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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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ChildFund International 2015 - 2016 IMPACT REPORT: A Focus on Child Protection
ChildFund
2016
Report
Health Research

SUMMARYChildFund Internationalâs Impact Report 2015-2016 deals with the tough topic of harms perpetrated against children, and explores our growingexpertise in programming that protects children from those harms: abuse, neglect, exploitation …

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Learning more about perceptions and attitudes to sexuality education in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Children Save the
2016
Generic
Health Research
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CHILD-SENSITIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN UGANDA An Analysis of Direct Income Support
Children Save the
2021
Generic
Health Research
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Cholera vaccination in Africa
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article reports that cholera vaccination campaigns by health ministries targeting two million people in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan, and Nigeria are set to be completed in June 2018 …

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CIDD-UG RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADEHERENCE TO PRESIDENTIAL SAFETY DIRECTIVES AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH GUIDELINES AGAINST COVID 19 IN PALLISA DISTRICT
CIDD-UG
2020
Report
Health Research

A) BACKGROUNDBreaking news about the presence of the deadly corona virus, the speed at which it harvested human lives from Wuhan province in China and its spread globally, plunged the …

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COVID 19 RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PALLISA DISTRICT
CIDD-UG
2021
Report
Health Research

As a result of the second wave of Corona virus in Uganda, the president who chairs theNational COVID-19 task force clamped down a series of restrictions designed to mitigate thesurge …

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Tackling the Realities of Protracted Displacement Case Studies on What s Working and Where We Can Do Better
Cindy Huang, Sarah Charles, Lauren Post, Gough Kate
2018
Generic
Health Research

The international community has come together in new ways to address forced displacementâone of the biggest challenges of the early twenty-first century. A series of high-level events in 2016 acknowledged …

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Disintegrating Perineal Disease in Patients with Urethral Stricture and HIV Infection: A Review of 12 Cases
Claassen Freddie M, Greunen Nico Van Heyns, Chris F, Wentzel Schalk W
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

The aim of this study was to define disintegrating perineal disease (DPD) and to determine whether the fulminating nature of the condition could be explained by urine and perineal swab …

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Conflict and Climate Factors and the Risk of Child Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 24-59 Months: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda
Grace K, Verdin A, Brown M, Bakhtsiyarava M, Backer D, Billing T
Journal, Article
Health Research

Acute malnutrition affects a sizeable number of young children around the world, with serious repercussions for mortality and morbidity. Among the top priorities in addressing this problem are to anticipate …

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The National Grandmothers Gathering
Consortium Grandmothers
2015
Generic
Health Research

Many grandmothers are weak, sickly, poor, overburdened and cannot afford basic needs including health care, shelter and food for themselves.. But despite all these hurdles, grandmothers are often also tasked …

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