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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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Banana Leaves As an Alternative Wound Dressing
Guenova E, Hoetzenecker W, Kisuze G, Teske A, Heeg P, Voykov B, Hoetzenecker K, Schippert W, Moehrle M
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background There is a need for cheap and efficacious wound dressings in developing countries. Banana leaves have been described as an excellent, inexpensive, easily available dressing material in tropical countries. …

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Pediatric Cerebral Malaria
Guenther G., Muller D., Moyo D., Postels D.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose of Review: Malaria is the most important parasitic disease of humankind. Cerebral malaria is malariaâs deadliest clinical manifestation and has a profound public health impact in endemic areas. In …

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Does disability increase households' health financial risk: evidence from the Uganda demographic and health survey
Guets W, Behera DK
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background In the last few years, there has been a worldwide commitment to protect the vulnerable individuals from higher financial risk through out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure. This study examines the …

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Comportements sexuels chez les adolescents en Afrique sub-Saharienne: l'exemple du Burkina Faso, du Ghana, du Malawi et de l'Ouganda
Guiella Georges
2012
Dissertation
Health Research

Adolescent girls and boys represent key segments of the population for the future in all societies across the world. The readiness of these young people to assume adult roles and …

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Evaluation du succès implantaire chez les patients avec antécédents de maladies parodontales: revue systématique
Guirassy Mouhamadou Lamine, Kane Aboubacar Sidiki Thissé, Diarra Abdouaziz, Mobio Gnaba Samson, Boussehain Mariam, Benoist Henri Michel
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

INTRODUCTION: Une série de facteurs de risque a été reliée au développement de la maladie péri-implantaire, parmi lesquels: la mauvaise hygiène orale, le diabète, le tabagisme et l'antécédent de parodontites. …

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Novel activities by ebolavirus and marburgvirus interferon antagonists revealed using a standardized in vitro reporter system
Albarino CG, Towner JS, Guito JC, Chakrabarti AK
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Filoviruses are highly lethal in humans and nonhuman primates, likely due to potent antagonism of host interferon (IFN) responses early in infection. Filoviral protein VP35 is implicated as the major …

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A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 research in Africa
Guleid F.H., Oyando R., Kabia E., Mumbi A., Akech S., Barasa E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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The Receptor SIGIRR Suppresses Th17 Cell Proliferation via Inhibition of the Interleukin-1 Receptor Pathway and mTOR Kinase Activation
Gulen Muhammet F, Kang Zizhen, Bulek Katarzyna, Youzhong Wan, Kim Tae Whan, Chen Yi, Altuntas Cengiz Z, Sass Bak-Jensen Kristian, McGeachy Mandy J, Do Jeong-Su and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Interleukin-1 (IL-1)-mediated signaling in TÂ cells is essential for T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation. We showed here that SIGIRR, a negative regulator of IL-1 receptor and Toll-like receptor signaling, …

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Attitudes and Practices of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Uganda Cancer Institute
Gulleen E., Lubwama M., Komakech A., Krantz E.M., Liu C., Phipps W.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. As access to cancer treatment has increased in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), infection-related complications are a growing concern. Little is known about infection management practices in this setting. Understanding the …

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