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Addressing Barriers for Accessible Healthcare 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 3 sub-areas

Awareness of Communicable Diseases (192)

Management of Communicable Diseases (448)

Prevention and Early Detection of Communicable Diseases (408)

Cross-sectoral Issues 4 sub-areas

Climate change (8)

Occupational Health and Safety (9)

Water sanitation and hygiene (44)

Wellness and ageing (23)

Expanded Program on Immunization 3 sub-areas

Epidemiology-Focused Interventions (20)

Immunisation Program-Focused Interventions (18)

Vaccine-Focused Interventions (40)

Fostering public-private collaboration in healthcare

Global Health Security 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 9 sub-areas

Allocative Efficiency Analysis (10)

Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (3)

Health Insurance Schemes (10)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (19)

Performance-Based Financing (4)

Provider Payment Systems (1)

Purchasing Mechanisms (3)

Subsidy Models & Targeting (9)

Technical Efficiency Analysis (7)

Health Information, Innovation & Research 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 2 sub-areas

Enhancing Standards & Quality for Health Infrastructure (13)

Health Infrastructure Development & Accessibility (20)

Human Resources For Health 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 3 sub-areas

Clinical Governance Systems (43)

Health Diagnostics Accreditation (22)

Service Availability & Readiness Assessment (59)

Integrated Nutrition & Food Security Inteerventions 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 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 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 3 sub-areas

Awareness of NCDs (144)

Management of NCDs (233)

Prevention and Early Detection of NCDs (155)

Promoting Comprehensive Adolescent Health 3 sub-areas

Adolescent Health Education & Prevention (34)

Adolescent-Centred Systems & Equity (27)

Vulnerable & Underserved Adolescent Populations (17)

Reproductive Health & Rights (RHR) Services 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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Ethiopia (2)

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Rapid Response Briefs (71)

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Integration of Health Services Delivery for the Elderly within the Existing Structures; A Rapid Response Brief

ACRES

2020

Rapid Review

Health Research

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 …

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Differentiated delivery of tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) within existing health facility and community HIV care models to improve TPT uptake and completion among children and adolescents living with HIV in Uganda following the COVID-19 pandemic

Baylor Uganda

Research project

Health Research

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Reducing the distance to walk: establishing a remote maternity facility in Runga, Hoima District, Uganda

Grindle Rhiannon, Giannopoulou Sofia, Jacobs Harriet, Barongo Jerome, Cairns Alexandra Elspeth

2020

Journal, Article

Health Research

Despite a substantial reduction in global maternal mortality, rates in low-income countriesremain unacceptably high. Multiple contributing factors exist, grouped into three delays:health-seeking behaviour; accessibility of care; quality of care. In …

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Research Trends and Geographical Contribution in the Field of Perinatal Mental Health: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1900 to 2020

Ali U., Waqas A., Ayub M.

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

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Validating rapid point-of-care strep a test accuracy in sub-saharan africa: Pilot results from two sites

Abrams J., Telford L., Engel K., Daniels R., Okello E., Beaton A., Zuhlke L.J., Engel M.E.

2021

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a preventable chronic condition which evolves from an untreated Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) bacterial infection. Without treatment, an immune response can occur, damaging …

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Surgical Capacity Building in Uganda Through Twinning, Technology, and Training Camps

Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Parker S, Zomorodi A, MacLeod D, Schroeder R, Muhumuza M, Merson M

2011

Journal, Article

Health Research

Neurosurgical capacity is extremely deficient in East African countries where 27 neurosurgeons serve more than 250 million people. To build capacity, the Duke University Medical Center and New Mulago Hospital …

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Sweet Pollutants: Sweeteners In Rivers

bvision

2019

Report

Health Research

The Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) factory in Lugazi is dotted with a lush terraced sugarcane vegetation and meandering streams of fresh water providing breathtaking beauty. For 90 years, …

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Prevalence and Risks of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women

Grove D, Theron G, Widmer T. A

2010

Journal, Article

Health Research

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A "One Health" surveillance and control of brucellosis in developing countries: Moving away from improvisation

Godfroid J., Al Dahouk S., Pappas G., Roth F., Matope G., Muma J., Marcotty T., Pfeiffer D., Skjerve E.

2013

Journal, Article

Health Research

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Resilient health care in global pediatric oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic

Agulnik A., Rodriguez-Galindo C., Graetz D.E., Sniderman E., Villegas C.A., Kaye E.C., Ragab I., Laptsevich A., Maliti B., Naidu G. and others...

2022

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: In the face of unprecedented challenges because of coronavirus disease 2019, interdisciplinary pediatric oncology teams have developed strategies to continue providing high-quality cancer care. This study explored factors contributing …

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Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda

Amanyire G, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Jain V, Black D, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Charlebois E D, Havlir D V and others...

2014

Journal, Article

Health Research

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/Î¼l. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …

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