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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
brief
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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Causes of Absenteeism and Associated Mitigating Measures Among Health Workers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:One of the District Health Teams (DHT) in Uganda is struggling with chronic health workers absenteeism at health facilities. Absenteeism has affected service delivery at the health facilities within the …

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Considerations for Improving HPV Vaccination Uptake among Adolescent girls in Mukono district; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:Ugandaâs Mukono district is grappling with a persistently suboptimal coverage of the second dose of HPV vaccination among 10-year-old school girls. While they are not sure about what exactly to …

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Covid-19 - Factors promoting vaccine hesitancy and measures to address these in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:Uganda rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination in March 2021. The Ministry of Health used a phased approach in the rollout, prioritizing Health Care Workers (HCWs), security personnel, staff within the …

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Scale-up strategies for the MoHâs âTransformative leadership and cultural change collaborative initiativeâ in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2021
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health (MoH) has collaborated with Spark Health Africa to pilot an initiative aimed at improving health system resilience in 10 districts in Uganda - the âTransformative leadership …

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Challenges for implementing Home-based care and measures to address these challenges during COVID-19 in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

Background:Like many countries, Uganda's healthcare system was overwhelmed by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There was an ever-increasing number of people seeking medical help at the health facilities for …

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How can we promote exclusive breastfeeding in the informal economy in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
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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Increasing access to family planning health services in areas with limited access in the Kalungu district; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

Background:The unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa is high. Like in many African countries, Uganda's outstanding coverage of sexual reproductive health services to the communities is unsatisfactory. In …

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Strategies to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ugandan schools; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2022
brief
Health Research

SummaryBackground: On January 10, 2022, all schools in Uganda reopened after almost two years. The reopening of the schools coincided with the peak of the third surge of the Severe …

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SUPPORTING MOTHERS TO CONTINUE BREASTFEEDING: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
Health Research

Background: It is recommended to initiate breastfeeding within an hour of birth, exclusively breastfeeding from birth until six months of age, and continuing breastfeeding to 24 months or longer,along with …

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Service Delivery versus Moonlighting: Using Data from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal
Hausken K, Ncube M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Striking the proper balance between allocating resources into service delivery for low income which benefits society, and moonlighting elsewhere for additional income, is a challenge. A model is developed for …

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Service delivery weaknesses within education and healthcare: Applying empirics from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Senegal
Hausken K, Ncube M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Civil servants such as teachers and doctors allocate their resources into service delivery that benefits society, and alternative efforts for income. With low salary or high cost of service delivery, …

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HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa
Mwangwa F, Plenty A, Ruel T, Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Bukusi E, Shade SB, Balzer LB, Charlebois ED and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with annual population testing and a multidisease, patient-centered strategy could reduce new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and improve community health. Methods We randomly assigned …

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Inhaled nitric oxide for the adjunctive therapy of severe malaria: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Namasopo S, Conroy A L, Kain K C, Liles W C, John C C, Opoka R O, Hawkes M, Miller C, Thorpe K E, Lavery J V
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Severe malaria remains a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Despite the use of potentanti-parasitic agents, the mortality rate in severe malaria remains high. Adjunctive therapies that target …

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Host-pathogen interactions in malaria and tuberculosis: Experimental models and translation to novel adjunctive therapies
Hawkes Michael
2012
Dissertation
Health Research

Malaria and tuberculosis together account for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year. The present body of work examines interactions between these leading pathogens and cross-cutting themes in innate …

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Performance of point-of-care diagnostics for glucose, lactate, and hemoglobin in the management of severe malaria in a resource-constrained hospital in Uganda
Hawkes Michael, Conroy Andrea L., Opoka Robert O., Namasopo Sophie, Liles W. Conrad, John Chandy C., Kain Kevin C.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performance of point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 …

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Performance of point-of-care diagnostics for glucose, lactate, hemoglobin in the management of severe malaria in a resource-constrained hospital in Uganda
Namasopo S, Conroy A L, Kain K C, Liles W C, John C C, Opoka R O, Hawkes M
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performanceof point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 children with severe …

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Short Report: Performance of Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Glucose, Lactate, and Hemoglobin in the Management of Severe Malaria in a Resource-Constrained Hospital in Uganda
Hawkes Michael, Namasopo Sophie, Conroy Andrea L, Opoka Robert O, Liles W Conrad, John Chandy C, Kain Kevin C
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performanceof point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 children with severe …

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Spread of artemisinin resistance in malaria
Conroy A.L., Hawkes M., Kain K.C.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Inhaled nitric oxide as adjunctive therapy for severe malaria: a randomized controlled trial
Conroy Andrea L., Opoka Robert O., Namasopo Sophie, Liles W. Conrad, Kain Kevin C., Hawkes Michael T., Hermann Laura, Thorpe Kevin E., McDonald Chloe, Kim Hani and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Severe malaria remains a major cause of childhood mortality globally. Decreased endothelial nitric oxide is associated with severe and fatal malaria. The hypothesis was that adjunctive inhaled nitric …

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