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 …
Hughes Lindsay,
Hamm Tiffany,
Crawford Keith,
Lenneman Tessa,
Kibuuka Hannah,
Maswai Jonah,
Clinkscales Jessica,
Robb Merlin,
Michael Nelson
2014
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Article
Health Research
Following rapid scale up of ART, attention is now focused on improving quality of care and identifying populations and interventions to maximize impact and long-term effectiveness. Viral load, considered the …
The central role of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in malaria prevention in Africa is threatened by insecticide resistance. Little is known about mosquito behaviour near, or of the importance of …
Hughes E,
Mwebaza N,
Huang LS,
Kajubi R,
Nguyen V,
Nyunt MM,
Orukan F,
Mwima MW,
Parikh S,
Aweeka F
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: The choice of malaria treatment for HIV-infected pregnant women receiving efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy must consider the potential impact of drug interactions on antimalarial exposure and clinical response. The aim …
Zhang N,
Kakuru A,
Havlir D,
Kamya M,
Natureeba P,
Dorsey G,
Rosenthal P J,
Huang L,
Muhindo M,
Hughes E
and others...
2020
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) provides highly effective therapy and chemoprevention for malaria in pregnant African women. PQ concentrations of >10.3âng/ml have been associated with reduced maternal parasitemia, placental malaria, and improved birth …
Globally, disparities in the availability of surgical care are prevalent, and for specialty care such as neurosurgery, services are typically scarce to non-existent. In low-and-middle-income countries, most medical centers have …
Dorsey G.,
Rosenthal P.J.,
Hughes E.,
Wallender E.,
Kajubi R.,
Jagannathan P.,
Ochieng T.,
Kakuru A.,
Kamya M.R.,
Clark T.D.
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) is highly effective at preventing both malaria during pregnancy and placental malaria. Piperaquine prolongs the corrected QT interval (QTc), and it is …
Kityo C,
Mugyenyi P,
Huibers M H.W,
Boerma R S,
Kaudha E,
Sigaloff K C.E,
Balinda S N,
Bertagnolio S,
Nakanjako R,
Calis J C.J
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objectives: To evaluate long-term virological failure (VF) and drug resistance among HIV-infected Ugandan chil-dren on first-line ART.Methods: In a multicentre prospective cohort study, viral load (VL) and drug resistance mutations …
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Infectious disease threats exist even in places without evidence of past events, and without clear preparedness plans to prevent, detect, and respond to such threats, outbreaks can …
