Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and cerebral malaria

Cerebral malaria is a severe neurologic complication of P. falciparum infection which occurs in individuals with little or no acquired immunity to malaria, mostly children in endemic areas. Some cerebral …

Proposed guidelines for the management of nodding syndrome

Cerebral measurements made using cranial ultrasound in term Ugandan newborns

Background: Few cUS studies of cerebral measurements are available for normal term infants. Normative data is important for evaluating cerebral structure size in symptomatic term infants and assessing preterm brain …

Patient experiences and perspectives on hypertension at a major referral hospital in rural southwestern Uganda: a qualitative analysis

Objectives Novel care models are needed to address the large burden of hypertension globally. We aimed to explore how patients in rural Uganda experience and perceive hypertension in order to …

Food security variation among Indigenous communities in South-western Uganda

We assess whether the household is an apt scale of analysis to examine food insecurity of Indigenous Batwa of Kanungu District, Uganda. Our objectives were: 1) estimate the prevalence and …

Diagnostic Value of Plasma C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Determination of the Duration of Mesenteric Ischaemia : Cardiovascular Topic

Objective: Mesenteric arteries release C-type natriureticpeptide (CNP), which hyperpolarises vascular smooth muscle.We measured the levels of this peptide after inducing mesen-teric ischaemia over a series of time intervals, so as …

Gender

GENDER, YOUTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ANALYSIS BASELINE ASSESSMENT For the USAID/Local Partner Health Services â Eastern Activity

Amref Health African in Uganda Country Profile

Pan-ebolavirus protective therapy by two multifunctional human antibodies

Ebolaviruses cause a severe and often fatal illness with the potential for global spread. Monoclonal antibody based treatments that have become available recently have a narrow therapeutic spectrum and are …

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 …