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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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IFNγ responses to pre-erythrocytic and blood-stage malaria antigens exhibit differential associations with past exposure and subsequent protection
Dorsey G, Kamya M R, Bigira V, Jagannathan P, Nankya F, Bowen K, Eccles-James I, Feeney M E, Stoyanov C, Sikyomu E and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background.âThe malaria-specific T-cell response is believed to be important for protective immunity. Antimalarial chemoprevention may affect this response by altering exposure to malaria antigens.Methods.âWe performed interferon γ (IFNγ) ELISpot assays …

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Effective Antimalarial Chemoprevention in Childhood Enhances the Quality of CD4+ T Cells and Limits Their Production of Immunoregulatory Interleukin 10
Kamya M, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Bigira V, Aweeka F, Jagannathan P, Nankya F, Bowen K, Feeney M E, Sikyomu E and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background.âExperimental inoculation of viable Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites administered with chemoprevention targeting blood-stage parasites results in protective immunity. It is unclear whether chemoprevention similarly enhances immunity following natural exposure to malaria.Methods.âWe …

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Drowning prevention: priorities to accelerate multisectoral action
Jagnoor J., Kobusingye O., Scarr J.-P.
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Uganda: Delivering analgesia in rural Africa: Opioid availability and nurse prescribing
Jagwe Jack, Merriman Anne
2007
Journal, Article
Health Research

Hospice Africa Uganda introduced palliative medicine to Uganda in 1993 with enough funds to support a team of three clinicians for three months. Training in the medical and nursing schools …

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The effect of paid maternity leave on early childhood growth in low-income and middle-income countries
Jahagirdar D., Harper S., Heymann J., Swaminathan H., Mukherji A., Nandi A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990â2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019
Abu-Raddad L.J., Adekanmbi V., Ahmadi K., Ahmed M.B., Akunna C.J., Alahdab F., Alanezi F.M., Alipour V., Andrei C.L., Andrei T. and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: The sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Understanding the current state of the HIV epidemic and its change over time …

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Field Logistics and Logistics in the Field: Undertaking a Mission or Performing Research in Humanitarian Logistics
Jahre Marianne, Spens Karen
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

10 October 2009: My suitcase and computer backpack are ready, filled with a mosquito net; malaria tablets; camping cutlery; a headlamp; medevac papers; The Lonely Planet Guide to Uganda; The …

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Improving health in developing countries: reducing complexity of drug supply chains
Jahre M., Dumoulin L., Greenhalgh L.B., Hudspeth C., Limlim P., Spindler A.
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Assessment of population-based HIV RNA levels in a rural east african setting using a fingerprick-based blood collection method
Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Liegler T, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Thirumurthy H, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Geng E H and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. Population-based human immunodeï¬ciency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA levels (viral load [VL]) are proposed metrics for antiretroviral therapy (ART) program effectiveness. We estimated population-based HIV RNA levels using a …

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