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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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HIV incidence among women at high risk of HIV infection attending a dedicated clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley Janet, Kasamba Ivan, Nash Stephen, Weiss Helen A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

<bold>Background: </bold>High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-risk populations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk women attending a dedicated HIV prevention …

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence among Women at High-Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Attending a Dedicated Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017
Seeley J, Nash S, Kasamba I, Weiss H A
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: High attrition and irregular testing for HIV in cohort studies for high-riskpopulations can bias incidence estimates. We compare incidence trends for high-risk womenattending a dedicated HIV prevention and treatment …

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Missed Study Visits and Subsequent HIV Incidence Among Women in a Predominantly Sex Worker Cohort Attending a Dedicated Clinic Service in Kampala, Uganda
Seeley J, Nash S, Mayanja Y, Todd J, Kasamba I, Weiss HA, Baisley K, Shahmanesh M, Kamacooko O
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: There is limited evidence on the relationship between sustained exposure of female sex workers (FSWs) to targeted HIV programmes and HIV incidence. We investigate the relationship between the number …

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Serotype Identification and VP1 Coding Sequence Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses from Outbreaks in Eastern and Northern Uganda in 2008/9
Masembe C, Kasambula L, Belsham GJ, Siegismund HR, Muwanika VB, Ademun-Okurut AR
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

In April 2008, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks were reported in Kamuli district of the eastern region of Uganda. Soon after lifting the quarantines in this area, further FMD outbreaks were …

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They are not always a burden: Older people and child fostering in Uganda during the HIV epidemic
Kasedde S., Doyle A.M., Seeley J.A., Ross D.A.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Psychological contract, engagement and employee discretionary behaviours Perspectives from Uganda
Kasekende F
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediation effect of employee engagement on the relationship between employer obligations, employee obligations and state of the psychological contract …

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STRENGTHENING MULTISECTORAL COORDINATION TO ADDRESS PRIORITY ZOONOTIC DISEASES: A REVIEW OF DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IN UGANDA
Kayiwa J., Sekamatte M., Mimbe D., Kasekende J., Ssemakadde T., Mugisha E., Ali I., Oloya C., Miquel S., Shields L.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda is prone to outbreaks of zoonoses that threaten lives and livelihoods. Integration of surveillance activities across relevant sectors enhances prevention, detection, and response to Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs). …

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Enhancing the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Systems: A Strategy for the African Region
Kasilo Ossy Muganga Julius, Nikiema Jean Baptiste, Ota Martin Matthew Okechukwu, Desta Abayneh Tamir, Touré Bokar
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

In line with Resolution AFR/RC50/ R3 (Promoting the role of traditional medicine in health systems: A strategy for the African Region; 2000); Member States took steps between 2001 and 2012 …

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State Effectiveness and Political Will: The Case of Malaria Control in Uganda and Rwanda
Kasim Hussein A.
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

Employing a comparative case study and using state effectiveness as a conceptual framework, this research explores malaria and its control in Uganda and Rwanda. These two neighbouring countries, which share …

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