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 …
Howard Guy,
Charles Katrina,
Pond Kathy,
Brookshaw Anca,
Hossain Rifat,
Bartram Jamie
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Drinking-water supply and sanitation services are essential for human health, but their technologies and management systems are potentially vulnerable to climate change. An assessment was made of the resilience of …
John CC,
Howard CR,
Gladding SP,
Kiguli S,
Andrews JS
2011
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Resident interest in global health is increasing; however, a paucity of literature on competency-based curricula in global child health is available. A collaborative group including members from the University of …
Introduction: Improving evidence informed decision-making in immunisation is a global health priority and many low and middle-income countries have established National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) as independent technical advisory …
This study examines the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationâs (BMGF) role in global family planning by interrogating how the organization structures its relationships with bilateral and multilateral donors, development NGOs, …
Reproductive health deeply affects immigrant women's physical, social and cultural lives; however, accessing culturally appropriate health care is often challenging. This thesis employs feminist research methods as well as critical …
Kaleebu P,
Musoke P,
Fowler MG,
Ssewanyana I,
HPTN 027 Protocol Team,
Njai HF,
Wang L,
Jones N,
Richardson P,
Kintu K
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objective: Maternal-to-child-transmission of HIV-1 infection remains a significant cause of HIV-1 infection despite successful prevention strategies. Testing protective HIV-1 vaccines remains a critical priority. The immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 (ALVAC) …
Musoke P,
Stranix-Chibanda L,
Kamateeka M,
Richardson P,
Andrew P,
HPTN 046 Protocol Team,
Naranbhai V,
Moodley D,
Chipato T,
Nakabaiito C
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Recent human studies support historical animal studies that suggested an association between peripheral blood monocyte: lymphocyte (ML) ratio and tuberculosis (TB) disease. To evaluate generalizability of this finding, we modeled …
Globally; 90 of road crash deaths occur in the developing world. Children in Africa bear the major part of this burden; with the highest unintentional injury rates in the world. …
Ozgediz D,
Hsia R Y,
Mutto M,
Jayaraman S,
Kyamanywa P,
Kobusingye O C
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background Despite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs,there are still limited primary epidemiologic data to guidehealth policy and health system development. Understandingthe epidemiology of injury in developing countries can …
Greenhouse B,
Dorsey G,
Hsiang M S,
Lin M,
Dokomajilar C,
Kemere J,
Pilcher C D
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Sensitive, high-throughput methods to detect malaria parasites in low-transmission settings are needed.PCR-based pooling strategies may offer a solution. We first used laboratory-prepared samples to compare 2DNA extraction and 4 PCR …
