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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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Fighting Stigma With High Tech [Back Story]
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Celina Schocken isn't the kind of CEO who stays at her desk. As the head of Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, a nonprofit dedicated to improving women's health in the developing …

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Transnational connections of health professionals: medicoscapes and assisted reproduction in Ghana and Uganda
Horbst V, Gerrits T
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives. Based on our comparative fieldwork in two private fertility clinics in Accra (Ghana) and Kampala (Uganda), we explore the transnational mobility of providers involved in assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) …

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AIDS Policy in Uganda: Evidence, Ideology and the Making of an African Success Story John Kinsman. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 240 pp
Green Edward C.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article reviews the book "AIDS Policy in Uganda: Evidence, Ideology and the Making of an African Success Story," by John Kinsman.

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ISSUE PAPER: UGANDA S PREPAREDNESS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO COVID-19 MEDICAL PRODUCTS
HEPS-UGANDA
2021
Generic
Health Research

Objectives of the paper The overall objective of our advocacy around the COVID-19 pandemic is to contribute to improved access to commodities for the prevention, diagnosis, management and control of …

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Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies
Goldner BW, Bollinger RC
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: A new course was offered to introduce basic global health concepts to all first year Johns Hopkins medical students, that took advantage of new distance learning capacity to connect …

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Strengthening Health and Safety of sex Workers in the Rwenzori Region-Western Uganda
Kaana Foundation for Outreach Programs
2014
Report
Health Research

In partnership with HIVOS, Kaana Foundation for Outreach Programs (KAFOP) isimplementing a two years project titled âStrengthening health and safety of sex workers in theRwenzori Region of Western Uganda. The …

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A Comparison of Post-Incisional Subcutaneous; Intramuscular; and Subcutaneous plus Intramuscular Infiltrations of Lidocaine in Post-Caesarean Pain Control
Fouladi R. F, Navali N, Nikpour M. A
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. How best to relieve pain after caesarean section (CS) is still debated by many obstetricians. Pre- and post-incisional infiltrations with local anaesthetics have been widely tested and compared. However; …

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Effects of Non-Thermal Mobile Phone Radiation on Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells
Fourie Z, Huyser C, Joubert A. M, Leszczynski D, Marais S, Stander B. A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Mobile phone usage currently exceeds landline communication in Africa. The extent of this usage has raised concerns about the long-term health effects of the ongoing use of mobile phones. To …

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Complex agricultural livelihoods and aflatoxin exposure in rural Uganda
Asiki G, Seeley J, Agol D, Newton R, Bukenya D, Ssembajja F, Tumwekwase G
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus species of fungi. They are highly toxic and have been designated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

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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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