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 …
Giebel C.,
Ivan B.,
Zuluaga M.I.,
Kumar S.,
Gabbay M.,
Saldarriaga G.,
Ddumba I.
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: The pandemic has put a huge strain on people's mental health, with varying restrictionsaffecting people's lives. Little is known how the pandemic affects older adults' mental health,particularly those living …
Namukwaya E,
Grant L,
Downing J,
Leng M,
Murray S A
2011
Journal,
Article
Health Research
There has been rapid progress in palliative care inAfrica since the World Health Assembly in 2005 whichidentified palliative care as an urgent humanitarianneed. Palliative care is now recognised as a …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report presents the findings of the assessment of the UgandaâsDraft School Health Policy. In 2018, the Uganda Ministry ofEducation and Sports, and Ministry of Health developed theDraft School …
Chinula L.,
Hompe E. D.,
Jacobson D. L.,
Eudailey J. A.,
Butler K.,
Edwards W.,
Pollara J.,
Brummel S. S.,
Fouda G. G.,
Kamanga M.
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
To design immune interventions that can synergize with antiretroviral therapy (ART) to reduce the rate of HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), it is essential to characterize maternal immune responses in the …
Worodria W,
Acuna-Villaorduna C,
Ayakaka I,
Dryden-Peterson S,
Nakubulwa S,
Reilly N,
Hosford J,
Fennelly KP,
Okwera A,
Jones-Lopez EC
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
The World Health Organization recommends for tuberculosis retreatment a regimen of isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E), pyrazinamide (Z), and streptomycin (S) for 2 months, followed by H, R, E, …
Metabolic resistance to pyrethroids is a menace to the continued effectiveness of malaria vector controls. Its molecular basis is complex and varies geographically across Africa. Here, we used a multi-omics …
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/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …
