District mental healthcare plans for five low- and middle-income countries: commonalities, variations and evidence gaps

BackgroundLittle is known about the service and system interventions required for successful integration of mental healthcare into primary care across diverse low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).AimsTo examine the commonalities, variations …

Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Introduction: In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the acceptability, yield and prevalence …

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Challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health services by people with physical disabilities in Kampala, Uganda

Introduction: Despite the universal right to access the same range, quality and standard of free or affordable health care and programs as provided to other persons, people with physical disabilities …

KeyLoop: Mechanical Retraction of the Abdominal Wall for Gasless Laparoscopy

Background. Despite favorable outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in high-income countries, its implementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging given a shortage of consumable supplies, high cost, and risk …

Assessment of the consistency of national-level policies and guidelines for malaria in pregnancy in five African countries

Background: At least 39 sub-Saharan African countries have policies on preventing malaria in pregnancy (MIP), including use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and case …

"The ""Ten Commandments"" of Treating Preschool Children who Wheeze"

"Wheezing in young children is problematic for most practitioners. Difficulties arise in both the diagnosis and management of this clinical phenotype. Not all preschool children who wheeze have asthma. Therefore; …

Impact of shelter-in-place on TB case notifications and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Erratum regarding previously published articles (Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (2020) 20, (S2405579420300280), (10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100164))

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

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/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …