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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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Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus
Harper J.R., Cherukuri V., O'Reilly T., Yu M., Mbabazi-Kabachelor E., Mulando R., Sheth K.N., Webb A.G., Warf B.C., Kulkarni A.V. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

As low-field MRI technology is being disseminated into clinical settings around the world, it is important to assess the image quality required to properly diagnose and treat a given disease …

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Essays in Development, Behavioral, and Health Economics
Harrell Stephen James
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing worldâs leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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Essays in development, behavioral, and health economics
Harrell Stephen James
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing world's leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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How Valuable Are Clinical Neuropsychological Assessments? A Meta-analysis of Neuropsychological Tests with Comparison to Common Medical Tests and Treatments
Harrell Murphy N.
2022
Dissertation
Health Research

There has been a general decrease in neuropsychological assessments at a time when medical diagnostic technology and treatments have expanded, leading to a faulty assumption that medical tests and healthcare …

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Diagnosis and management of antiretroviral-therapy failure in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and perspectives
Harries Anthony D, Zachariah Rony, van Oosterhout Joep J, Reid Steven D, Hosseinipour Mina C, Arendt Vic, Chirwa Zengani, Jahn Andreas, Schouten Erik J, Kamoto Kelita
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite the enormous progress made in scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, many challenges remain, not least of which are the identification and management of patients who have …

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The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?
Corbett Elizabeth L., Lawn Stephen D., Zachariah Rony, Harries Anthony D., Santos-Filho Ezio T., Chimzizi Rhehab, Harrington Mark, Maher Dermot, Williams Brian G., De Cock Kevin M.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article looks at the global prevalence of HIV-associated tuberculosis, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors call for more aggressive means to diagnose and treat HIV infection and propose urgent …

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Girls & Sanitation
Harriet Ageno
2018
Report
Health Research

T R A INING& DA T A C O L LECT I O N:Justin Ocen provided maternity cover for Harriet this year, and will continue tosupport the programme going into …

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Malaria in pregnancy shapes the development of foetal and infant immunity
Harrington Whitney E., Kakuru Abel, Jagannathan Prasanna
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Summary: Malaria, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, continues to disproportionately affect pregnant women. In addition to the profoundly deleterious impact of maternal malaria on the health of the mother and foetus, malaria …

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Global Health, Covid-19 and the State in East Africa*
Harrington J., Ngira D.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Minimally Invasive Surgery to the Aortic Arch - Endovascular Repair combined with Ebranching: 4 Case Reports
Harris D. G, Rossouw G, Saaiman Adu, Toit D
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Traditional repair of aortic arch aneurysms requires cardiopulmonary bypass and a period of profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest - allowing detachment of the head vessels off the aneurysm; and their …

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