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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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Low use of contraception among poor women in Africa: an equity issue
Creanga A. A, Duff Gillespie, Karklins S, Tsui A. O
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective To examine the use of contraception in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa; to assess changes in met need for contraception associated with wealth-related inequity; and to describe the relationship …

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LEARNING BRIEF: What to Consider When Establishing a Strong Private and Public Partnership in Water A ccess and Management
CRS
Report
Health Research

The primary target audience of this learning paper is CRS internal staff,including technical and business development staff designing newprograms which include PPPs, and those seeking to incorporate PPPsinto existing projects. …

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Achieving Health Impacts at Scale: CRS REVOLUTIONIZES HEALTH CAMPAIGNS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CRS
Report
Health Research

INTRODUCTIONCatholic Relief Services (CRS) has successfully partnered withnational government health agencies in several countries toimprove the efficiency, quality, and coverage of communitybasedmalaria interventions that support national malariaelimination strategies through scaled …

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Fostering integration of data demand and information use (DDIU) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) in HIV care and treatment
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

The data demand and information use (DDIU) cycle involves information collection and analysis, dissemination, information use and data demand to support evidence-based decision making (see Figure 1). DDIU is a …

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The Faithful House and Ugandaâs National Campaign: âGo Together, Know Togetherâ
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

Overview of the evidence for couples-basedHIV preventionNew evidence is challenging the conventional approach to HIV preventionthrough individual behavior change. First, epidemiological trends indicatethat half of new HIV infections in some …

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Effects of faithfulness-focused curriculum on couples from three regions in Uganda
CRS
2012
Report
Health Research

BackgroundEven though a large share of new HIV infections in many African countriesoccurs within marriages, there are relatively few prevention programs specificallyfocusing on the couple as a unit of behavior …

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AIDS RELIEF UGANDA: FINAL REPORT 2004-2012
CRS
2013
Report
Health Research

From 2004 to 2012, AIDSRelief Uganda provided HIVcare and treatment to nearly 88,000 patients, including45,000 who enrolled on lifesaving antiretroviral therapy(ART) at 23 treatment sites. Consortium membersCatholic Relief Services, University …

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