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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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FACT SHEET: Human rights implications of load-shedding health facilities
CEHURD
2012
Report
Health Research

Electricity is an essential service for personal and household use but more so for use at such public facilities as hospitals. Interrupting electricity supply through improper procedures, particularly through unannounced …

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Policy Brief: TOBACCO CONTROL BILL 2012
CEHURD
2013
Report
Health Research

The Tobacco Control Bill 2012 has been introduced in Parliament as a private members Bill âto protect people in both the present and future from the devastating health, social,economic and …

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MEETING TO SHARE & VALIDATE STUDY REPORT ON NCDâS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN MUKONO AND KAMPALA DISTRICTS
CEHURD
2013
Report
Health Research

CEHURD, in partnership with Uganda National Tobacco Control Association (UNTCA) and with support from UNDP, commissioned a study in November, 2013 to assess the status of NCDs in Uganda, analyze …

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PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO FACILITATE PEOPLE CENTERED HEALTH SYSTEM IN IMPROVING SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR THE YOUTH IN KIBOGA/ KYANKWANZI DISTRICTS â UGANDA
CEHURD
2013
Report
Health Research

1.0BackgroundThe Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET), TARSC organized a training workshop on participatory methods for a people centered health system which was attended …

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Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among university students in and around Kampala
CEHURD
2014
Report
Health Research

BackgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fast becoming a public health problem in Uganda. Ministryof Health reports that cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, as well as chronic obstructivepulmonary diseases are becoming increasingly important …

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Universal Primary Education, Human Rights and the Right to Health
CEHURD
2015
Report
Health Research

Rationale, context and purposeThis work assesses the policy and practice of UPE in Uganda in the context ofeducation as a human right; as a determinant of health; as a right …

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Discussion Paper No.5: Community Perspectives on the Determinants of the Right to Health
CEHURD
2015
Report
Health Research

IntroductionThe International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(ICESCR) recognizes the right of everyone to the enjoyment of thehighest attainable standard of physical and mental health (Article 12).The Millennium Development …

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Where are Human Rights in Human Interest Stories? Analyzing the coverage of health issues in the Uganda mass media from a human rights perspective
CEHURD
2015
Report
Health Research

IntroductionThis work is part of the USAID Advocacy for Better Health (ABH) project, whichis promoting improved quality, accessibility and availability of health and socialservices in Uganda through enhancing capacity and …

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Achieving the HIV/AIDS Zero Discrimination Status
CEHURD
2016
Report
Health Research

A brief on achieving zero discrimination against victims of HIV and AIDS

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POLICY BRIEF: The case for clarifying the law on termination of pregnancy in the revision of the Penal Code
CEHURD
2016
Report
Health Research

The Constitution of Uganda provides in Article 22(2) that âNo person has the rightto terminate the life of an unborn child except as may be authorized by lawâ. Twentyyears later, …

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