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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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Objectively Assessed Physical Activity and Associated Factors Among Adults in Peri-Urban and Rural Eastern Uganda: A Population-based Study
Wamani H, Kirunda BE, Tylleskar T, Fadnes LT, Van den Broeck J
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Data on physical inactivity, a known risk factor for noncommunicable diseases and its correlates in sub-Saharan Africa are almost absent. We assessed physical activity patterns and associated factors among …

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Assessment of Ficam VC (Bendiocarb) Residual Activity on Different Wall Surfaces for Control of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Uganda
Okia M, Kirunda J, Okello-Onen J, Opiyo EA, Rwakimari JB, De Alwis R, Ambayo D, Abola B, Hoel DF
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Insecticide decay rate on different wall surfaces is of importance to indoor residual spray (IRS) programs used as a malaria control intervention. Past IRS operations showed increasing populations of endophilic …

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A critique of the Uganda district league table using a normative health system performance assessment framework
Marchal B, Ssengooba F, Nabyonga-Orem J, KirungaTashobya C, Bataringaya J, Macq J, Musila T, Criel B
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: In 2003 the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced the District League Table (DLT) to track district performance. This review of the DLT is intended to add to the …

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Nutritional responses in management of persistent diarrhea in children with severe acute malnutrition and HIV: Lessons from Mildmay Uganda (MUg)
Odiit M, Karamagi Y, Kasirye I, Kirungi G, Kawuma E, Naluwooza J, Mukasa B N. M
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: One third of all child deaths globally are associ-ated with malnutrition and 11% child deaths are due to diarrhealdiseases. Children with HIV and malnutrition are therefore morevulnerable to severe …

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SUPPORTING UGANDAâS RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS & TB REDUCTION STRATEGY
KIRYA RICHARD
2018
Research project
Health Research

This is HIV/TB end of project report covering the period between April 2016 andDecember, 2017. The project was implemented in the six districts of Soroti, Serere,Dokolo, Kaberamaido, Amolatar and Apac …

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STRENGHENING THE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY, EQUITABLE AND TIMELY SERVICE DELIVERY
KIRYA RICHARD
2018
Report
Health Research

This is end of project report covering the entire period of project activityimplementation. The project covered the following activities; District Entry meeting,Community stakeholder CBO mapping & validation, selection meeting, Capacitybuilding …

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Colonic duplication with recto-urethral fistula: Elusive diagnosis and successful treatment in a resource-limited setting
Kakembo N, Kisa P, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

A 3-year-old Ugandan boy presented with 18 months of constipation and 12 months of pneumaturia andfecaluria. Physical exam revealed abdominal distension and a palpable mass anterior to the rectum.Previous contrast …

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Unifying Children's Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda
Nankunda J, Tumukunde J, Grabski DF, Kakembo N, Situma M, Cheung M, Okello I, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThere is a significant unmet need for children's surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children's surgical …

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An analysis of calendar data: examining contraceptive use dynamics in Uganda
Kisaakye P., Moultrie T. A.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: <p> The analysis of contraceptive calendar data offers a valuable and useful approach to enhancing our understanding of patterns of contraceptive use in the developing world. Effective …

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Level and factors associated with uptake of human papillomavirus infection vaccine among female adolescents in Lira District, Uganda
Nsubuga P, Babirye JN, Kisakye A, Kihembo C, Kisaakye E, Namakula J
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: the principal burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is cervical cancer. Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common malignancy in women affecting 500,000 women each year with an …

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