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How can we promote exclusive breastfeeding in the informal economy in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Working with other government ministries, departments and agencies and different development partners, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is leading efforts to develop regulations on "Breastfeeding and childcare …

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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
Rapid Review
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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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health include increases in GBV, strained access to SRH services resulting in unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases,among others. Furthermore, …

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What measures can district health authorities take to prevent and control Covid19 in the community; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:While discussing the dynamics of the spread of Covid-19 disease and the global trend of the disease morbidity and mortality, District Health Officers (DHOs) have raised a need to explore …

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Feasibility and Effects of task sharing and mhealth by VHTS in the prevention and control of hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus;A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2019
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background:Village Health Teams (VHTs) or Lay health workers have been shown to a play an important role of increasing access to healthcare within communities and homes for infectious diseases such …

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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
Rapid Review
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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Why vaccine coverage, which dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, is slow to recover, particularly in Kampala and Wakiso; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the delivery of healthcare services,including routine immunization, leading to a sharp decline in vaccine coverage. In 2021, 25 million childrenmissed their …

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Management of (expensive) medical equipment; lessons from other countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Effective health technology management (HTM) is essential for delivering safe, equitable, and quality health care. However, the rising costs of healthcare, driven in part by advancing medical technology, pose …

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What health system strategies have low and middle income countries used to improve their maternal outcomes; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide is a major public health problem with unacceptable effects on families and nations. The maternal mortality ratio for sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at almost …

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What are the stem cell policies and regulations globally; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
Rapid Review
Health Research

Background: This paper gives a general overview of the policies of countries in given regions and identifies a few countries for which the content will be analyzed and related to …

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Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus
Smith H., Li B., Warf B.C., Schiff S.J., Hehnly C., Limbrick D.D., Broach J.R., Jin S.C., Dong W., Kundishora A.J. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Congenital hydrocephalus (CH), characterized by enlarged brain ventricles, is considered a disease of excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulation and thereby treated with neurosurgical CSF diversion with high morbidity and failure …

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Long-term follow-up of neurosurgical outcomes for adult patients in Uganda with traumatic brain injury
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Muhumuza M, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Jin MC, Kakusa B, Ku S, Vaca SD, Xu LDW and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Uganda and other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Due to the difficulty of long-term in-person follow-up, there …

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Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
Jirku M, Pomajbikova K, Petrzelkova KJ, Huzova Z, Modry D, Lukes J
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, …

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Congenital Heart Disease in East Africa
Lubega S, Jivanji SGM, Reel B, Qureshi SA
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is an enormous problem in Low Middle Income Countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. There is an estimated 500,000 children born in Africa with CHD each …

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Bioinformatics mentorship in a resource limited setting
Joloba M., Jjingo D., Mboowa G., Sserwadda I., Kakaire R., Kiberu D., Amujal M., Galiwango R., Kateete D., Whalen C.C.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The two recent simultaneous developments of high-throughput sequencing and increased computational power have brought bioinformatics to the forefront as an important tool for effective and efficient biomedical research. Consequently, …

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Perceived barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy adherence among youth aged 15-24 years at a regional HIV clinic in SouthWestern Uganda: a qualitative study
Muzoora C, Jjumba I, Kanyesigye M, Ndagijimana G, Wattira J, Olong C, Olok RA, Beebwa E
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: South-Western region has the second highest HIV prevalence in Uganda. Youth aged 15-24 have shown poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy compared to the older cohorts. Previous studies from other …

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PEDIATRIC INPATIENT ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES IN THE CHAIN NETWORK HOSPITALS AT BASELINE
et al, Jobayer C M, Ahmed T, Mangale D I, Tickell K D, Tornberg-Belanger Sn, University of Washington Seattle W. A. United States
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global concern. Antibiotic stewardship is being promoted to reduce AMR. However, few studies have documented inpatient antibiotic prescription practices in lowresource …

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Transgender in Africa: Invisible; Inaccessible; or Ignored?
Jobson G. A, Kaggwa J. K, Kim H- J, Theron L. B
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Transgender people are an important key population for HIV risk globally; and several studies have found HIV prevalence rates in transgender populations that are significantly higher than those among other …

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HIV infection in older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: extrapolating prevalence from existing data
Joel Negin, Robert G. Cumminga
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective:To quantify the number of cases and prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We reviewed data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). …

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