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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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2011 EASSI ANNUAL REPORT Monitoring Commitments Towards Gender Equality
Bazgenawork Woldemedhin
2011
Report
Health Research

This EASSI 2011 annual report shares our work that we did in the region under our three programme areas namely Womenâs Rights and Gender Equality; Womenâs Reproductive Health and Sexual …

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The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Lango region Uganda 60 years after Schwetz 1951: Can schistosomiasis be eliminated through mass drug administration without other supportive control measures?
Adriko M, Tinkitina B, Standley CJ, Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebw EM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Lango region is the only known endemic region for urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda. Although there has been no significant improvement in sanitation and safe water supply in …

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Systemic release of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein is associated with severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Wang F., Kain K.C., Higgins S.J., Xing K., Kim H., Kain D.C., Dhabangi A., Musoke C., Cserti-Gazdewich C.M., Tracey K.J. and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Mental health and the development agenda in sub-Saharan Africa
Jenkins Rachel, Kauye Felix, Baingana Florence, Kiima David, Belkin Gary, Mayeya John, Borowitz Michael, Mbatia Joseph, Daly Anthony, Tyson Stewart and others...
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article synthesizes the views of participants in two roundtables that were convened in Nairobi (March 2007) and London (July 2008) to identify key challenges to the prioritization of mental …

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Maternal Literacy, Facility Birth, and Education Are Positively Associated with Better Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status among Ugandan Children
Ickes SB, Hurst TE, Flax VL
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Understanding maternal factors that influence child feeding is necessary to inform intervention planning in settings in which mothers experience substantial social vulnerabilities.Objective: The purpose of this study was to …

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Assessment of health risks posed by tourists visiting mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda
Hanes A C, Kalema-Zikusoka G, Svensson M S, Hill C M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Abstract: The mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)as Endangered. About 1000 individuals remain in the wild, and the loss of …

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Elicitation and prioritization of requirements for electronic health records for oncology in low resource settings: A concept mapping study
de Keizer N, Cornet R, Kabukye J K
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundUnderstanding functional and non-functional requirements is essential to successfully implement electronic medical record (EMR) systems. Actual requirements will be different for different contexts.ObjectiveTo elicit and prioritize requirements for implementing EMRs …

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LGBT Communities are Emerging Across Africa in 2012. Many are Emerging in the Context of the Continents Severe HIV Epidemic. Homophobia is a Barrier to Social Acceptance and to Health and Other Social Services; But African Communities are Showing Reliance
Beyrer C
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

LGBT communities are emerging across Africa in 2012. Many are emerging in the context of the continents severe HIV epidemic.Homophobia is a barrier to social acceptance and to health and …

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Availability of essential drugs for managing HIV-related pain and symptoms within 120 PEPFAR-funded health facilities in East Africa: A cross-sectional survey with onsite verification
Namisango E, Harding R, Downing J, Atieno M, Simms V, Penfold S, Moreland S, Powell RA, Mwangi-Powell F, Higginson IJ and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: World Health Organization's essential drugs list can control the highly prevalent HIV-related pain and symptoms. Availability of essential medicines directly influences clinicians' ability to effectively manage distressing manifestations of …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda
Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …

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