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Addressing Barriers for Accessible Healthcare (211) 7 sub-areas

Addressing cost and affordability barriers (54)

Developing specialized care capacity (39)

Empowering Local Governments for Decentralized Health Action (6)

Expanding access to care across all service tiers (89)

Fostering public-private collaboration in healthcare (14)

Strengthening blood supply systems (2)

Strengthening referral and emergency medical services (7)

Communicable Diseases (1048) 3 sub-areas

Awareness of Communicable Diseases (192)

Management of Communicable Diseases (448)

Prevention and Early Detection of Communicable Diseases (408)

Cross-sectoral Issues (84) 4 sub-areas

Climate change (8)

Occupational Health and Safety (9)

Water sanitation and hygiene (44)

Wellness and ageing (23)

Expanded Program on Immunization (78) 3 sub-areas

Epidemiology-Focused Interventions (20)

Immunisation Program-Focused Interventions (18)

Vaccine-Focused Interventions (40)

Fostering public-private collaboration in healthcare (7)

Global Health Security (289) 6 sub-areas

Diagnostic Capacity for Surveillance (113)

Integrated Surveillance Systems (57)

Laboratory Systems Strengthening (55)

Outbreak Investigation & Response (17)

Public Health Emergency Response Coordination (31)

Workforce Development for Preparedness & Response (16)

Health Financing (66) 9 sub-areas

Allocative Efficiency Analysis (10)

Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (3)

Health Insurance Schemes (10)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (19)

Performance-Based Financing (4)

Provider Payment Systems (1)

Purchasing Mechanisms (3)

Subsidy Models & Targeting (9)

Technical Efficiency Analysis (7)

Health Information, Innovation & Research (246) 12 sub-areas

Data Collection & Reporting Systems (21)

Data Governance (4)

Data Security (1)

Data Standards & Exchange (8)

Emerging Technologies in Health (17)

Evidence-Based Policy Making (50)

ICT Infrastructure Development (6)

Knowledge Management Platform (8)

Knowledge Translation (12)

Program Evaluation & Monitoring (89)

eHealth Applications & Telemedicine (17)

eHealth System Development (13)

Health Infrastructure (33) 2 sub-areas

Enhancing Standards & Quality for Health Infrastructure (13)

Health Infrastructure Development & Accessibility (20)

Human Resources For Health (217) 9 sub-areas

HRH Governance & Policy (9)

HRH Leadership & Capacity Building (33)

Human Resources for Health Information Systems (1)

Human Resources for Health Planning & Forecasting (8)

In-Service Training & Upskilling (89)

Motivation & Productivity (26)

Pre-Service Education & Innovation (23)

Recruitment, Deployment, and Retention (5)

Skill Mix & Distribution (23)

Improvements in the quality of care (125) 3 sub-areas

Clinical Governance Systems (43)

Health Diagnostics Accreditation (22)

Service Availability & Readiness Assessment (59)

Integrated Nutrition & Food Security Inteerventions (120) 5 sub-areas

Acute Malnutrition Management (27)

Feeding & Nutrition Education (52)

Food Safety Interventions (19)

Micronutrient Supplementation and Food Fortification (14)

Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Systems (8)

Leadership & Governance (305) 9 sub-areas

Appraisal of frameworks and policies (1)

Capacity Building at Sub-National Levels (25)

Community Participation & Engagement (90)

Decentralization Models & Implementation (14)

Partner Coordination Mechanisms (45)

Policy & Regulatory Frameworks (74)

Resource Alignment & Joint Planning (15)

Strategic Planning & Alignment (40)

Strengthen Public Private Partnerships and collaboration (1)

Medicines, Vaccines & Health Technologies (161) 11 sub-areas

Affordability & Price Controls (9)

Clinical Trial Oversight (22)

Enforcement of Drug Controls (8)

Essential Medicines Access (58)

Indigenous & Complementary Medicine Development & Regulation (9)

Institution & Structure Strengthening (19)

Integrating Traditional Providers (13)

Market Analysis (3)

Post-Market Surveillance (11)

Private Sector Incentivization (2)

Product Standards & Testing (7)

Non-Communicable Diseases (532) 3 sub-areas

Awareness of NCDs (144)

Management of NCDs (233)

Prevention and Early Detection of NCDs (155)

Promoting Comprehensive Adolescent Health (78) 3 sub-areas

Adolescent Health Education & Prevention (34)

