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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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Burden of severe illness associated with laboratory confirmed influenza in adults aged 50â64âyears: A rapid review
Kim Dong Kyu, McGeer Allison, Uleryk Elizabeth, Coleman Brenda L
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundWhile the high burden of illness caused by seasonal influenza in children and the elderly is well recognize, less is known about the burden in adults 50â64âyears of age. The …

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Health facility management and primary health care performance in Uganda
Nabiwemba E, Wabwire-Mangen F, Makumbi F, Kibira SPS, Kim JH, Bell GA, Bitton A, Desai EV, Hirschhorn LR, Ratcliffe HL and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Primary health care is a critical foundation of high-quality health systems. Health facility management has been studied in high-income countries, but there are significant measurement gaps about facility management …

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Zinc and the Zinc Transporter SLC39A10/ZIP10 Are Required for Heme Synthesis in Developing Erythroid Progenitors
Kim Juyoung
2022
Dissertation
Health Research

Zinc is an essential trace element for various biological processes in the body. Cellular zinc homeostasis is established via differential expressions of the cell-type-specific zinc transporters, ZnTs and ZIPs. Zinc …

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Cancer and palliative care in Africa
Namukwaya E., Kimani K. N., Grant L., Murray S. A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article presents the author views over emergence of cancer as public health concern in regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Topics discussed include prevalence of different types of cancer in …

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The health impacts of mycotoxins in the eastern Africa region
Kimanya ME
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

East Africans are at a high risk of exposures and effects of mycotoxins. The eastern Africa region is possibly the area where mycotoxicosis has impacted mankind the most. Mycotoxicosis outbreaks …

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Antibody-Mediated Protective Mechanisms Induced by a Trivalent Parainfluenza Virus-Vectored Ebolavirus Vaccine
Gilchuk P, Ilinykh PA, Huang K, Bukreyev A, Crowe JE, Alter G, Kimble JB, Malherbe DC, Meyer M, Gunn BM and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Ebolaviruses Zaire (EBOV), Bundibugyo (BDBV), and Sudan (SUDV) cause human disease with high case fatality rates. Experimental monovalent vaccines, which all utilize the sole envelope glycoprotein (GP), do not protect …

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Context-specific validation and introduction of technologies for sustainable WASH services
Kimera P., Smet J., Olschewskid A., Parker A.
2013
Conference Proceedings
Health Research
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Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of peer educators and patron teachers in Western Uganda on stressors and supports
Vindevogel S, Kimera E, Rubaihayo J, Reynaert D, De Maeyer J, Engelen AM, Bilsen J
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

As Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) continue to survive and live with HIV chronically due to effective Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), it is paramount to work toward maximising their psychosocial wellbeing. …

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Care and support for youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of school stakeholders in western Uganda
Vindevogel S, Kimera E, Rubaihayo J, Reynaert D, De Maeyer J, Engelen AM, Bilsen J, Justice KM
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundAlthough schools have been identified as significant settings in the response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, limited research is available on how they can accommodate Youth Living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHA), especially …

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