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Current epidemiological profile of the Mpox virus in Africa; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

BackgroundThe Mpox virus has caused two major outbreaks in the last three years. The first Mpox outbreak was in 2022,and it spread mainly in Europe and the Americas. The second …

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How to improve healthcare workersâ motivation to adopt and effectively utilize new technologies, such as smart paper technology, designed to improve data capture in their work environment; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Over the past five years, Mukono district has implemented smart paper technology(SPT) to improve data capture and reporting efficiency in health facilities, focusing on the ExpandedProgram on Immunization (EPI). …

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Interventions to Improve HPV Screening Rates in Mukono District; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection,incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infectedwomen and providing sample self-collection kits for convenience. …

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Strategies for reducing mortality due to motorcycle accidents; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The rise in morbidity and mortality from motorcycle-related injuries is concerning, especially with the increasing popularity of motorcycles for transportation. Despite this trend, the management of crash victims has …

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Understanding the Problem of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality in Uganda remains a significant public health issue despite various healthcare interventions. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or …

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Why immunisation coverage is not recovering; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection, incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infected women and providing sample self-collection kits …

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Why vaccine coverage, which dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, is slow to recover, particularly in Kampala and Wakiso; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the delivery of healthcare services,including routine immunization, leading to a sharp decline in vaccine coverage. In 2021, 25 million childrenmissed their …

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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
Health Research

Background: The impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health include increases in GBV, strained access to SRH services resulting in unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases,among others. Furthermore, …

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Strategies to improve vaccination data capture in Ugandaâs health information management system; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: In Mukono District, Uganda, the issue of zero-dose childrenâthose who have notreceived any routine vaccinationsâarises from discrepancies, for instance, in populationdenominator data, delayed reporting through the Health Management Information …

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Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus
Harper J.R., Cherukuri V., O'Reilly T., Yu M., Mbabazi-Kabachelor E., Mulando R., Sheth K.N., Webb A.G., Warf B.C., Kulkarni A.V. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

As low-field MRI technology is being disseminated into clinical settings around the world, it is important to assess the image quality required to properly diagnose and treat a given disease …

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Essays in Development, Behavioral, and Health Economics
Harrell Stephen James
2019
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing worldâs leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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Essays in development, behavioral, and health economics
Harrell Stephen James
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

This dissertation combines three empirical studies aimed at addressing one of the developing world's leading causes of death â exposure to household air pollution from using biomass as a cooking …

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How Valuable Are Clinical Neuropsychological Assessments? A Meta-analysis of Neuropsychological Tests with Comparison to Common Medical Tests and Treatments
Harrell Murphy N.
2022
Dissertation
Health Research

There has been a general decrease in neuropsychological assessments at a time when medical diagnostic technology and treatments have expanded, leading to a faulty assumption that medical tests and healthcare …

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Diagnosis and management of antiretroviral-therapy failure in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and perspectives
Harries Anthony D, Zachariah Rony, van Oosterhout Joep J, Reid Steven D, Hosseinipour Mina C, Arendt Vic, Chirwa Zengani, Jahn Andreas, Schouten Erik J, Kamoto Kelita
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Despite the enormous progress made in scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, many challenges remain, not least of which are the identification and management of patients who have …

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The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?
Corbett Elizabeth L., Lawn Stephen D., Zachariah Rony, Harries Anthony D., Santos-Filho Ezio T., Chimzizi Rhehab, Harrington Mark, Maher Dermot, Williams Brian G., De Cock Kevin M.
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

The article looks at the global prevalence of HIV-associated tuberculosis, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors call for more aggressive means to diagnose and treat HIV infection and propose urgent …

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Girls & Sanitation
Harriet Ageno
2018
Report
Health Research

T R A INING& DA T A C O L LECT I O N:Justin Ocen provided maternity cover for Harriet this year, and will continue tosupport the programme going into …

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Malaria in pregnancy shapes the development of foetal and infant immunity
Harrington Whitney E., Kakuru Abel, Jagannathan Prasanna
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Summary: Malaria, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, continues to disproportionately affect pregnant women. In addition to the profoundly deleterious impact of maternal malaria on the health of the mother and foetus, malaria …

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Global Health, Covid-19 and the State in East Africa*
Harrington J., Ngira D.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Minimally Invasive Surgery to the Aortic Arch - Endovascular Repair combined with Ebranching: 4 Case Reports
Harris D. G, Rossouw G, Saaiman Adu, Toit D
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Traditional repair of aortic arch aneurysms requires cardiopulmonary bypass and a period of profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest - allowing detachment of the head vessels off the aneurysm; and their …

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