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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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NICOV : a model to analyse impact of nutritional status and immunity on COVID-19
Hussain Zakir, Borah Malaya Dutta
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

A few months back there was no medication and vaccine for COVID-19. Yet, most of the infected people got recovered. A very small portion of the infected people could not …

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Prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Uropathogens Isolated from Refugees with Urinary Tract Infections in Nakivale Refugee Settlement camp, Southwestern Uganda
Hussein A.A., Kassaza K., Mwesigye J., Mwamibi B., Kabanda T., Bazira J.
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: World Health Organization approximates that one in four individuals have had at least one UTI episode requiring treatment with an antimicrobial agent by the teen age. At Nakivale refugee …

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More Sustainable Systems Through Consolidation? The Changing Landscape of Rural Drinking Water Service Delivery in Uganda
Huston A, Gaskin S, Moriarty P, Watsisi M
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

The drinking water services sector in Uganda is in the early stages of a nationally planned transition; it aims to move from a paradigm based on community managed point sources …

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National policy development for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia: the relationship between Context, Evidence and Links
Hoskins S, Phiri S, Hutchinson E, Parkhurst J, Gibb DM, Chishinga N, Droti B
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Several frameworks have been constructed to analyse the factors which influence and shape the uptake of evidence into policy processes in resource poor settings, yet empirical analyses of health …

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Translating evidence into policy in low-income countries: Lessons from co-trimoxazole preventive therapy
Hoskins S, Phiri S, Hutchinson E, Parkhurst J, Chishinga N, Droti B, Gibb D
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

In the April 2010 issue of this journal, Date et al. expressed concern over the slow scale-up in low-income settings oftwo therapies for the prevention of opportunistic infections in people …

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'It puts life in us and we feel big': shifts in the local health care system during the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into drug shops in Uganda
Nabirye C, Kayendeke M, Magnussen P, Mbonye A, Clarke S, Lal S, Hutchinson E, Chandler C, Kizito J
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

This paper is an analysis of the social interaction between drug sellers, their clients and local health care workers within a medical trial that introduced rapid diagnostic tests for malaria …

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EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE IMPROVEMENT METHOD TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF ROUTINE MALARIA SURVEILLANCE DATA IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT, UGANDA
et al, Hutchinson E., Nabirye C., Naiga S., Staedke S., Westercamp N., Centers for Disease Control, Prevention U. S. A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Improving malaria surveillance data quality in Africa is a priority. We evaluated the effect of collaborative improvement method (CIM), an innovative quality improvement method, to increase malaria …

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Introducing rapid tests for malaria into the retail sector: what are the unintended consequences?
Nabirye C, Kayendeke M, Chandler CIR, Magnussen P, Clarke SE, Mbonye A, Lal S, Hutchinson E, Hutchison C, Hansen K
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

The observation that many people in Africa seek care for febrile illness in the retail sector has led to a number of public health initiatives to try to improve the …

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Data value and care value in the practice of health systems: A case study in Uganda
Nabirye C, Nayiga S, Staedke SG, Hutchinson E, Taaka L
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

In anthropology, interest in how values are created, maintained and changed has been reinvigorated. In this case study, we draw on this literature to interrogate concerns about the relationship between …

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Life in the buffer zone: Social relations and surplus health workers in Uganda?s medicines retail sector
Clarke SE, Mbonye A, Hutchinson E, Mundua S, Ochero L
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

In many countries, when health systems are examined from the bottom up medicine sellers emerge as critical actors providing care and access to commodities. Despite this, these actors are for …

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