Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …
Echodu R,
Aksoy S,
Aksoy E,
Murilla G,
Griffith B C,
Weiss B L,
Mireji P O,
Auma J E,
Wamwiri F N
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentallyacquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a niche in which pathogenic African trypanosomes residewithin infected flies. …
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease, and on-time vaccination is essential for achieving the full benefit of measles-containing vaccines. In recent years, Uganda has experienced measles outbreaks in both …
Griffiths P.D.,
Yekosani M.,
Otak C.,
Simeon E.,
Tumvesigrie S.
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Uganda is a low income country with only 30 histopathologists for a population of 40 million. Changing demographics is expected to lead to a substantial increase in cancer cases. …
Kirenga B.,
van Gemert F.,
Grigsby M. R.,
Siddharthan T.,
Pollard S. L.,
Chowdhury M.,
Rubinstein A.,
Miranda J. J.,
Bernabe-Ortiz A.,
Alam D.
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The relationship of body mass index (BMI) with lung function and COPD has been previously described in several high-income settings. However, few studies have examined this relationship in resource-limited settings …
Grilo SA,
Catallozzi M,
Heck CJ,
Mathur S,
Nakyanjo N,
Santelli JS
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Understanding how couples perceive a recent unintended pregnancy in the context of HIV infection and high levels of gender inequality may provide insights for prevention of undesired pregnancy. We used …
Grilo SA,
Mathur S,
Song XY,
Lutalo T,
Mullinax M,
Santelli J
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Unintended pregnancy is a persistent and global issue with consequences for the health and well-being of mothers and babies. The aim of this paper is to examine unintended pregnancy …
Grimaldi A,
Ammirati E,
Karam N,
Vermi AC,
De Concilio A,
Trucco G,
Aloi F,
Arioli F,
Figini F,
Ferrarello S
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective: Few data are available on heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to provide a current picture of HF aetiologies in urban Uganda, access to heart surgery, and …
