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 …
Katabira Elly,
Heidari Shirin,
Cotton Mark F.,
Marlink Richard,
Mofenson Lynne M.,
Hobbs Charlotte V.
2012
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Antiretroviral therapy in children has expanded dramatically in low-income and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization revised its pediatric HIV guidelines to recommend initiation of antiretroviral therapy in all HIV-infected …
Joloba M L,
Mayanja-Kizza H,
Heilig C M,
Feng P J.I,
Johnson J L,
Morgan K,
Gitta P,
Boom W H,
Eisenach K D,
Bozeman L
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Phase 2 clinical trials for tuberculosis (TB) treatment require reliable culture methods to determinepresence or absence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) over the course of therapy, as thesetrials are based primarily …
Heilmann M,
Roesel K,
Grace D,
Bauer B,
Clausen PH
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Synanthropic flies have adapted to the mass of decaying organic matter near human settlements. As such, they feed and breed on food, faeces and other organic material and are known …
Namusoke H,
Ritz C,
Heilskov S,
Vestergaard C,
Babirekere E,
Rytter M,
Deleuran M
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background Severe acute malnutrition is a life-threatening condition. It can be associated with severe skin changes, first properly described by Williams in 1933. The aetiology of these skin changes is …
Heim Eva,
Shehadeh Melissa Harper,
van't Hof Edith,
Carswell Kenneth
2019
Book,
Chapter
Health Research
High prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety have been reported in populations affected by violent conflicts, as well as …
Using ethnographic material collected between 2003 and 2007 in five HIV clinics in the US, South Africa, Uganda, and Thailand, this article examines "official ethics" and "ethics on the ground." …
Background: The objective of this review is to provide a synthesis of original studiesin patients with MS, originating from sub-Saharan Africa. This review aims tofacilitate a better understanding of the …
Ayakaka I,
Jones-Lopez EC,
Perkins MD,
Jones M,
Alland D,
Helb D,
Story E,
Boehme C,
Wallace E,
Ho K
and others...
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Current nucleic acid amplification methods to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis are complex, labor-intensive, and technically challenging. We developed and performed the first analysis of the Cepheid Gene Xpert System's MTB/RIF assay, …
This dissertation describes the discovery of highly informative serologic biomarkers of recent exposure to Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly species causing malaria. An innovative approach that combined detailed individual-level exposure …
Mayanja-Kizza H,
Arinaitwe E,
Greenhouse B,
Dorsey G,
Ssewanyana I,
Hubbard A,
Tappero J,
Helb D A,
Tetteh K K.A,
Felgner P L
and others...
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Tools to reliably measure Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) exposure in individuals and communities are needed to guide and evaluate malaria control interventions. Serologic assays can potentially produce precise exposure estimates at …
