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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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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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UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN UGANDA: RESPONSES FROM KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY

Kebirungi H

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

This study used the social exchange theory and sexuality to investigate the underlying causes of sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda, with responses from Kyambogo University (KyU). …

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Macaque Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Novel Conserved Epitopes within Filovirus Glycoprotein

Holtsberg FW, Shulenin S, Vu H, Howell KA, Douglas R, Froude JW, Herbert AS, Wirchnianski AS, Lear-Rooney CM, Dye JM and others...

2016

Journal, Article

Health Research

Filoviruses cause highly lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. Current immunotherapeutic options for filoviruses are mostly specific to Ebola virus (EBOV), although other members of Filoviridae such …

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Analysis and visualisation of research trends in community maternal care: A general review

Keerthana S., Maunika

2020

Journal, Article

Health Research

Maternal care is a very important pillar of a healthy society. Community health measures play a significant role in improving the quality of maternal care and thereby reducing maternal mortality. …

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T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron

Aremu O., de Oliveira T., Suzuki A., Bekker L.-G., Keeton R., Tincho M.B., Ngomti A., Baguma R., Benede N., Khan K. and others...

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has multiple spike protein mutations1,2 that contribute to viral escape from antibody neutralization3â6 and reduce vaccine protection from infection7,8. The extent to which other components …

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An immunohistochemical marker panel including claudin-18, maspin, and p53 improves diagnostic accuracy of bile duct neoplasms in surgical and presurgical biopsy specimens

Keira Yoshiko, Takasawa Akira, Murata Masaki, Nojima Masanori, Takasawa Kumi, Ogino Jiro, Higashiura Yukimura, Sasaki Ayaka, Kimura Yasutoshi, Mizuguchi Toru and others...

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

Biliary tract cancers have an extremely poor outcome, and specific diagnostic markers and effective treatments are needed urgently. In this study, we assessed the capacity of panel of immunohistochemical markers …

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Models of evaluating the clinical significance of depression treatment in developing countries: The case of group interpersonal psychotherapy in rural southwestern Uganda

Keith Jessica Anne

2010

Dissertation

Health Research

Depression in the developing world is highly prevalent and associated with a range of negative outcomes. Evidence-based treatment for depression in the developing world is rare and, when implemented, tends …

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Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda

Kamya M, Adong J, Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA, Kekibiina A, Chamie G, Marson K, Beesiga B and others...

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background We aimed to describe the prevalence of PTSD symptoms and its associated factors in persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda who engage in heavy alcohol use. Methods We …

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Comparing banana leaf dressing and vaseline gauze dressing for split-thickness skin graft donor sites in a ugandan hospital

Kekisa N L, Galiwango G, Hodges A

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Introduction: This study compared the effectiveness ofbanana leaf dressing (BLD) with the commonly usedVaseline gauze dressing (VGD) on split-thickness skingraft (SSG) donor sites. VGD is not completely nonadherent and is …

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Prospective Long-term Outcomes of a Cohort of Ugandan Children with Laboratory Monitoring During Antiretroviral Therapy

Kekitiinwa A, Korutaro V, Kasirye P, Asiimwe A R, Kitaka S, Maganda A, Madalon M, Graziano F M

2012

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Treatment of HIV-1 infected Ugandan children with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing, but few prospective long-term studies evaluating the treatment process have been reported. In this study, we sought …

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Acceptability of lopinavir/r pellets (minitabs), tablets and syrups in HIV-infected children

Musiime V, Kekitiinwa A, Mirembe G, Gibb DM, Thomason MJ, Lallemant M, Nakalanzi S, Baptiste D, Walker AS, Judd A

2016

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Lopinavir/ritonavir 'pellets' were recently tentatively approved for licensing. We describe their acceptability for infants and children up to 48 weeks.Methods: CHAPAS-2 was a randomized, two-period crossover trial comparing syrup …

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