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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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A process evaluation of the quality improvement collaborative for a community-based family planning learning site in Uganda
Kim C., Mubiru F., Kirunda R., Rakhmanova N., Wynne L.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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A Systematic Review of Typhoid Fever Occurrence in Africa
Kim J.-H., Im J., Parajulee P., Holm M., Cruz Espinoza L.M., Poudyal N., Mogeni O.D., Marks F.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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In the wake of conflict: the long-term effect on child nutrition in Uganda
Kim H
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency from 1986 to 2006 is one of the longest conflicts in Uganda. This paper examines the effect of the LRA insurgency on child nutrition …

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Validity of a Medical Record in Measuring the Quality of Obstetric Services in Rural Clinics in Greater Masaka District, Uganda
Kim Min Kyung
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

Introduction: Despite improvements in health service coverage, quality of care (QoC) is often poor in low- and middle-income countries. To improve QoC, accurate measurements of healthcare processes are needed. The …

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Design of Optimized Peptide-Targeted Nanoparticles for Accomplishment of Selective Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells and Development of Inhibitors for Food Allergic Reactions
Kim Baksun
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation describes two main research topics that are associated with the development of effective treatments for the common diseases, cancer and allergy. The 1st part of this dissertation will …

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Financial hardships among ugandans seeking health care: Findings from a 2019 national survey
Makumbi F., Wabwire-Mangen F., Kim J.-H., Bell G.A., Ratcliffe H., Kibira S.P., Nabiwemba E., Wiken J., Lipsitz S.R., Bitton A. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Globally, countries are aiming for universal health coverage-access to quality care without financial hardship. This has been elusive for Uganda where individual out-of-pocket (OOP) costs comprise over 40% of …

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Adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiometabolic risk factors and disease outcomes: Cross-sectional, population-based study of adults in rural Uganda
Siedner MJ, Tsai AC, Bangsberg DR, Baguma C, Kakuhikire B, Ayebare P, Kiconco A, Kim AW, North CM, Satinsky EN and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) pose a major threat to public health in sub-Saharan African communities, where the burden of these classes of illnesses is expected to double by 2030. Growing …

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Medical record bias in documentation of obstetric and neonatal clinical quality of care indicators in Uganda
Kim MK, Baumgartner JN, Headley J, Kirya J, Kaggwa J, Egger JR
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To achieve a high quality of care (QoC), accurate measurements are needed. This study evaluated the validity of QoC data from the medical records for childbirth deliveries and assessed …

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Predictors of job satisfaction and intention to stay in the job among health-care providers in Uganda and Zambia
Atuyambe LM, Kim MK, Arsenault C, Kruk ME
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background A shortage of competent health-care providers is a major contributor to poor quality health care in sub-Saharan Africa. To increase the retention of skilled health-care providers, we need to …

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Spatial Surveillance of Infectious Disease Intervention with Related Factors for a Population Living in Underserved Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kim Hana
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that infectious disease claims approximately 3 million lives in the region each year. Despite the effort to reduce and eliminate infectious diseases, infectious diseases still …

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