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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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Green synthesis and characterization of iron-oxide nanoparticles using Moringa oleifera: a potential protocol for use in low and middle income countries
Ibingira C., Lubwama M., Muwonge H., Kiwumulo H.F., Kirabira J.B., Ssekitoleko R.T.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: Green synthesized iron(III) oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles are gaining appeal in targeted drug delivery systems because of their low cost, fast processing and nontoxicity. However, there is no known research …

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Detection of copy number variation and single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in drug resistance and other phenotypic traits in P. falciparum clinical isolates collected from Uganda
Kironde F, Byarugaba J, Wahlgren M, Kiwuwa MS
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

There is an increasing interest in mapping the genes of pathogens which underlie important phenotypic traits such as virulence and drug resistance. The Plasmodium falciparum genome exhibits sequence variation that …

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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in mild and severe malaria of children from Kampala, Uganda
Farnert A, Byarugaba J, Ribacke U, Wahlgren M, Kiwuwa MS, Moll K, Lundblom K, Fred K
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Diversity in parasite virulence is one of the factors that contribute to the clinical outcome of malaria infections. The association between the severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the number …

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The impact of first year adherence to antiretroviral therapy on long-term clinical and immunological outcomes in the DART trial in Uganda and Zimbabwe
Levin J., Todd J., Kityo C., Hakim J., Katabira E., Walker A.S., Kiwuwa-Muyingo S., Oja H., Miiro G.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Dynamic logistic regression model and population attributable fraction to investigate the association between adherence, missed visits and mortality: A study of HIV-infected adults surviving the first year of ART
Levin J., Hughes P., Kaleebu P., Todd J., Kityo C., Ssali F., Bahendeka S., Hill C., Awio P., Ndembi N. and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Prevalence, incidence and predictors of peripheral neuropathy in African adults with HIV infection within the DART trial
Gilks C.F., Kikaire B., Musana H., Musoro G., Walker A.S., Kiwuwa-Muyingo S., Mambule I., Levin J.B.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Lessons for test and treat in an antiretroviral programme after decentralisation in Uganda: a retrospective analysis of outcomes in public healthcare facilities within the Lablite project
Seeley J, Abongomera G, Kityo C, Katabira E, Gibb DM, Kiwuwa-Muyingo S, Mambule I, Senjovu D, Ford D
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: We describe the decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) alongside Option B+ roll-out in public healthcare facilities in the Lablite project in Uganda. Lessons learned will inform programmes now implementing …

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Women's Reports of Past-Year Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Six East African National Surveys
Kadengye DT, Kiwuwa-Muyingo S
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Violence against women, in all its forms, has been acknowledged as a violation of basic human rights and research evidence shows that it could lead to adverse health consequences. In …

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Deafness in sub-Saharan Africa
Kiyaga Nassozi B., Moores Donald F.
2003
Journal, Article
Health Research

Deaf education in sub-Saharan Africa originated in the 19th century, primarily through efforts by hearing European missionaries who typically followed their homelands' oral-only practices. But education became available to only …

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Consolidating HIV testing in a public health laboratory for efficient and sustainable early infant diagnosis (EID) in Uganda
Elyanu P, Musinguzi J, Kiyaga C, Kirungi W, Sendagire H, Joseph E, Grosz J, McConnell I, Narayan V, Esiru G and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Uganda introduced an HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (OD) program in 2006, and then worked to improve the laboratory, transportation, and clinical elements. Reported here are the activities involved in setting …

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