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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)

Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (3)

Health Insurance Schemes (10)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (19)

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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)

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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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Decreases in self-reported alcohol consumption following HIV counseling and testing at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Kamya MR, Fatch R, Hahn JA, Wanyenze RK, Bangsberg DR, Baveewo S, Coates TJ

2014

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Alcohol use has a detrimental impact on the HIV epidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV counseling and testing (HCT) may provide a contact opportunity to intervene with hazardous alcohol …

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Declining and rebounding unhealthy alcohol consumption during the first year of HIV care in rural Uganda, using phosphatidylethanol to augment self-report

Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA, Shiboski S, Kekiibina A, Carrico AW, Woolf-King S

2016

Journal, Article

Health Research

AimsWe examined whether unhealthy alcohol consumption, which negatively impacts HIV outcomes, changes after HIV care entry overall and by several factors. We also compared using phosphatidylethanol (PEth, an alcohol biomarker) …

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Alcohol Use and HIV Disease Progression in an Antiretroviral Naive Cohort

Adong J, Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Ngabirano C, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Hahn JA, Bryant K and others...

2018

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Alcohol use has been shown to accelerate disease progression in experimental studies of simian immunodeficiency virus in macaques, but the results in observational studies of HIV have been conflicting.Methods: …

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Operative management in liver trauma

Haider H, Rafi Y, Butt M Q

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

Aim: In accordance to the American Association for Surgery Trauma (AAST) grades of liver Injuries selection of an appropriate surgical technique to control hemorrhage, minimize postoperative Complications and mortality.Study design: …

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Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries

Zumla A, Musoke D, Ferrand RA, Haider N, Osman AY, Gadzekpo A, Akipede GO, Asogun D, Ansumana R, Lessells RJ and others...

2020

Journal, Article

Health Research

Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-19. However, the term 'lockdown' is not well-defined. Indeed, WHO's reference to 'so-called lockdown measures' indicates the absence of …

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Symptom attributions across the menstrual cycle in women with panic disorder

Haigh Emily A. P., Craner Julia R., Sigmon Sandra T., Yoon K. Lira, Thorpe Geoffrey L.

2018

Journal, Article

Health Research

Women with panic disorder are likely to experience greater menstrual-specific symptoms (e.g., headaches, cramps) as well as more panic/anxiety-related symptoms (e.g., dizziness, faintness, chest pain, heart pounding), and may be …

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Socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with HIV testing and HIV seropositivity among women and children in sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based multilevel analysis

Haile Zelalem T.

2014

Dissertation

Health Research

Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of mortality that disproportionately affects women and children. In this sub-region, 57% of those living with HIV are women …

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Leishmaniasis

Hailu A, Dagne DA, Boelaert M

2016

Book, Chapter

Health Research

Visceral leishmaniasis is widespread in East Africa with several foci in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. Outside this subregion, sporadic cases have been reported from Chad, Niger, …

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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 are powerful staging markers for human African trypanosomiasis

Hainard Alexandre, Tiberti Natalia, Robin Xavier, Ngoyi DieudonnÃ© M., Matovu Enock, Enyaru John C. K., MÃ¼ller Markus, Turck Natacha, Ndung'u Joseph M., Lejon Veerle and others...

2011

Journal, Article

Health Research

A critical step before treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is the correct staging of the disease. As late stage is established when trypanosomes cross the blood-brain barrier and invade …

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Worldwide genetic features of HIV-1 env Î±4Î²7 binding motif: The local dissemination impact of the LDI tripeptide

Hait S H, Soares E A, Sprinz E, Arthos J, Machado E S, Soares M A

2015

Journal, Article

Health Research

BackgroundâHIV-1 gp120 binds to integrin Î±4Î²7, a homing receptor of lymphocytes to gut-associated lymphoid tissues. This interaction is mediated by the LDI/V tripeptide encoded in theV2-loop. This tripeptide mimics similar …

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