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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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A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda: Longitudinal pilot study
Tsai A.C., Bangsberg D.R., Atuhumuza E., Kakuhikire B., Suquillo D., Mushavi R., Perkins J.M., Venkataramani A.S., Weiser S.D.
2016
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The Effects of ACT Treatment and TS Prophylaxis on Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytemia in a Cohort of Young Ugandan Children
Kakuru A, Wanzira H, Kamya MR, Tappero JW, Arinaitwe E, Dorsey G, Homsy J, Bigira V, Muhindo M, Jagannathan P and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TS) prophylaxis are important tools for malaria control, but there are concerns about their effect on gametocytes, the stage of the parasite responsible for …

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies are efficacious and safe for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in HIV-infected ugandan children
Achan J, Kakuru A, Ikilezi G, Mwangwa F, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Ruel T, Arinaitwe E, Dorsey G, Kamya M R and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background.âArtemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are highly efficacious and safe, but data from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)âinfected children concurrently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and ACTs are limited.Methods.âWe evaluated 28-day outcomes following …

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Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy
Kakuru A, Natureeba P, Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Dorsey G, Olwoch P, Charlebois ED, Ategeka J, Jagannathan P and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUNDIntermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is widely recommended for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women in Africa. However, with the spread of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, new interventions are needed.METHODSWe conducted …

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Malaria burden in a birth cohort of HIV-exposed uninfected Ugandan infants living in a high malaria transmission setting
Kakuru A, Ruel T, Natureeba P, Cohan D, Dorsey G, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Muhindo M K, Havlir D V
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

AbstractBackground: HIV-exposed, uninfected (HEU) infants suffer high morbidity and mortality in the first year of life compared to HIV-unexposed, uninfected (HUU) infants, but accurate data on the contribution of malaria …

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING OF INSECTICIDE AND IMPROVED BIRTH OUTCOMES AMONG HIV-INFECTED PREGNANT WOMEN IN UGANDA
et al, Kakuru A., Koss C., Natureeba P., Roh M., Shiboski S., Global Health Group Malaria Elimination Initiative U. S. A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

WATERLIT Abstract: Despite effective interventions to prevent malaria during pregnancy, the risk of adverse birth outcomes among HIV-infected pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. A recent study demonstrated …

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Impact of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on the risk of malaria in infants: a systematic review
Dorsey G., Kakuru A., Staedke S. G., Rogerson S., Chandramohan D.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Studies of the association between malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and malaria during infancy have provided mixed results. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate available evidence on the impact …

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Impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on the incidence of malaria in infancy: A randomized controlled trial
Dorsey G., Kajubi R., Jagannathan P., Ochieng T., Kakuru A., Kamya M.R., Clark T.D., Havlir D.V., Chandramohan D., Ochokoru H. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) significantly reduces the burden of malaria during pregnancy compared to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), the current standard of care, but …

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Infant sex modifies associations between placental malaria and risk of malaria in infancy
Dorsey G., Kajubi R., Jagannathan P., Ochieng T., Kakuru A., Kamya M.R., Clark T.D., Havlir D.V., Chandramohan D., Ochokoru H. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Placental malaria (PM) has been associated with a higher risk of malaria during infancy. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal, and is modified by infant sex, …

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Central Nervous System Tumors in Uganda: Outcomes of Surgical Treatment and Complications Assessed Through Telephone Survey
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Muhumuza M, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Vaca SD, Nalwanga J, Grant GA, Kakusa BW, Xu LW
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the largest unmet neurosurgical needs in the world, but has seen major improvements in neurosurgery-largely centered at Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH). This study implements …

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