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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

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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)

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Health Insurance Schemes (10)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (19)

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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)

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Knowledge Translation (12)

Program Evaluation & Monitoring (89)

eHealth Applications & Telemedicine (17)

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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)

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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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Feasibility and cost of a medical student proxy-based mobile teledermatology consult service with Kisoro, Uganda, and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Baganizi M, Greisman L, Nguyen TM, Mann RE, Jacobson M, Paccione GA, Friedman AJ, Lipoff JB

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

BackgroundThe expansion of mobile technology and coverage has unveiled new means for delivering medical care to isolated and resource-poor communities. Teledermatology, or dermatology consultation from a distance using technology, is …

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Does substance use compromise depression treatment in persons with HIV? Findings from a randomized controlled trial

Grelotti David J., Hammer Gwendolyn P., Dilley James W., Karasic Dan H., Sorensen James L., Bangsberg David R., Tsai Alexander C.

2017

Journal, Article

Health Research

Depression and substance use are significant obstacles to effective HIV care. Using data derived from a randomized controlled trial of persons with HIV who are homeless or marginally housed, this …

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Effect of probiotics on diarrhea in children with severe acute malnutrition: A randomized controlled study in Uganda

Grenov B, Namusoke H, Lanyero B, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Ritz C, MÃ¸lgaard C, Friis H, Michaelsen K F

2017

Journal, Article

Health Research

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of probiotics ondiarrhea during in- and outpatient treatment of children with severe acutemalnutrition (SAM).Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study …

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Validation of a Simple Stool Diary Used by Caregivers to Document Diarrhea among Young Children in a Low-Income Country

Grenov B, Namusoke H, Lanyero B, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Ritz C, Michaelsen K F, Carlsson A, Vinther C K, Holm-Larsen T

2017

Journal, Article

Health Research

Objectives: The aim of the study was the development and validation of asimple stool diary for caretakers collecting data on stool frequency andconsistency among young children in a low-income country.Methods: …

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Diarrhea, Dehydration, and the Associated Mortality in Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study in Uganda

Grenov B, Namusoke H, Lanyero B, Nabukeera-Barungi N, Ritz C, MÃ¸lgaard C, Friis H, Michaelsen K F

2019

Journal, Article

Health Research

ObjectiveTo assess predictors of diarrhea and dehydration and to investigate the role of diarrhea in mortality among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition.Study designA prospective cohort study, nested in a …

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Medical education in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review

Sewankambo Nelson, Greysen S. Ryan, Dovlo Dela, OlapadeâOlaopa E. Oluwabunmi, Jacobs Marian, Mullan Fitzhugh

2011

Journal, Article

Health Research

Medical Education 2011: 45: 973-986 Objectives This review synthesises research published in the traditional and 'grey' literature to promote a broader understanding of the history and current status of medical …

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Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multinational Population-Based Cohort Study of Care and Guideline Adherence

Griesel M, Seraphin TP, Mezger NCS, Hammerl L, Feuchtner J, Joko-Fru WY, Sengayi-Muchengeti M, Liu BY, Vuma S, Korir A and others...

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common female cancer in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We assessed treatment guideline adherence and its association with overall survival (OS).Methods Our …

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Lactation Consultation by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Improves Breastfeeding Rates for Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Griffin L.B., Ding J.J., Has P., Ayala N., Kole-White M.B.

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

BACKGROUND: In patients with gestational diabetes, breastfeeding decreases the lifetime risk of Type 2 diabetes by half. Lactation consultation has been shown to increase breastfeeding rates in the general population …

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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome of field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence

Griffith Bridget C.

2014

Dissertation

Health Research

The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) gut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Maternally transmitted symbionts are well characterized, but little is known about the origin and function …

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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence

Echodu R, Aksoy S, Griffith BC, Weiss BL, Aksoy E, Mireji PO, Auma JE, Wamwiri FN, Murilla G

2018

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a niche in which pathogenic African trypanosomes reside within …

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