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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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Unresolved Antiretroviral Treatment Management Issues in HIV-Infected Children
Katabira Elly, Heidari Shirin, Cotton Mark F., Marlink Richard, Mofenson Lynne M., Hobbs Charlotte V.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Antiretroviral therapy in children has expanded dramatically in low-income and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization revised its pediatric HIV guidelines to recommend initiation of antiretroviral therapy in all HIV-infected …

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How we determined the most reliable solid medium for studying treatment of tuberculosis
Joloba M L, Mayanja-Kizza H, Heilig C M, Feng P J.I, Johnson J L, Morgan K, Gitta P, Boom W H, Eisenach K D, Bozeman L and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Phase 2 clinical trials for tuberculosis (TB) treatment require reliable culture methods to determinepresence or absence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) over the course of therapy, as thesetrials are based primarily …

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The impact of insecticide-treated material to reduce flies among pork outlets in Kampala, Uganda
Heilmann M, Roesel K, Grace D, Bauer B, Clausen PH
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Synanthropic flies have adapted to the mass of decaying organic matter near human settlements. As such, they feed and breed on food, faeces and other organic material and are known …

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Characterization and scoring of skin changes in severe acute malnutrition in children between 6 months and 5 years of age
Namusoke H, Ritz C, Heilskov S, Vestergaard C, Babirekere E, Rytter M, Deleuran M
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Severe acute malnutrition is a life-threatening condition. It can be associated with severe skin changes, first properly described by Williams in 1933. The aetiology of these skin changes is …

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Cultural adaptation of scalable interventions
Heim Eva, Shehadeh Melissa Harper, van't Hof Edith, Carswell Kenneth
2019
Book, Chapter
Health Research

High prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety have been reported in populations affected by violent conflicts, as well as …

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'Wicked' ethics: Compliance work and the practice of ethics in HIV research
Heimer CA
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Using ethnographic material collected between 2003 and 2007 in five HIV clinics in the US, South Africa, Uganda, and Thailand, this article examines "official ethics" and "ethics on the ground." …

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Multiple Sclerosis in sub-Saharan Africa â a scoping review
Heine M, Maartens D, Hanekom S, Derman W
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The objective of this review is to provide a synthesis of original studiesin patients with MS, originating from sub-Saharan Africa. This review aims tofacilitate a better understanding of the …

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Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance by Use of On-Demand, Near-Patient Technology
Ayakaka I, Jones-Lopez EC, Perkins MD, Jones M, Alland D, Helb D, Story E, Boehme C, Wallace E, Ho K and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Current nucleic acid amplification methods to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis are complex, labor-intensive, and technically challenging. We developed and performed the first analysis of the Cepheid Gene Xpert System's MTB/RIF assay, …

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Anti-malarial Antibody Responses and Applications for Assessing Malaria Exposure
Helb Danica Ann
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation describes the discovery of highly informative serologic biomarkers of recent exposure to Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly species causing malaria. An innovative approach that combined detailed individual-level exposure …

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Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities
Mayanja-Kizza H, Arinaitwe E, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Ssewanyana I, Hubbard A, Tappero J, Helb D A, Tetteh K K.A, Felgner P L and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Tools to reliably measure Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) exposure in individuals and communities are needed to guide and evaluate malaria control interventions. Serologic assays can potentially produce precise exposure estimates at …

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