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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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HIP1-ALK, a Novel Fusion Protein Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Hong Mineui, Kim Ryong Nam, Song Ji-Young, Choi So-Jung, Oh Ensel, Lira Maruja E., Mao Mao, Takeuchi Kengo, Han Joungho, Kim Jhingook and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

INTRODUCTION: The most common mechanism underlying overexpression and activation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in non-small-cell lung carcinoma could be attributed to the formation of a fusion protein. To date, …

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Medicine in a forgotten corner of Africa: how EMR can benefit the developing world - The FIMRC and EMR4DW experience
Hong SH, Smith P, Stewart B, Welsh M, Lee KH, Shin JI, Lee JY
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the disease prevalence of a rural African village and discuss how to maximize the outcomes of health projects. The analysis was …

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Comparison of Lowenstein-Jensen and BACTEC MGIT 960 culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people living with HIV
Musaazi J, Eberhard N, Hongler J, Castelnuovo B, Fehr J, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Ledergerber B, Keller PM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to clarify how HIV infection affects tuberculosis liquid and solid culture results in a resource-limited setting.MethodsWe used baseline data from the Study on Outcomes …

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Changing HIV treatment eligibility under health system constraints in sub-Saharan Africa: investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness
Hontelez JAC, Chang AY, Ogbuoji O, de Vlas SJ, Barnighausen T, Atun R
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: We estimated the investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness of different policy options for scaling-up prevention and treatment of HIV in the 10 countries that currently comprise 80% …

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Factors influencing traditional versus biomedical care for febrile children in rural southwestern Uganda: Results from a qualitative study
Hooft A.M., Nabukalu D., Mwanga-Amumpaire J., Gardiner M., Sundararajan R.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the highest causes of mortality in children under five years of age in Uganda (outside of the neonatal period), accounting …

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Factors Motivating Traditional Healer versus Biomedical Facility Use for Treatment of Pediatric Febrile Illness: Results from a Qualitative Study in Southwestern Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Hooft A, Nabukalu D, Gardiner MA, Sundararajan R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the most common causes of mortality in children younger than 5 years in Uganda outside of the neonatal period. Their impact …

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Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
Nankunda J, Hook SM, Pejovic NJ, Lubulwa C, Tylleskar T, Alfven T, Cavallin F, Byamugisha J
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundHeart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a free-of-charge smartphone …

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Dietary Fatty Acids, Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Health
Hoong Jowy Seah Yi
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Recommendations to replace saturated fat intake with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) rate are well-known. Despite this, there are concerns regarding high n-6 PUFA intake in regard …

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The effects of integration on financing and coverage of neglected tropical disease programs
Hooper Pamela J., Zoerhoff Kathryn L., Kyelem Dominique, Chu Brian, Flueckiger Rebecca Mann, Bamani Sanoussi, Bougma Windtaré Roland, Fleming Fiona, Onapa Ambrose, Paré Alain Brice and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: When the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began to support national programs integrating their neglected tropical disease (NTD) program activities, the expected impact on individual disease-specific programs …

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PIH45 UPTAKE OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN HIV CLINIC IN UGANDA
Lamorde M., Castelnuovo B., Hope M., Nabaggala M. S., Mubiru F., Nakalema S., Kyohairwe I., Mbabazi L., Nakijoba R., Nakajubi A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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