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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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Using graduates as key stakeholders to inform training and policy in health professions: the hidden potential of tracer studies
Kiguli-Malwadde E., Businge F., Mubuuke A. G., Makerere University Uganda
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Background. Tracer studies are alumni surveys that attempt to track activities of graduates of an educational institution, which enable the contextualisation of these professionals through a dynamic …

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An audit of registered radiology equipment resources in Uganda
Kiguli-Malwadde E, Kawooya MG, Byanyima R, Mubuuke AG, Basiimwa RC, Pitcher RC
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) relates to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and provision of quality essential health services. The Government of Uganda has operationalized this through the National …

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Evaluating the impact of a multicountry interprofessional training programme to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A cohort study
Martin S., Kiguli-Malwadde E., Semitala F., Forster M., Chilemba E., Couper I., Motlhatlhedi K., Celentano J., Haruzivishe C., Sears D. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To assess the impact of an interprofessional case-based training programme to enhance clinical knowledge and confidence among clinicians working in high HIV-burden settings in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting Health …

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Vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa
Kihara A.B.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Risk Factors for Podoconiosis: Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, September 2015
Ario AR, Zhu BP, Matovu JKB, Makumbi I, Kaharuza F, Kihembo C, Masiira B, Musenero M, Nabukenya I, Lali WZ and others...
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Podoconiosis, a noninfectious elephantiasis, is a disabling neglected tropical disease. In August 2015, an elephantiasis case-cluster was reported in Kamwenge District, western Uganda. We investigated to identify the disease's nature …

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The design and implementation of the re-vitalised integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2013-2016
Nsubuga P, Makumbi I, Kihembo C, Masiira B, Nabukenya I, Nanyunja M, Nakiire L, Katushabe E, Natseri N, Komakech I and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Uganda adopted and has been implementing the Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDSR) strategy since 2000. The goal was to build the country's capacity to detect, report promptly, and effectively respond …

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Influence of boarding secondary school environment on HIV positive students in South Western Uganda
Kihumuro RB, Muganzi DJ, Wandira EG, Alinaiswe R, Nanyunja JJ, Kugumisiriza R, Alele PE, Mubangizi V
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is known on how the students cope to the pressures and demands …

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Evidence on the Economic Burden of Repeat Malaria Episodes among Households in Rural Uganda
Kiiza Barnabas A., Pederson Glenn D.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Propensity score matching is used to investigate the economic burden of repeat episodes of malaria in rural Uganda on farm incomes and household food consumption expenditures. We also examine the …

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The politics of blended health sector financing in Uganda: unpacking the World Bank's global financing facility
Mulumba Moses, Kiiza Julius, Nassimbwa Jacqueline
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

AJOL Abstract: This paper examines the politics of blended financing with reference to the World Bank-inspired Global Financing Facility for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in Uganda. Critical …

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EXPLORING THE CAUSES OF SELECTED CONDUCT DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL-GOING ADOLESCENTS IN UGANDA AND SOUTH AFRICA
Kiiza Kobusingye Loyce, Newlin Marongwe
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research
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