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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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PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO FACILITATE PEOPLE CENTERED HEALTH SYSTEM IN IMPROVING SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR THE YOUTH IN KIBOGA/ KYANKWANZI DISTRICTS â UGANDA
CEHURD
2013
Report
Health Research

1.0BackgroundThe Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET), TARSC organized a training workshop on participatory methods for a people centered health system which was attended …

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Malaria outbreak in Mbale: it´s the pits! a case study
Kadobera D, Kwesiga B, Bulage L, Kabwama S N, Ario A R, Harris J R, Bahizi G
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

IntroductionMalaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In June 2019, an outbreak of malaria in Bumbobi and Nyondo Sub-counties, Mbale District, was detected through routine surveillance …

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Does substance use compromise depression treatment in persons with HIV? Findings from a randomized controlled trial
Grelotti David J., Hammer Gwendolyn P., Dilley James W., Karasic Dan H., Sorensen James L., Bangsberg David R., Tsai Alexander C.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Depression and substance use are significant obstacles to effective HIV care. Using data derived from a randomized controlled trial of persons with HIV who are homeless or marginally housed, this …

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Investigating the Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gini Joshua
2018
Dissertation
Health Research

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionised outcomes of HIV infection among people living with HIV (PLWH). But despite these great strides, ongoing concerns of drug-drug interactions, widespread use of herbal medication …

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Integrating a Parenting Intervention With Routine Primary Health Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Florencia Lopez-Boo, Helen Baker-Henningham, Susan P Walker
2015
Generic
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: More than 200 million children globally do not attain their developmental potential. We hypothesized that a parent training program could be integrated into primary health center visits and benefit …

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Nutrition education to improve dietary intake and micronutrient nutriture among children in less-resourced areas: a randomised controlled intervention in Kabarole district, western Uganda: original research
et al, Kabahenda M., Mullis R. M., Erhardt J. G.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Determined whether nutrition education targeting the child-feeding practices of low-income rural caregivers in rural Uganda will reduce anaemia and improve vitamin A nutriture of the young children in their care. …

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Predicting Readmission Charges Billed by Hospitals: Machine Learning Approach
Gopukumar Deepika, Ghoshal Abhijeet, Zhao Huimin
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services projects that health care costs will continue to grow over the next few years. Rising readmission costs contribute significantly to increasing health …

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Active tuberculosis co-infection enhances HIV-1 specific humoral immunity
Adeoye B., Olson A.J., Nakiyingi L., Manabe Y.C., Jacobson K.R., Ellner J., Sagar M.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been shown to enhance antibody responses against diverse viruses, potentially via the impact of lipid antigens or trained immunity. We hypothesized that active tuberculosis (TB) enhances …

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The Conundrum of Low COVID-19 Mortality Burden in sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or Reality?
Adams J., MacKenzie M.J., Amegah A.K., Ezeh A., Gadanya M.A., Omigbodun A., Sarki A.M., Thistle P., Ziraba A.K., Stranges S. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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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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