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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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Low use of contraception among poor women in Africa: an equity issue
Creanga A. A, Duff Gillespie, Karklins S, Tsui A. O
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To examine the use of contraception in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa; to assess changes in met need for contraception associated with wealth-related inequity; and to describe the relationship …

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LEARNING BRIEF: What to Consider When Establishing a Strong Private and Public Partnership in Water A ccess and Management
CRS
Report
Health Research

The primary target audience of this learning paper is CRS internal staff,including technical and business development staff designing newprograms which include PPPs, and those seeking to incorporate PPPsinto existing projects. …

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Achieving Health Impacts at Scale: CRS REVOLUTIONIZES HEALTH CAMPAIGNS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CRS
Report
Health Research

INTRODUCTIONCatholic Relief Services (CRS) has successfully partnered withnational government health agencies in several countries toimprove the efficiency, quality, and coverage of communitybasedmalaria interventions that support national malariaelimination strategies through scaled …

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Fostering integration of data demand and information use (DDIU) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) in HIV care and treatment
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

The data demand and information use (DDIU) cycle involves information collection and analysis, dissemination, information use and data demand to support evidence-based decision making (see Figure 1). DDIU is a …

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The Faithful House and Ugandaâs National Campaign: âGo Together, Know Togetherâ
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

Overview of the evidence for couples-basedHIV preventionNew evidence is challenging the conventional approach to HIV preventionthrough individual behavior change. First, epidemiological trends indicatethat half of new HIV infections in some …

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Effects of faithfulness-focused curriculum on couples from three regions in Uganda
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

BackgroundEven though a large share of new HIV infections in many African countriesoccurs within marriages, there are relatively few prevention programs specificallyfocusing on the couple as a unit of behavior …

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AIDS RELIEF UGANDA: FINAL REPORT 2004-2012
CRS
2013
Report
Health Research

From 2004 to 2012, AIDSRelief Uganda provided HIVcare and treatment to nearly 88,000 patients, including45,000 who enrolled on lifesaving antiretroviral therapy(ART) at 23 treatment sites. Consortium membersCatholic Relief Services, University …

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