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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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Association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy in the Itwara hyperendemic focus, West Uganda: Controlling for time and intensity of exposure
Kaiser C, Asaba G, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Tukesiga E, Kabagambe G, Ojony J O
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Abstract. In 38 pairs of epilepsy patients and controls matched for time and intensity of exposure to transmission ofonchocerciasis, the presence of microfilariae in the skin of epilepsy patients was …

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Case-control studies on the relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis
Kaiser Christoph, Pion Sébastien D. S., Boussinesq Michel
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: OBJECTIVE: A systematic review and meta-analysis of all available case-control studies on the relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy. Because age and level of onchocerciasis endemicity in the area …

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Case Report: Nodding Syndrome, Western Uganda, 1994
Kaiser C, Asaba G, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Tukesiga E
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood condition, which was delineated in 2008 as a new epilepsy syndrome. So far, confirmed cases of NS have been observed in three circumscribed …

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Nodding syndrome, western Uganda, 1994
Kaiser Christoph, Rubaale Tom, Tukesiga Ephraim, Kipp Walter, Asaba George
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood condition, which was delineated in 2008 as a new epilepsy syndrome. So far, confirmed cases of NS have been observed in …

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Surveys of measles vaccination coverage in eastern and southern Africa: a review of quality and methods used
Kaiser R, Shibeshi ME, Chakauya JM, Dzeka E, Masresha BG, Daniel F, Shivute N
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To assess the methods used in the evaluation of measles vaccination coverage, identify quality concerns and provide recommendations for improvement.Methods We reviewed surveys that were conducted to evaluate supplementary …

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Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy with Head Nodding Seizures-Nodding Syndrome: A Case Series of 15 Patients from Western Uganda, 1994
Kaiser C, Asaba G, Rubaale T, Kipp W, Tukesiga E
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Nodding syndrome (NS) is an encephalopathy characterized by the core symptom of epileptic head nodding seizures, affecting children at the age between 3 and 18 years in distinct areas of …

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Case Report: Nakalanga Syndrome Revisited: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient Living in Western Uganda, 1994-2018
Colebunders R, Gumisiriza N, Kaiser C, Asaba G, Kisembo D, Kipp W, Tukesiga E, Mugisa C
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Nakalanga syndrome is a childhood developmental disorder that has been reported from various parts of sub-Saharan Africa with the major sign of retarded growth, regularly combined with physical deformities, impaired …

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Inhibition of EIF-5A prevents apoptosis in human cardiomyocytes after malaria infection
Kaiser A, Heiss K, Mueller AK, Fimmers R, Matthes J, Njuguna JT
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this study, a determination of Troponin I and creatine kinase activity in whole-blood samples in a cohort of 100 small infants in the age of 2-5 years from Uganda …

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Case Report: Nakalanga Syndrome Revisited: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient Living in Western Uganda, 1994-2018
Colebunders R, Gumisiriza N, Kaiser C, Asaba G, Kisembo D, Kipp W, Tukesiga E, Mugisa C
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Nakalanga syndrome is a childhood developmental disorder that has been reported from various parts of sub-Saharan Africa with the major sign of retarded growth, regularly combined with physical deformities, impaired …

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Factors associated with delayed onset of active labor following vaginal misoprostol administration among women at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Bajunirwe F, Mugisha D, Kajabwangu R, Lukabwe H, Atukunda E, Lugobe HM, Nakalinzi J, Mugyenyi GR
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To determine the factors associated with delayed onset of active labor following labor induction with vaginal misoprostol.Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study over 6 months at a tertiary …

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