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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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Sub-Saharan African social and health policies and the poor: Three essays examining impacts of public programs on maternal health utilization, children's health, and household composition
Huang Carolyn
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

The poverty literature sheds much insight into the disproportionate disadvantages the poor face when compared to the non-poor. The poor are more likely to suffer from disease, lack access to …

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Parental Depression and Associations with Parenting and Children's Physical and Mental Health in a Sub-Saharan African Setting
Huang KY, Abura G, Theise R, Nakigudde J
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health challenges in low-and middle-income countries. However, the mechanisms of parental depression on children's development are understudied in these countries. This study …

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Transportability of an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention in a Low-Income African Country: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Study
Ndyanabangi S, Kim S, Huang KY, Abura G, Nakigudde J, Rhule D, Gumikiriza-Onoria JL, Kolawole B, Seidman E, Ogedegbe G and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are burdened by significant unmet mental health needs. Despite the successes of numerous school-based interventions for promoting child mental health, most evidence-based interventions (EBIs) are …

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Liraglutide improves myocardial fibrosis after myocardial infarction through inhibition of CTGF by activating cAMP in mice
Huang DD, Huang HF, Yang Q, Chen XQ
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: To study the role and mechanism of liraglutide in myocardial fibrosis after myocardial infarction (MI).MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 72 C57/BL male mice were randomly divided into sham …

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Combined subconjunctival injection of dexamethasone for the management of acute primary angle closure: a randomised controlled trial
Huang WB, Li XY, Zhang XL, Gao K
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose To investigate whether the combined subconjunctival injection of dexamethasone can accelerate the decrease in intraocular pressure (IOP) in acute primary angle closure (APAC)-affected eyes. Methods 42 patients with APAC …

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Aspirin does not increase the need for haemostatic interventions in blunt liver and spleen injuries
Huang JF, Cheng CT, Fu CY, Huang YTA, Hsu CP, OuYang CH, Liao CH, Hsieh CH, Chang SH
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: The prohemorrhagic effect of aspirin may cause concern about worse prognoses when treating blunt hepatic or splenic injuries. This study investigated whether preinjury aspirin yields an increasing need for …

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Oxidative stress in anterior segment of acute primary angle-closure eyes and its correlation with senescence-associated secretory phenotype
Huang J., Ye D., Xu Y.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose : Sudden and dramatic elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in acute primary angle closure (APAC) can lead to pathological changes of anterior segment. So far, the mechanisms that connect …

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Strong correlation of lumefantrine concentrations in capillary and venous plasma from malaria patients
HuangLiusheng, Mwebaza Norah, Kajubi Richard, Marzan Florence, Forsman Camilla, Parikh Sunil, Aweeka Francesca T
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundLumefantrine is a long-acting antimalarial drug with an elimination half-life of over 3 days and protein binding of 99 percent. Correlation of lumefantrine concentrations from capillary plasma via fingerprick (Cc) …

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The time has come to make cervical cancer prevention an essential part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for HIV-positive women in low-income countries
HuchkoMegan J., Maloba May, Nakalembe Miriam, Cohen Craig R.
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION:<BR>HIV and cervical cancer are intersecting epidemics that disproportionately affect one of the most vulnerable populations in the world: women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Historically, the …

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