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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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Expanding HIVAIDS prevention programmes through Safe Male Circumcision and Voluntary Counselling and Testing in Uganda
Ahaibwe Gemma Kasirye, Ibrahim Barungi, Mildred
2013
Report
Health Research

Although Uganda initially registered large reductions in HIV/AIDS prevalence rate during the 1990s, the rate of new HIV infection is on the rise across the country. At least 1.2 million …

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The personal value of being a palliative care Community Volunteer Worker in Uganda: A qualitative study
Merriman A, Jack BA, Birakurataki J, Kirton JA
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Volunteers in palliative care play a key role, particularly in the hospice setting. The expansion of palliative care into developing countries has been accompanied by the emergence of volunteer …

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HIV MARKET REPORT The state of HIV treatment, testing, and prevention in low- and middle-income countries
CHAI
2019
Generic
Health Research

The first edition of CHAI s HIV Market Report (then called the ARV Market Report) came out in 2010. When it was published, under 8 million patients were on antiretroviral …

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postcolonial patriarchal nativism, domestic violence and transnational feminist research in contemporary Uganda
Hundle AK
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

This article examines the development of a multidimensional, transnational feminist research approach from and within Uganda in relation to a high-profile case of domestic violence and femicide of a middle-class, …

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From Beijing to Paris: An assessment of Ugandaâs commitments at Generation Equality Forum and the future of bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights
CEHURD
2021
Report
Health Research

BackgroundGender inequality is one of the most pressing global barriers to social and economic progressand the fulfilment of human rights. It is deeply embedded in the social, cultural, religious andother …

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HIV/AIDS
Avacid Africa
Research project
Health Research

AVACID AFRICA is working to enhance the capacity of partner community based and womenâs organisations and local NGOs, to raise awareness and provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS and …

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Strategic Plan 2020-2024
CEHURD
Report
Health Research

Our History and IdentityWe are a non-profit, research and advocacy organization which is pioneering thejusticiability of the right to health. Founded in 2010, Center for Health, HumanRights and Development (CEHURD) …

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Outcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections
Ekpe Eyo E, Akpan M. U
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons; while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease. This study …

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A Market Landscape and Strategic Approach to Increasing Access to Digital Assistive Technology in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
ATscale
2020
Generic
Health Research

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT) is an umbrella term covering the systems and services related to the delivery of assistive products such as wheelchairs, eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and assistive digital …

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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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