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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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Final Report: User Perspectives on New Long Acting Contraceptive Technologies
fhi360
2017
Generic
Health Research

Executive Summary User Perspectives on New Long Acting Contraceptive Technologies Photo credit: Reinout Van Den Bergh Photography Method related concerns represent an important cause of contraceptive non use and discontinuation. …

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Fighting Stigma With High Tech [Back Story]
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

Celina Schocken isn't the kind of CEO who stays at her desk. As the head of Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, a nonprofit dedicated to improving women's health in the developing …

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Integrating a Parenting Intervention With Routine Primary Health Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Florencia Lopez-Boo, Helen Baker-Henningham, Susan P Walker
2015
Generic
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: More than 200 million children globally do not attain their developmental potential. We hypothesized that a parent training program could be integrated into primary health center visits and benefit …

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Food security variation among Indigenous communities in South-western Uganda
IHACC Res Team, Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Ford J, Harper SL
Journal, Article
Health Research

We assess whether the household is an apt scale of analysis to examine food insecurity of Indigenous Batwa of Kanungu District, Uganda. Our objectives were: 1) estimate the prevalence and …

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2019 ANNUAL REPORT
Fore Henrietta H
2019
Generic
Health Research

Every year, 1 billion children experience some form of violence. The End Violence Partnership and Fund is a public-private partnership launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 to catalyse, support …

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A Comparison of Post-Incisional Subcutaneous; Intramuscular; and Subcutaneous plus Intramuscular Infiltrations of Lidocaine in Post-Caesarean Pain Control
Fouladi R. F, Navali N, Nikpour M. A
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. How best to relieve pain after caesarean section (CS) is still debated by many obstetricians. Pre- and post-incisional infiltrations with local anaesthetics have been widely tested and compared. However; …

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Effects of Non-Thermal Mobile Phone Radiation on Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells
Fourie Z, Huyser C, Joubert A. M, Leszczynski D, Marais S, Stander B. A
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Mobile phone usage currently exceeds landline communication in Africa. The extent of this usage has raised concerns about the long-term health effects of the ongoing use of mobile phones. To …

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