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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)

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Communicable Diseases (1048) 3 sub-areas

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Expanded Program on Immunization (78) 3 sub-areas

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Global Health Security (289) 6 sub-areas

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Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (19)

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eHealth Applications & Telemedicine (17)

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Enhancing Standards & Quality for Health Infrastructure (13)

Health Infrastructure Development & Accessibility (20)

Human Resources For Health (217) 9 sub-areas

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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)

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

Clinical Governance Systems (43)

Health Diagnostics Accreditation (22)

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

Acute Malnutrition Management (27)

Feeding & Nutrition Education (52)

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Micronutrient Supplementation and Food Fortification (14)

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Community Participation & Engagement (90)

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Partner Coordination Mechanisms (45)

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Strengthen Public Private Partnerships and collaboration (1)

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

Affordability & Price Controls (9)

Clinical Trial Oversight (22)

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Essential Medicines Access (58)

Indigenous & Complementary Medicine Development & Regulation (9)

Institution & Structure Strengthening (19)

Integrating Traditional Providers (13)

Market Analysis (3)

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Product Standards & Testing (7)

Non-Communicable Diseases (532) 3 sub-areas

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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)

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Ethics and Policy-Making (147)

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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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Malaria Transmission, Infection, and Disease at Three Sites with Varied Transmission Intensity in Uganda: Implications for Malaria Control

Wanzira H, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Kigozi SP, Arinaitwe E, Kilama M, Drakeley C, Lindsay SW, Greenhouse B, Smith DL and others...

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

The intensification of control interventions has led to marked reductions in malaria burden in some settings, but not others. To provide a comprehensive description of malaria epidemiology in Uganda, we …

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Evaluating Global Health Partnerships: A Case Study of a Gavi HPV Vaccine Application Process in Uganda

Waiswa P, Kamya C, Shearer J, Asiimwe G, Carnahan E, Salisbury N, Brinkerhoff J, Hozumi D

2017

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Global health partnerships have grown rapidly in number and scope, yet there has been less emphasis on their evaluation. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is one such public-private partnership; in …

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The Impact of Control Interventions on Malaria Burden in Young Children in a Historically High-Transmission District of Uganda: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies from 2007 to 2018

Achan J, Kakuru A, Havlir D, Wanzira H, Natureeba P, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Arinaitwe E, Dorsey G, Rek J and others...

2020

Journal, Article

Health Research

There is limited evidence on whether malaria elimination is feasible in high-transmission areas of Africa. Between 2007 and 2018, we measured the impact of malaria control interventions in young children …

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Models of delivering prep in East Africa: Innovations and lessons learned

Kamya M.R.

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and could bring us closer to HIV elimination targets if offered alongside testing and treatment. However, this effective HIV prevention intervention is only …

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SEARCH Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Streamlined Treatment Intervention Reduces Mortality at a Population Level in Men With Low CD4 Counts

Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Balzer LB, Charlebois ED, Ayieko J, Kabami J, Sang N, Chamie G, Jain V and others...

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background. We tested the hypothesis that patient-centered, streamlined human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care would achieve lower mortality than the standard treatment model for persons with HIV and CD4 <= 350/uL …

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Uganda's increasing dependence on development partner's support for immunization - a five year resource tracking study (2012-2016)

Waiswa P, Opio C, Abewe C, Lagony S, Ampeire I, Kamya C, Asiimwe G, Namugaya F, Muheki C

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

BackgroundIn Uganda, there are persistent weaknesses in obtaining accurate, reliable and complete data on local and external investments in immunization to guide planning, financing, and resource mobilization. This study aimed …

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Coverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, Uganda

Waiswa P., Katahoire A., Kamya C., Namugaya F., Opio C., Katamba P., Carnahan E., Nankabirwa J., Okiring J.

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists regarding the drivers of vaccination coverage and equity in Kampala city, despite frequent measles outbreaks, inequities in vaccination coverage, and the decline in vaccination coverage rates. …

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Evaluating Global Health Partnerships: A Case Study of a Gavi HPV Vaccine Application Process in Uganda

Waiswa Peter, KamyaCarol, Shearer Jessica, Asiimwe Gilbert, Carnahan Emily, Salisbury Nicole, Brinkerhoff Jennifer, Hozumi Dai

2016

Journal, Article

Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Global health partnerships have grown rapidly in number and scope, yet there has been less emphasis on their evaluation. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is one such public-private partnership; …

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Trends and Gaps in National Blood Transfusion Services - 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2014-2016

Kanagasabai Udhayashankar, Chevalier Michelle S., Drammeh Bakary, D. Mili Fatima, Qualls Michael L., Bock Naomi, Benech Irene, Nelson Lisa J., Alemnji George, Watts D. Heather and others...

2018

Journal, Article

Health Research

Ensuring availability of safe blood products through recruitment of voluntary, nonremunerated, blood donors (VNRDs) and prevention of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis …

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Towards Paperless Hospitals: Lessons Learned From 15 Health Facilities In Uganda

Kanagwa B, Ntacyo J, Orach S

2016

Conference Proceedings

Health Research

This paper presents action research results on critical features that impact the implementation and acceptance of Electronic Patient Records Management Systems (EPRMS) by health facilities. The paper also discusses automation …

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