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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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Safety and acceptability of tubal ligation procedures performed by trained clinical officers in rural Uganda
Gordon-Maclean C, Nantayi LK, Quinn H, Ngo TD
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To assess safety associated with tubal ligation performed by trained clinical officers (COs) in rural Uganda. Methods: Between March and June 2012, 518 women in 4 regions of Uganda …

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Assessing the evidence for applying burden of disease methods, with a specific focus on unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries
Gore Fiona
2015
Dissertation
Health Research

INTRODUCTION Health data in low- and middle-income countries are often inconsistent and of poor quality, or simply non-existent. This impedes the ability of countries themselves and the international community to …

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HIV Response Interventions that Integrate HIV Molecular Cluster and Social Network Analysis: A Systematic Review
Gore Daniel J, Schueler Kellie, Ramani Santhoshini, Uvin Arno, Gregory Phillips, II, McNulty Moira, Fujimoto Kayo, Schneider John
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Due to improved efficiency and reduced cost of viral sequencing, molecular cluster analysis can be feasibly utilized alongside existing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies. The goal of this paper …

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The Economics; Financing and Implementation of HIV Treatment as Prevention: What will it Take to Get there?
Gorgens Marelize, Taaffe Jessica Fraser-Hurt, Nicole, Wilson David
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

"The 2013 Lancet Commission Report; Global Health 2035; rightly pointed out that we are at a unique place in history where a ""grand convergence"" of health initiatives to reduce both …

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MEFV and NLRP3 Inflammasome Expression Is Attributed to Immature Macrophages and Correlates with Serum Inflammatory Proteins in Crohn´s Disease Patients
Gorreja Frida, Caër Charles, Rush Stephen T. A., Forsskål Sophia K., Härtlova Anetta, Magnusson Maria K., Bexe Lindskog Elinor, Börjesson Lars G., Block Mattias, Wick Mary Jo
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Inflammasomes are intracellular protein complexes whose activation results in proinflammatory cytokines. Inflammasomes are implicated in Crohn´s disease (CD) pathogenesis, yet the contribution of inflammasomes in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) versus …

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Comparison of Capillary Versus Venous Blood for the Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Nyehangane D, Mulogo EM, Gorret AM, Muhindo R, Baguma E, Ntaro M, Deutsch-Feldman M, Juliano JJ, Boyce RM
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

We enrolled 250 febrile children in western Uganda to compare the results of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) when using capillary vs venous blood. Participants were tested with 4 different …

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Intermittent preventive treatment against malaria: an update
Gosling Roly D
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) against malaria is a malaria control strategy aimed at reducing the burden of malaria in certain high-risk groups, namely pregnant women and children. Three strategies - …

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Counselling and guidance in Africa
Goss Stephen, Adebowale Olusegun
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

This editorial provides an overview of the papers presented in the issue British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. The practice of counselling and guidance in Africa may not be very …

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Virological remission after antiretroviral therapy interruption in female African HIV seroconverters
Kaleebu P, Gossez M, Martin G E, Pace M, Ramjee G, Premraj A, Rees H, Inshaw J, Stöhr W, Meyerowitz J and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Virological remission after antiretroviral therapyinterruption in female African HIV seroconvertersMorgane Gosseza, Genevieve Elizabeth Martina, Matthew Pacea,Gita Ramjeeb, Anamika Premrajb, Pontiano Kaleebuc, Helen Reesd,Jamie Inshawe , Wolfgang Stâ¬ohr e, Jodi Meyerowitza, …

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