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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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HIP1-ALK, a Novel Fusion Protein Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Hong Mineui, Kim Ryong Nam, Song Ji-Young, Choi So-Jung, Oh Ensel, Lira Maruja E., Mao Mao, Takeuchi Kengo, Han Joungho, Kim Jhingook and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

INTRODUCTION: The most common mechanism underlying overexpression and activation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in non-small-cell lung carcinoma could be attributed to the formation of a fusion protein. To date, …

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Medicine in a forgotten corner of Africa: how EMR can benefit the developing world - The FIMRC and EMR4DW experience
Hong SH, Smith P, Stewart B, Welsh M, Lee KH, Shin JI, Lee JY
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the disease prevalence of a rural African village and discuss how to maximize the outcomes of health projects. The analysis was …

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Comparison of Lowenstein-Jensen and BACTEC MGIT 960 culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people living with HIV
Musaazi J, Eberhard N, Hongler J, Castelnuovo B, Fehr J, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Ledergerber B, Keller PM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to clarify how HIV infection affects tuberculosis liquid and solid culture results in a resource-limited setting.MethodsWe used baseline data from the Study on Outcomes …

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Changing HIV treatment eligibility under health system constraints in sub-Saharan Africa: investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness
Hontelez JAC, Chang AY, Ogbuoji O, de Vlas SJ, Barnighausen T, Atun R
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: We estimated the investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness of different policy options for scaling-up prevention and treatment of HIV in the 10 countries that currently comprise 80% …

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Factors influencing traditional versus biomedical care for febrile children in rural southwestern Uganda: Results from a qualitative study
Hooft A.M., Nabukalu D., Mwanga-Amumpaire J., Gardiner M., Sundararajan R.
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Purpose: Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the highest causes of mortality in children under five years of age in Uganda (outside of the neonatal period), accounting …

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Factors Motivating Traditional Healer versus Biomedical Facility Use for Treatment of Pediatric Febrile Illness: Results from a Qualitative Study in Southwestern Uganda
Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Hooft A, Nabukalu D, Gardiner MA, Sundararajan R
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the most common causes of mortality in children younger than 5 years in Uganda outside of the neonatal period. Their impact …

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Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
Nankunda J, Hook SM, Pejovic NJ, Lubulwa C, Tylleskar T, Alfven T, Cavallin F, Byamugisha J
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundHeart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a free-of-charge smartphone …

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Dietary Fatty Acids, Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Health
Hoong Jowy Seah Yi
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Recommendations to replace saturated fat intake with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) rate are well-known. Despite this, there are concerns regarding high n-6 PUFA intake in regard …

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The effects of integration on financing and coverage of neglected tropical disease programs
Hooper Pamela J., Zoerhoff Kathryn L., Kyelem Dominique, Chu Brian, Flueckiger Rebecca Mann, Bamani Sanoussi, Bougma Windtaré Roland, Fleming Fiona, Onapa Ambrose, Paré Alain Brice and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: When the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began to support national programs integrating their neglected tropical disease (NTD) program activities, the expected impact on individual disease-specific programs …

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PIH45 UPTAKE OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN HIV CLINIC IN UGANDA
Lamorde M., Castelnuovo B., Hope M., Nabaggala M. S., Mubiru F., Nakalema S., Kyohairwe I., Mbabazi L., Nakijoba R., Nakajubi A.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research
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