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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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Religiosity for HIV prevention in Uganda: A case study among Muslim youth in Wakiso district
Guwatudde D, Kagimu M, Kaye S, Ainomugisha D, Walakira Y, Rwabukwali C
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Evidence for the association between religiosity and HIV infections is limited. Sujda, the hyper-pigmentedspot on the forehead due to repeated prostration during prayers and fasting to worship, involving abstaining …

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Person-centred care in psychiatry: a clinical and philosophically informed approach
Glas Gerrit
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

SUMMARYAfter many years of mental healthcare reform there is still a lot of unease among patients about healthcare workersâ lack of attention to their daily needs and to the tensions …

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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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Taking stock of monitoring and evaluation systems in the health sector: findings from Rwanda and Uganda
Holvoet N, Inberg L
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

In the context of sector-wide approaches and the considerable funding being put into the health sectors of low-income countries, the need to invest in well-functioning national health sector monitoring and …

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Women's Autonomy and Timing of Most Recent Sexual Intercourse in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis
Hindin MJ, Muntifering CJ
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, there has been increasing interest in promoting women's empowerment, particularly for sexual and reproductive health. Women's ability to negotiate the …

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How do carers of disabled children cope? The ugandan perspective
Hartley S., Ojwang P., Baguwemu A., Ddamulira M., Chavuta A.
2017
Book, Chapter
Health Research
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Universal Access in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Katabira Elly, Girard Françoise, Ford Nathan, Montaner Julio, Cahn Pedro
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article discusses the global response to HIV and AIDS, a lack of universal access to HIV treatment, and criticisms levied against the global response to AIDS. The article indicates …

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Transgender in Africa: Invisible; Inaccessible; or Ignored?
Jobson G. A, Kaggwa J. K, Kim H- J, Theron L. B
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Transgender people are an important key population for HIV risk globally; and several studies have found HIV prevalence rates in transgender populations that are significantly higher than those among other …

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Design and Introduction of Pit-Latrine Assistive Devices in Lira Uganda
IEEE, Schmachtenberger H, Avery C, Hey ML
2016
Conference Proceedings
Health Research

This project includes the planning, designing, and present implementation of a humanitarian engineering project named Simple Seat. Better Lives. The goal of this project is to address the problem concerning …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …

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