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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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What risks may food vendors in urban areas expose the Ugandan population to; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2012
Health Research

Background: Street food vending is common in low and middle-income countries like Uganda, providing affordable and convenient food for the growing urban poor. However, it poses health and environmental risks.Rapid …

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Living through the pandemic as an older person: Long-term psychological impacts inlow-and middle-income countries
Giebel C., Ivan B., Zuluaga M.I., Kumar S., Gabbay M., Saldarriaga G., Ddumba I.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The pandemic has put a huge strain on people's mental health, with varying restrictionsaffecting people's lives. Little is known how the pandemic affects older adults' mental health,particularly those living …

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Associations between social support, psychological well-being, decision making, empowerment, infant and young child feeding, and nutritional status in Ugandan children ages 0 to 24months
Wu M, Ickes SB, Mandel MP, Roberts AC
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Maternal capabilitiesqualities of mothers that enable them to leverage skills and resources into child healthhold potential influence over mother's adoption of child caring practices, including infant and young child feeding. …

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M044 RAPID PACLITAXEL DESENSITIZATION IN A PATIENT WITH GOOD RESPONSE TO STANDARD PROTOCOL
Gonzalez-Diaz S., Villarreal Gonzalez R., De Lira-Quezada C., Herrera Escalante G., Penafiel Quinteros I., Rodriguez Casas A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Africa: a multicountry observational study from the Africa Liver Cancer Consortium
Africa Network Gastrointestinal, Yang JD, Mohamed EA, Aziz AOA, Shousha HI, Hashem MB, Nabeel MM, Abdelmaksoud AH, Elbaz TM, Hene MYA and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is a leading cause of cancer-related death in Africa, but there is still no comprehensive description of the current status of its epidemiology in Africa. We therefore …

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ASSESSING THE VALUE FOR MONEY IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Gilbert Sendugwa
2020
Report
Health Research

The second contracts monitoring process follows the first one that accessed contracts in the same sixdistricts for the FY 2018/19. The process was aimed at assessing the implementation of the …

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Cost-effectiveness of Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis With Isoniazid and Rifapentine Versus Isoniazid Alone in High-Burden Settings
Johnson Karl T., Churchyard Gavin J., Sohn Hojoon, Dowdy David W.
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background A short-course regimen of 3 months of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid (3HP) has recently been recommended by the World Health Organization as an alternative to at least 6 months …

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Effect of an expansion in private sector provision of contraceptive supplies on horizontal inequity in modern contraceptive use: evidence from Africa and Asia
Hotchkiss DR, Godha D, Do M
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: One strategic approach available to policy makers to improve the availability of reproductive and child health care supplies and services as well as the sustainability of programs is to …

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Trends in neurosurgical care in Western Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
Abdelgadir J, Elahi C, Corley J, Wall KC, Najjuma JN, Muhindo A, Vissoci JRN, Haglund MM, Kitya D
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE In addition to the rising burden of surgical disease globally, infrastructure and human resources for health remain a great challenge for low- and middle-income countries, especially in Uganda. In …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …

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