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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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Erratum to: Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): protocol for a quasi-experimental study to improve maternal and newborn health in Tanzania and Uganda
Waiswa Peter, Hanson Claudia, Marchant Tanya, Marx Michael, Manzi Fatuma, Mbaruku Godfrey, Rowe Alex, Tomson Göran, Schellenberg Joanna, Peterson Stefan and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Community-based approaches for neonatal survival: meta-analyses of randomized trial data
Waiswa Peter, Hanson Claudia, Marchant Tanya, Schellenberg Joanna, Kujala Sanni
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To analyse the impact of community approaches to improving newborn health and survival in low-resource countries. Methods We updated previous meta-analyses of published cluster randomized trials of community-based interventions …

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Effects of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth training on near miss morbidity and mortality in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
Hanson C, Atuhairwe S, Atim JL, Marrone G, Morris JL, Kaharuza F
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To assess the effect of Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth training on postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) near miss and case fatality rates in Uganda. Methods Training was evaluated using …

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Predicting Long-Term Flourishing Outcomes among Sensitive and Non-Sensitive Children
Hanson-Cook Blair
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

A wealth of evidence documents associations between early rearing contexts and symptoms of mental illness, with harsh and unpredictable environments appearing to trigger stress responses that shape developmental outcomes, some …

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Explaining patterns of malnutrition among children in Uganda
Hao Jing
2013
Dissertation
Health Research

Child malnutrition is one of the most serious problems threatening people's lives in Uganda. This thesis assesses the factors associated with patterns of child nutritional outcomes in Uganda, as indicated …

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Predictive utility of tuberculosis symptom screening for children and adolescents living with HIV in six high HIV/TB burden countries in eastern and southern Africa.
Haq H., Vonasek B., Dhillon D., Devezin T., Sanders J., Kay A., Bacha J., Simon K., Mandalakas A.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates tuberculosis (TB) accounted for 40,000 deaths in children living with HIV in 2017. Early detection and treatment of TB reduces mortality in children …

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Characterisation of a Composite Exonic Regulatory Element of Splicing (CERES) in CFTR Exon 12: Functional Poperties and Evolutionary Constraints
Haque Ariful
2010
Dissertation
Health Research

Genotype screening in human disease frequently results in the identification of exon/intron sequence variations whose direct connection with occurrence of disease is often unclear, especially if they occur within exons …

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Pd-L1 Expression and Prediction of Response to Immune Modulators in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Reasons for Its Fragility and Strategies to Reduce It
Haragan Alexander Kieron
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Introduction Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunomodulatory (IM) therapy has revolutionised the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The only âbiomarkerâ currently-validated for predicting response of these tumours to IM therapy is the …

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Comparison of MGIT and Myco/F lytic liquid-based blood culture systems for recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid
Harausz Elizabeth, Lusiba John Kafuluma, Nsereko Mary, Johnson John L., Toossi Zahra, Ogwang Sam, Boom W. Henry, Joloba Moses L.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: The specificities and sensitivities of the Bactec mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) system for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid are not statistically different than those …

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