Kizito S, Mukunya D, Nakitende J, Nambasa S, Nampogo A
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world …

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