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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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FACING UGANDAâS LAW ON ABORTION: Experiences from Women & Service Providers
CEHURD
2016
Report
Health Research

Ugandaâs lawon abortionp r o h i b i t sseveral acts andomissions relating toabortion and setsout to punish womenand health workerswho perform any ofthe prohibited acts.And yet it should …

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CASE DIGEST - SIMPLIFIED VERSION: CHALLENGING MULAGO HOSPITAL ON NEWBORN CARE AND MANAGEMENT
CEHURD
2018
Report
Health Research

FACTS OF THE CASEMs Jennifer Musiimenta went to MulagoHospital with labor pains on 14th March2012 and delivered a set of twins on thesame day but one of the babiesmysteriously disappeared. …

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Comparative review: Implementation of constitutional provisions on the right to healthcare in Kenya and Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The right to healthcare is a fundamental human right. It requires states to put in place policies and plans that will lead to available and accessible health services for their …

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POLICY BRIEF: Capacity of Adolescents to Consent to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: The Case for Policy, Legal and Pragmatic Reform
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Sexual and Reproductive Health needs ofAdolescentsAdolescents (10-19 years) constitute about one quarterof Ugandaâs population.2 Almost 22% of these haveexperienced sexual activity.3 As a result, by the ageof 15-19, up to …

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POLICY BRIEF: IMPROVING THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVISION OF HIV AND TB SERVICES TO KEY POPULATIONS, PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV AND THOSE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Categories of people that have the highest risk of getting infected with HIV ironically have the least access to HIV prevention, care and support services â and consequently are the …

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POLICY BRIEF: SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOL HEALTH
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The Ministry of Education and Sports has drafted a National School Health Policy to guide the design and implementation of interventions to improve health in school settings in Uganda over …

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Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Movement Building Report
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

ABackgroundOn 1st to 2nd July 2019, CEHURD convened a Conversation on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights(SRHRs) Movement Building in Entebbe-Uganda. The Conversation attracted a cross range of over45 SRHR activists, …

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SPEAKING UP: A HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT OF UGANDAâS DRAFT SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report presents the findings of the assessment of the UgandaâsDraft School Health Policy. In 2018, the Uganda Ministry ofEducation and Sports, and Ministry of Health developed theDraft School …

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Human Rights Implications of Inadequate Contraceptive Access and Use in Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

Family planning services and contraceptives are critical in the prevention of unintended pregnancies, miscarriages, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths. Hence, they improve the health of women and the overall well-being …

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Integration of the Human Rights A A Based Approach into healthcare delivery in selected health facilities in Uganda
CEHURD
2019
Report
Health Research

The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), part- nered with the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO to undertake an assessment on the application of the HRBA principles in …

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