Burden of severe illness associated with laboratory confirmed influenza in adults aged 50â64âyears: A rapid review

BackgroundWhile the high burden of illness caused by seasonal influenza in children and the elderly is well recognize, less is known about the burden in adults 50â64âyears of age. The …

Health facility management and primary health care performance in Uganda

Background Primary health care is a critical foundation of high-quality health systems. Health facility management has been studied in high-income countries, but there are significant measurement gaps about facility management …

Zinc and the Zinc Transporter SLC39A10/ZIP10 Are Required for Heme Synthesis in Developing Erythroid Progenitors

Zinc is an essential trace element for various biological processes in the body. Cellular zinc homeostasis is established via differential expressions of the cell-type-specific zinc transporters, ZnTs and ZIPs. Zinc …

Cancer and palliative care in Africa

The article presents the author views over emergence of cancer as public health concern in regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Topics discussed include prevalence of different types of cancer in …

The health impacts of mycotoxins in the eastern Africa region

East Africans are at a high risk of exposures and effects of mycotoxins. The eastern Africa region is possibly the area where mycotoxicosis has impacted mankind the most. Mycotoxicosis outbreaks …

Randomized, double-blinded, controlled non-inferiority trials evaluating the immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of Yellow Fever vaccines in Kenya and Uganda

Antibody-Mediated Protective Mechanisms Induced by a Trivalent Parainfluenza Virus-Vectored Ebolavirus Vaccine

Ebolaviruses Zaire (EBOV), Bundibugyo (BDBV), and Sudan (SUDV) cause human disease with high case fatality rates. Experimental monovalent vaccines, which all utilize the sole envelope glycoprotein (GP), do not protect …

Context-specific validation and introduction of technologies for sustainable WASH services

Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of peer educators and patron teachers in Western Uganda on stressors and supports

As Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) continue to survive and live with HIV chronically due to effective Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), it is paramount to work toward maximising their psychosocial wellbeing. …

Care and support for youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of school stakeholders in western Uganda

BackgroundAlthough schools have been identified as significant settings in the response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, limited research is available on how they can accommodate Youth Living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHA), especially …