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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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Gilchuk P, Murin CD, Cross RW, Ilinykh PA, Huang K, Kuzmina N, Borisevich V, Agans KN, Geisbert JB, Zost SJ and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Ebolaviruses cause a severe and often fatal illness with the potential for global spread. Monoclonal antibody based treatments that have become available recently have a narrow therapeutic spectrum and are …

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Patterns of human herpesvirus-8 oral shedding among diverse cohorts of human herpesvirus-8 seropositive persons
Celum C, Ignacio RAB, Goldman JD, Magaret AS, Selke S, Huang ML, Gantt S, Johnston C, Phipps WT, Schiffer JT and others...
2016
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Background: Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), the etiologic agent of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), establishes lifelong latent infection with periodic lytic replication ("shedding") at mucosal sites, especially the oropharynx. Patterns of HHV-8 shedding …

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"We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful": findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda
Harrison BL, Ogara C, Gladstone M, Carrol ED, Dusabe-Richards J, Medina-Lara A, Ditai J, Weeks AD
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundNeonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, with most deaths occurring in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene' poster has been used …

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Profiles in a Subset of HIV-Positive Patients Pre and Post Antiretroviral Therapy : Cardiovascular Topic
Alfred Athlet, Borkum Megan, Dave Joel A, Levitt Naomi S, Rayner Brian, Wearne Nicola
2014
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Health Research
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ellis J, Fletcher S. M, Stark D
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

A significant proportion of vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain at risk for contracting diarrhoeal diseases due to the presence of many risk factors facilitating their transmission. A systematic …

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EFFICACY OF âPRAGMACOM TRAININGâ IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: A RCT ON A NOVEL PRAGMATIC INTERVENTION...Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) 2020 Congress
Agostoni Giulia, Tonini Elisabetta, Buonocore Mariachiara, Bechi Margherita, Silvestri Maria Paola, Sapienza Jacopo, Rescio Federico, Cavallaro Roberto, Bambini Valentina, Bosia Marta
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: A pragmatic disruption is observed in several clinical conditions and especially in schizophrenia. It is estimated that over 75% of patients affected by schizophrenia present a pervasive and wide …

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Antigen-specific interferon-gamma responses and innate cytokine balance in TB-IRIS
Mayanja-Kizza Harriet, Colebunders Robert, Goovaerts Odin, Jennes Wim, Massinga-Loembé Marguerite, Ceulemans Ann, Worodria William, Kestens Luc
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) remains a poorly understood complication in HIV-TB patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). TB-IRIS could be associated with an exaggerated immune response …

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Infection control and treatment guidelines and neonatal mortality in a rural hospital in Uganda
Harris C, Patel H, Corn O, Harris U, Munyagwa M, Greenough A
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The neonatal mortality rate in Uganda has been 24-27/1000 live births for the last 14 years. Aim: To determine the impact on neonatal mortality of the introduction of infection …

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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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