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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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Building a sickle cell disease screening program in the Republic of Uganda: The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3) with 3 years of follow-up screening results
Kiyaga C., Ssewanyana I., Aceng J.R., Hernandez A.G., McElhinney K.E., Ndeezi G., Howard T.A., Ndugwa C.M., Ware R.E.
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Retention outcomes and drivers of loss among HIV-exposed and infected infants in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Price M, Kekitiinwa A, Elyanu P, Kiyaga C, Grosz J, McConnell I, Narayan V, Kisaakye LN
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda's HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program rapidly scaled up testing of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) in its early years. However, little was known about retention outcomes of HEI after …

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Where have all the children gone? High HIV prevalence in infants attending nutrition and inpatient entry points
Nteziyaremye J, Ssewanyana I, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Kiyaga C, Nansera D, Olupot-Olupot P, Bigira V, Urick B, Fong YY, Okiira C and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Despite notable progress towards PMTCT, only 50% of HIV-exposed infants in sub-Saharan Africa were tested within the first 2 months of life and only 30% of HIV-infected infants are …

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Sickle cell screening in Uganda: High burden, human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity, and genetic modifiers
Ndeezi G, Ssewanyana I, Kiyaga C, Hernandez AG, Howard TA, Aceng JR, Ware RE, Ndugwa CM, Schaefer BA, McElhinney KE
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study provided evidence for a large sickle burden among HIV-exposed infants in Uganda. To date, however, no large scale screening program has been developed for …

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Research involvement among undergraduate health profession students in a resource-limited setting: awareness, attitude, motivators and barriers
Bakeera-Kitaka S, Bongomin F, Kiyimba B, Atulinda L, Nalunkuma R, Asasira I, Kabunga J, Banturaki D, Nabyonga AS, Nakiganda R and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Involvement of undergraduate health professions students (HPS) in research will facilitate evidence-based clinical practice among future healthcare practitioners. This study aimed to assess research involvement among undergraduate HPS students …

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Prolonged elevation of viral loads in HIV-1-infected children in a region of intense malaria transmission in Northern Uganda
Kiyingi Herbert, Egwang Thomas, Nannyonga Maria
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundIntroductionMalaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recurrent malaria infection increases HIV-1 viral load in adults and increases the rate of progression of …

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Catalytic RNA nano-objects formed by self-assembly of group I ribozyme dimers serving as unit structures
Hidaka K., Sugiyama H., Kiyooka R., Akagi J., Endo M., Matsumura S., Ikawa Y.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Ribozymes with modular structures are attractive platforms for the construction of nanoscale RNA objects with biological functions. We designed group I ribozyme dimers as unit ribozyme dimers (Urds), which self-assembled …

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Factors affecting the infant antibody response to measles immunisation in Entebbe-Uganda
Cose S., Kizito D., Tweyongyere R., Namatovu A., Webb E.L., Muhangi L., Lule S.A., Bukenya H., Elliott A.M.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Oral health promotion in schools: Rationale and evaluation
Kizito Alex, Caitlin Meredith, Wang Yili, Kasangaki Arabat, Macnab Andrew J.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the rationale and potential for the WHO health promoting schools (HPS) to improve childrenâs oral health, and describe validated quantitative methodologies …

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Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
Kalyesubula R, Katamba A, Sewankambo N, Kizito S, Mukunya D, Nakitende J, Nambasa S, Nampogo A
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world …

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