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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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Enhancing livelihoods of the urban poor through productive uses of utility-supplied water services - Evidence from Kampala, Uganda
Kayaga S, Fisher J, Goodall S, Kanyesigye C, Kaggwa R, Nambiro M, Kitakufe R, Otema JB, Mafunguro R, Ahabwe G
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Slums, one of the main faces of urban poverty, are escalating in Sub-Saharan countries and other developing countries. Achievement of the overly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals will require cross-sectoral interventions. …

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Short course zidovudine and nevirapine for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Uganda: A propensity score application
Kayanja Harriet Kose
2005
Dissertation
Health Research

Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy of short course anti retroviral therapy in the peripartum period for reduction of HIV transmission from mother to child by up to 50%. In …

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Influence of the training experience of Makerere University medical and nursing graduates on willingness and competence to work in rural health facilities
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: The global human resources crisis in the rural health sector is characterized by an unwillingness or inability of health workers to locate to a rural area, and/or function effectively …

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Perceptions of newly admitted undergraduate medical students on experiential training on community placements and working in rural areas of Uganda
Sewankambo N, Kaye DK, Mwanika A, Sekimpi P, Tugumisirize J
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda has an acute problem of inadequate human resources partly due to health professionals' unwillingness to work in a rural environment. One strategy to address this problem is to …

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Rape myths, alcohol intoxication and condom use among males accused of sexual assault in Kabale, rural Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Through a cross-sectional study conducted at Kabale Regional Hospital, among 111 men accused of rape and admitted for forensic examination from June 2009 to June 2010, we assessed whether the …

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Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010
Kaye Dan K., Kakaire Othman, Osinde Michael O.
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Analysis of severe maternal morbidity (maternal near misses) provides information on the quality of care. We assessed the prevalence/incidence of maternal near miss, maternal mortality and case …

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The organization and implementation of community-based education programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda
Chang LW, Atuyambe L, Nabirye RC, Mbalinda SN, Mwanika A, Kaye D, Burnham G, Okullo I, Muhwezi W, Oria H and others...
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Community-based education (CBE) is part of the training curriculum for most health workers in Uganda. Most programs have a stated purpose of strengthening clinical skills, medical knowledge, communication skills, …

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The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on high-risk behaviour of HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Kakande Nelson, Kakaire Othman, Kaye Dan Kabonge, Osinde Michael Odongo, Lule John Chrysestom
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: INTRODUCTION: High-risk sexual behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, inconsistent condom use, acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STIs), and non-use of contraceptives persist in HIV patients undergoing care. …

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Survivors' understanding of vulnerability and resilience to maternal near-miss obstetric events in Uganda
Kakaire O, Osinde MO, Kaye DK, Mbalinda SN, Nakimuli A, Kakande N
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To gain an understanding of how obstetric complications affect the lives and livelihoods of survivors. Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted between April and August 2013 at Mulago Hospital, …

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