Adolescent-Centred Systems & Equity (27)

Vulnerable & Underserved Adolescent Populations (17)

Reproductive Health & Rights (RHR) Services (330) 3 sub-areas

Essential Reproductive Health Rights (65)

Management of Complications in Reproductive Health (100)

Preventative Care and Health promotion in Reproductive Health (164)

Research Outcomes

Morbidity (1016)

Access (324)

Coverage (261)

Patient Reported Outcomes (178)

Ethics and Policy-Making (147)

Mortality unspecified (121)

Under 5 Mortality (67)

Financial Risk Protection (34)

Maternal Mortality (32)

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Rapid Response Briefs (71)

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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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Understanding the vulnerability of older adults: extent of and breaches in support systems in Uganda

GOLAZ VALÃRIE, WANDERA STEPHEN OJIAMBO, RUTAREMWA GIDEON

2017

Journal, Article

Health Research

Older adults' vulnerability and resilience are a result of processes constructed throughout the lifecycle. In Uganda, older people almost always rely exclusively on their social networks for care and economic …

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Patient, Provider, and Clinic Characteristics Associated with Opioid and Non-Opioid Pain Prescriptions for Patients Receiving Low Back Imaging in Primary Care

Gold LS, Marcum ZA, Meier EN, Turner JA, James KT, Kallmes DF, Luetmer PH, Griffith B, Sherman KJ, Friedly JL and others...

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: To describe characteristics of patients, providers, and clinics associated with opioid or non-opioid pain medication prescribing patterns for patients who received lower spine imaging in primary care clinics. Methods: …

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Infection-related stillbirths

Goldenberg Robert L, McClure Elizabeth M, Saleem Sarah, Reddy Uma M

2010

Journal, Article

Health Research

Infection is an important cause of stillbirths worldwide: in low-income and middle-income countries, 50% of stillbirths or more are probably caused by infection. By contrast, in high-income countries only 10-25% …

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War-Related Abduction and History of Incarceration Linked to High Burden of HIV Among Female Sex Workers in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda

Birungi J, Shannon K, Goldenberg SM, Muzaaya G, Akello M, Nguyen P

2016

Journal, Article

Health Research

Objective:Sex workers (SWs) in sub-Saharan Africa face a disproportionate HIV burden and growing concerns of severe human rights violations. Given the dearth of evidence on the burden and correlates of …

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High burden of previously undiagnosed HIV infections and gaps in HIV care cascade for conflict-affected female sex workers in northern Uganda

Birungi J, Shannon K, Goldenberg SM, Muzaaya G, Akello M, Braschel M

2019

Journal, Article

Health Research

Given the disproportionate HIV burden faced by female sex workers FSWs and limited data regarding their engagement in the HIV cascade of care in conflict-affected settings, we characterized the cascade …

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Ugandan youth: Knowledge, behaviour and normative beliefs regarding HIV prevention

Goldman Adam

2007

Dissertation

Health Research

This cross-sectional study aims to assess normative beliefs associated with intentions to practice HIV preventive behaviors among N=751 rural Ugandan youth who were participants in a HIV intervention program and …

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The complex collision of care, informed consent, and double effect: Considerations and guidelines

Goldman Victoria, Kole Jonathan, Hunt Jeffrey

2019

Journal, Article

Health Research

"I know it's 'hurting' my kidney, but I've never felt anything ... so it'll be fine." This patient with bipolar I and autism spectrum disorder nonchalantly deflects attempts to describe …

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Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies

Goldner BW, Bollinger RC

2012

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: A new course was offered to introduce basic global health concepts to all first year Johns Hopkins medical students, that took advantage of new distance learning capacity to connect …

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Stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent call for prevention...Neurology. 2012 Mar 27;78(13):1007-8

Goldstein Larry B.

2013

Journal, Article

Health Research

In his Global Perspectives article, Dr. Chin(1) reported on the resource constraints related to the provision of stroke care in Africa. This was based on his experience visiting Mulago Hospital, …

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A pilot comparison of standardized online surgical curricula for use in low- and middle-income countries

Goldstein S D, Papandria D, Linden A, Azzie G, Borgstein E, Calland J F, Finlayson S R.G, Jani P, Klingensmith M, Labib M and others...

2014

Journal, Article

Health Research

Importance Surgical conditions are an important component of global disease burden, due in part to critical shortages of adequately trained surgical providers in low- and middle-income countries.Objectives To assess the …

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