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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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Diagnostic testing of pediatric fevers: meta-analysis of 13 national surveys assessing influences of malaria endemicity and source of care on test uptake for febrile children under five years
Johansson Emily White, Gething Peter W., Hildenwall Helena, Mappin Bonnie, Petzold Max, Peterson Stefan Swartling, Selling Katarina Ekholm
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: In 2010, the World Health Organization revised guidelines to recommend diagnosis of all suspected malaria cases prior to treatment. There has been no systematic assessment of malaria …

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Effect of diagnostic testing on medicines used by febrile children less than five years in 12 malaria-endemic African countries: a mixed-methods study
Petzold M, Peterson SS, Johansson EW, Gething PW, Hildenwall H, Mappin B, Selling KE
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: In 2010, WHO revised guidelines to recommend testing all suspected malaria cases prior to treatment. Yet, evidence to assess programmes is largely derived from limited facility settings in a …

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Beyond 'test and treat' - malaria diagnosis for improved pediatric fever management in sub-Saharan Africa
Johansson EW
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have great potential to improve quality care and rational drug use in malaria-endemic settings although studies have shown common RDT non-compliance. Yet, evidence has …

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It could be viral but you don't know, you have not diagnosed it: health worker challenges in managing non-malaria paediatric fevers in the low transmission area of Mbarara District, Uganda
Wamani H, Awor P, Peterson SS, Johansson EW, Hildenwall H, Kitutu FE, Mayora C
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: In 2012, Uganda initiated nationwide deployment of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) as recommended by national guidelines. Yet growing concerns about RDT non-compliance in various settings have spurred calls …

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Family planning in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?
John G. Cleland, Robert P. Ndugwa, Eliya M. Zulub
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To review progress towards adoption of contraception among married or cohabiting women in western and eastern Africa between 1991 and 2004 by examining subjective need; approval; access and use. …

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External quality assessment of national public health laboratories in Africa, 2002â2009
John Frean, Olga Perovic, Vivian Fensham, Kerrigan McCarthy, Anne von Gottberg, Linda de Gouveia, Bhavani Poonsamy, Leigh Dini, Jenny Rossouw, Karen Keddy and others...
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To describe findings from an external quality assessment programme involving laboratories in Africa that routinely investigate epidemic-prone diseases.Methode Beginning in 2002, the Regional Office for Africa of the World …

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Wound Healing and Resumption of Sexual Activity Following Medical Male Circumcision
John Rogers
2014
Dissertation
Health Research

Three randomized controlled trials in South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda showed that medical male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV-acquisition by 60%. Following these trials, the World Health Organization recommended …

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Risk factors and practices contributing to newborn sepsis in a rural district of Eastern Uganda, August 2013: a cross sectional study
John B, David M, Mathias L, Elizabeth N
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: In Uganda, newborn deaths constituted over 38 % of all infant deaths in 2010. Despite different mitigation interventions over years, the newborn mortality rate is high at 27/1,000 and …

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Successful Global Health Research Partnerships: What Makes Them Work?
Musoke P, John CC, Ayodo G
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

There are many successful global health research partnerships, but little information is available about what makes them successful. We asked 14 research colleagues from Uganda, Kenya, and the United States …

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Hydroxyurea dose escalation for sickle cell Anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
John C C, Opoka R O, Hume H A, Latham T S, Nabaggala C, Kasirye P, Ndugwa C M, Lane A, Ware R E
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundHydroxyurea has proven safety, feasibility, and efficacy in children with sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa, with studies showing a reduced incidence of vaso-occlusive events and reduced mortality. Dosing standards …

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