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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)

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Provider Payment Systems (1)

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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)

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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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Improving the Self-management of Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-income Countries Using a Standalone Mobile Health Intervention

Hearn Jason Andrew

2018

Dissertation

Health Research

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have recently been investigated as a means of simplifying heart failure (HF) self-management. Though these interventions have been shown to improve the self-care efficacy of HF …

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A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study

Ssinabulya I., Akiteng A.R., Hearn J., Wali S., Birungi P., Cafazzo J.A., Ross H.J., Seto E., Schwartz J.I.

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in Uganda. Ugandan patients with HF report receiving limited information about their illness, disease management, or empowerment to engage in self-care …

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Multi-omics analysis identifies a CYP9K1 haplotype conferring pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in East Africa

Hearn J, Tagne CSD, Ibrahim SS, Tene-Fossog B, Mugenzi LMJ, Irving H, Riveron JM, Weedall GD, Wondji CS

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

Metabolic resistance to pyrethroids is a menace to the continued effectiveness of malaria vector controls. Its molecular basis is complex and varies geographically across Africa. Here, we used a multi-omics …

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Prevention messages and AIDS risk behavior in Kampala, Uganda

Green EC, Kajubi P, Hearst N, Hudes ES, Maganda AK

2012

Journal, Article

Health Research

Uganda was one of the first countries to substantially reduce HIV rates through behavior change, but these gains have not continued in recent years. Little is known about what messages …

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Heavy drinking and problem drinking among youth in Uganda: A structural equation model of alcohol marketing, advertisement perceptions and social norms

Tumwesigye NM, Kasirye R, Swahn MH, Culbreth R, Fodeman A, Cottrell-Daniels C, Jernigan DH, Obot I

Journal, Article

Health Research

Introduction To determine the role of alcohol marketing, perceptions of marketing and social norms on heavy alcohol use and problem drinking among vulnerable youth in Uganda. Methods The Kampala Youth …

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"It is my business": A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Covert Contraceptive Use among Women in Rakai, Uganda

Grilo SA, Heck CJ, Nakyanjo N, Santelli JS, Song XY, Lutalo T

2018

Journal, Article

Health Research

Objectives: Covert contraceptive use (CCU) is the use of family planning without a partner's knowledge. This study sought to examine CCU prevalence among women living in Rakai, Uganda, predictors of …

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The Cycle of Violence: Associations Between Exposure to Violence, Trauma-Related Symptoms and Aggression-Findings from Congolese Refugees in Uganda

Elbert T, Hecker T, Fetz S, Ainamani H

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

War-related trauma exposure has been linked to aggression and enhanced levels of community and family violence, suggesting a cycleof violence. Reactive aggressionâan aggressive reaction to a perceived threatâhas been associated …

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Interaction competencies with children (ICC): An approach for preventing violence, abuse, and neglect in institutional care in sub-Saharan Africa

Hecker Tobias, Mkinga Getrude, Ssenyonga Joseph, Hermenau Katharin

2017

Book, Chapter

Health Research

This chapter will give an (1) overview of the current literature on maltreatment and its consequences on the childrenâs development and well-being in African orphanages. Furthermore, we will present arguments …

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Red blood cell blood group A antigen level affects the ability of heparin and PfEMP1 antibodies to disrupt Plasmodium falciparum rosettes

Hedberg P., Sirel M., Moll K., Kiwuwa M.S., HÃ¶glund P., Ribacke U., Wahlgren M.

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: The histo-blood group ABO system has been associated with adverse outcomes in COVID-19, thromboembolic diseases and Plasmodium falciparum malaria. An integral part of the severe malaria pathogenesis is rosetting, …

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Demographics, clinical characteristics and neonatal outcomes in a rural Ugandan NICU

Hedstrom A, Ryman T, Otai C, Nyonyintono J, McAdams RM, Lester D, Batra M

2014

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Ninety-six percent of the world's 3 million neonatal deaths occur in developing countries where the majority of births occur outside of a facility. Community-based approaches to the identification and …

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