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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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Improving Hospital Oxygen Systems for COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons From the Field
Graham H.R., Bagayana S.M., Bakare A.A., Olayo B.O., Peterson S.S., Duke T., Falade A.G.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Oxygen therapy is an essential medicine and core component of effective hospital systems. However, many hospitals in low- and middle-income countries lack reliable oxygen access-a deficiency highlighted and exacerbated by …

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Hypoxaemia prevalence and management among children and adults presenting to primary care facilities in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Olaro C., Graham H.R., Kamuntu Y., Miller J., Barrett A., Kunihira B., Engol S., Kabunga L., Lam F., Ajilong H. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction Hypoxaemia (low blood oxygen) is common among hospitalised patients, increasing risk of death five-fold and requiring prompt detection and treatment. However, we know little about hypoxaemia prevalence in primary …

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Protecting hard-won gains for mothers and newborns in low-income and middle-income countries in the face of COVID-19: call for a service safety net
Nakimuli Annettee, GrahamWendy Jane, Afolabi Bosede, Benova Lenka, Campbell Oona Maeve Renee, Filippi Veronique, Penn-Kekana Loveday, Sharma Gaurav, Okomo Uduak, Valongueiro Sandra and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Lessons from sexual and reproductive health voucher program design and function: A comprehensive review
Grainger C., Gorter A., Okal J., Bellows B.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Palliative care in Africa since 2005: good progress, but much further to go
Namukwaya E, Grant L, Downing J, Leng M, Murray S A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

There has been rapid progress in palliative care inAfrica since the World Health Assembly in 2005 whichidentified palliative care as an urgent humanitarianneed. Palliative care is now recognised as a …

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Revisiting the Importance of Childhood Activity
Grant C. C, Grant T. C, Janse Van Rensburg D. C, Zondi Phatho Cele
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Formalised exercise programmes for children and adolescents are becoming increasingly important. There has been a drastic increase in documented childhood morbidity and mortality relating to poor nutrition and low activity …

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Impact of Antiretroviral Regimen on Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Women With HIV/HBV Coinfection
Musoke P., Vhembo T., Currier J.S., Butler K., Moodley D., Fowler M.G., Kiweewa F.M., Tierney C., Peters M.G., Govender V. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background:There are limited data on the impact of antenatal antiretroviral regimens (ARV) on pregnancy and infant outcomes in HIV/HBV coinfection. We compared outcomes among 3 antenatal antiretroviral regimens for pregnant …

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Sexual risk associated with gambling among the youth in Rubaga Division, Kampala
Kiwujja V, Mugisha JF
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

The status of sexual and reproductive health of youths and adolescents in urban areas across the globe is alarming. Evidence from Uganda Aids Indicator Survey 2011 indicates that over 31% …

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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation Course at Makerere University - Kampala, Uganda
Kiwumulo Henry Fenekansi
2017
Dissertation
Health Research

Uganda is increasingly dependent upon imported biomedical pieces of equipment to support patient care and health related research. Most of this equipment arrives without the accompanying documentation, maintenance and support. …

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A systematic review of modeling and simulation approaches in designing targeted treatment technologies for Leukemia Cancer in low and middle income countries
Ibingira C., Muwonge H., Kiwumulo H.F., Kirabira J.B., Ssekitoleko R.T.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Virtual experimentation is a widely used approach for predicting systems behaviour especially in situations where resources for physical experiments are very limited. For example, targeted treatment inside the human body …

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