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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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ChildFund International 2015 - 2016 IMPACT REPORT: A Focus on Child Protection
ChildFund
2016
Report
Health Research

SUMMARYChildFund Internationalâs Impact Report 2015-2016 deals with the tough topic of harms perpetrated against children, and explores our growingexpertise in programming that protects children from those harms: abuse, neglect, exploitation …

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Cholera vaccination in Africa
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article reports that cholera vaccination campaigns by health ministries targeting two million people in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan, and Nigeria are set to be completed in June 2018 …

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CIDD-UG RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADEHERENCE TO PRESIDENTIAL SAFETY DIRECTIVES AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH GUIDELINES AGAINST COVID 19 IN PALLISA DISTRICT
CIDD-UG
2020
Report
Health Research

A) BACKGROUNDBreaking news about the presence of the deadly corona virus, the speed at which it harvested human lives from Wuhan province in China and its spread globally, plunged the …

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COVID 19 RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PALLISA DISTRICT
CIDD-UG
2021
Report
Health Research

As a result of the second wave of Corona virus in Uganda, the president who chairs theNational COVID-19 task force clamped down a series of restrictions designed to mitigate thesurge …

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Tackling the Realities of Protracted Displacement Case Studies on What s Working and Where We Can Do Better
Cindy Huang, Sarah Charles, Lauren Post, Gough Kate
2018
Generic
Health Research

The international community has come together in new ways to address forced displacementâone of the biggest challenges of the early twenty-first century. A series of high-level events in 2016 acknowledged …

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Disintegrating Perineal Disease in Patients with Urethral Stricture and HIV Infection: A Review of 12 Cases
Claassen Freddie M, Greunen Nico Van Heyns, Chris F, Wentzel Schalk W
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

The aim of this study was to define disintegrating perineal disease (DPD) and to determine whether the fulminating nature of the condition could be explained by urine and perineal swab …

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Conflict and Climate Factors and the Risk of Child Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 24-59 Months: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda
Grace K, Verdin A, Brown M, Bakhtsiyarava M, Backer D, Billing T
Journal, Article
Health Research

Acute malnutrition affects a sizeable number of young children around the world, with serious repercussions for mortality and morbidity. Among the top priorities in addressing this problem are to anticipate …

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The National Grandmothers Gathering
Consortium Grandmothers
2015
Generic
Health Research

Many grandmothers are weak, sickly, poor, overburdened and cannot afford basic needs including health care, shelter and food for themselves.. But despite all these hurdles, grandmothers are often also tasked …

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