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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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HIV Incidence by Male Circumcision Status From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys-Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015-2017
Hines JZ, Sachathep K, Pals S, Davis SM, Toledo C, Bronson M, Parekh B, Carrasco M, Xaba S, Mandisarisa J and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Male circumcision (MC) offers men lifelong partial protection from heterosexually acquired HIV infection. The impact of MC on HIV incidence has not been quantified in nationally representative samples. Data …

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D-enantiomeric peptides could be a new therapeutic approach in Alzheimer's disease
Hippolyte A., Vernis L.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Exploring geographic distributions of high-risk water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and their association with child diarrhea in Uganda
Hirai M, Roess A, Huang C, Graham J
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: High-risk water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices are still prevalent in most low-income countries. Because of limited access to WASH, children may be put at an increased risk of …

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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for child health: Evidence from large household surveys in Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Hirai Mitsuaki
2017
Dissertation
Health Research

Background: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are essential components of basic human necessities. The overall purpose of this dissertation was to inform where and how future WASH interventions could be …

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Molecular epidemiology of rabies virus isolates in Uganda
Hirano S, Itou T, Shibuya H, Kashiwazaki Y, Sakai T
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

African field rabies virus isolates from domestic animals can be phylogenetically divided into three geographic lineages: Africa 1a (North and West Africa); Africa 1b (East and South Africa); Africa 2 …

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Prevalence and risk factors for third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations during vaginal delivery: a multi-country study
Gulmezoglu AM, Souza JP, Hirayama F, Koyanagi A, Mori R, Zhang J
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations in 24, mainly developing, countries.Design Analysis using cross-sectional data from the WHO Global Survey on Maternal …

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Potential solutions for screening, triage, and severity scoring of suspected COVID-19 positive patients in low-resource settings: A scoping review
Hirner S., Pigoga J.L., Naidoo A.V., Calvello Hynes E.J., Omer Y.O., Wallis L.A., Bills C.B.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Disentangling the contributions of maternal and fetal factors to estimate stillbirth risks for intrapartum adverse events in Tanzania and Uganda
Hanson C, Atuhairwe S, Marrone G, Morris JL, Kaharuza F, Hirose A, Alwy F, Pembe AB
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To estimate the stillbirth risk associated with intrapartum adverse events, controlling for fetal and maternal factors. Methods The present study was an analysis of cross-sectional patient-record and facility-file data …

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Postneonatal under-5 mortality in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda, 2005-2015
Waiswa P, Hanson C, Alfven T, Hirose A, Kajungu D, Tusubira V
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Community and individual sociodemographic characteristics play an important role in child survival. However, a question remains how urbanisation and demographic changes in sub-Saharan Africa affect community-level determinants for child …

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Expansion and productive HIV-1 infection of Foxp3 positive CD4 T cells at pleural sites of HIV/TB co-infection
Mayanja-Kizza H., Hirsch C. S., Baseke J., Kafuluma J. L., Nserko M., Toossi Z.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: CD4 T-cells expressing Foxp3 are expanded systemically during active tuberculosis (TB) regardless of HIV-1 co-infection. Foxp3(+) CD4 T cells are targets of HIV-1 infection. However, expansion of HIV-1 infected …

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