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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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The Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Open Tibial Fractures at a Regional Hospital in Uganda
O'Hara NN, Kisitu DK, Stockton DJ, Slobogean GP, Howe AL, Marinos D, Peck C, Blachut PA, O'Brien PJ
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The inclusion of low and middle-income country (LMIC) hospitals in multicenter orthopaedic trials expands the pool of eligible patients and improves the external validity of the evidence. Furthermore, promoting …

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Viral Loads and Immunities: Reflecting on Neoliberalism, Motherhood, and Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kisitu Alexandra
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

This creative, reflection paper explores neoliberalism in academia and motherhood, and it speaks from my position as a thirty-three-year-old mother of two young children (aged six and four) and as …

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Where Public Health Meets Human Rights: Integrating Human Rights into the Validation of the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
KismödiEszter, Kiragu Karusa, Sawicki Olga, Smith Sally, Brion Sophie, Sharma Aditi, Mworeko Lilian, Iovita Alexandrina
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a process for validation of the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis by countries. For the first …

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Prevalence, severity and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy among newly diagnosed diabetic patients attending mulago hospital: A cross-sectional study
Mutebi E, Sajatovic M, Kaddumukasa M, Katabira E, Lhatoo S, Kisozi T, Kisekka M, Nakwagala F N
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aims: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) among newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients in Mulago Hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 248 …

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Epilepsy surgery in Africa: state of the art and challenges
Kissani N, Nafia S, El Khiat A, Bengamara N, Maiga Y, Sogoba Y, Ahmed A Ibrahim E, Agbetou M, Massi Daniel G, Assogba K and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Epilepsy is an important public health problem representing 0.6% of the global burden of diseasethat particularly impacts people living in the lowest income countries where epilepsy incidence maybe 10 …

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An environmental scan to determine readiness to care for critically ill children with sepsis conducted in hospitals in uganda and cameroon
Hwang B., Kissoon T., Bbusinge S., Tagoola A., Suiyven E., Krepiakevich A., Ansermino J., Trawin J.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: Mortality for children with sepsis visiting health care facilities in low and middle income countries is high. The objective of the study is to determine the adequacy …

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Rethinking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis prevention strategy
Serwadda David, KistanJesne
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Factors associated with contraceptive failure in Uganda: Analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
Bongomin F., Kisuza R.K., Kicaber S., Bary D.A., Garimoi C.O.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Sustained motivation is essential for effective use of contraceptive methods by women in low- and 4 middle-income countries as many women are likely to abandon use of contraceptives especially when …

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Intra-household dynamics and dietary diversity. Insights from Sustainable Nutrition for All in Uganda and Zambia. Technical Paper No. 3.
KIT SNV CDI, SDC
2018
Generic
Health Research

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, in partnership with the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI), the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & …

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Hepatitis B prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Mpendo J, Ssetaala A, Nanvubya A, Price MA, Kiwanuka N, Bagaya BS, Kitandwe PK, Muyanja E, Nakaweesa T, Okech B
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionHepatitis B is a serious potentially fatal hepatocellular disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In the fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda, the hepatitis B virus infection burden is …

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