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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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A systematic review of global surgery partnerships and a proposed framework for sustainability
Jedrzejko N., Margolick J., Nguyen J.H., Ding M., Kisa P., Ball-Banting E., Hameed M., Joos E.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Building surgical capacity through global surgery partnerships (GSPs) between high and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a rising global health focus. Our aim was to conduct a systematic …

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Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Liu BY, Korir A, Parkin DM, Jedy-Agba E, Joko WY, Buziba NG, Borok M, Masamba L, Manraj SS, Finesse A and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer …

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Associations with HIV testing in Uganda: an analysis of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling database 2003-2012
Ouma J, Valadez JJ, Jeffery C, Beckworth C, Hadden WC, Lwanga SK
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Beginning in 2003, Uganda used Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to assist district managers collect and use data to improve their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS program. Uganda's LQAS-database (2003-2012) covers …

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A 24-year-old Woman from Uganda with Fever and Shock: Filoviral Diseases
Jeffs B
2015
Book, Chapter
Health Research

IntroductionThis case report discusses a 24-year-old woman from Uganda presenting with a severe febrile illness and shock, following the recent death of her husband from a similar illness. The case …

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Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda
Ajayi IO, Nsungwa-Sabiiti J, Siribie M, Falade CO, Serme L, Afonne C, Sanou AK, Oshiname FO, Jegede AS
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. The efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children is proven. However, acceptability of a package of interventions that included use of malaria …

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Vulnerability assessment tools for infectious threats and antimicrobial resistance: A scoping review protocol
Kutalek R, Jeleff M, Lehner L, Giles-Vernick T, Dückers M L.A, Napier A D, Jirovsky E
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction This protocol will guide and explain theworking process of a systematic scoping review onvulnerability assessment tools in the field of infectiousdisease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)crises. The scoping review …

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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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The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) in the Mbale Region of Uganda
Jenkins D., Gateri C., Nakayenza A.
2010
Conference Proceedings
Health Research
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The Riddle of Malnutrition : The Long Arc of Biomedical and Public Health Interventions in Uganda
Jennifer Tappan
2017
Book, Whole
Health Research

More than ten million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition globally each year. In Uganda, longstanding efforts to understand, treat, and then prevent the condition initially served to medicalize it, …

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Effect of savings-led economic empowerment on HIV preventive practices among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda: Results from the Suubi-Maka randomized experiment
Nabunya P, Jennings L, Ssewamala F M
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Improving economic resources of impoverished youth may alter intentions to engage in sexual riskbehaviors by motivating positive future planning to avoid HIV risk and by altering economiccontexts contributing to HIV …

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