National policy development for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia: the relationship between Context, Evidence and Links

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Several frameworks have been constructed to analyse the factors which influence and shape the uptake of evidence into policy processes in resource poor settings, yet empirical analyses of …

Acute Bowel Obstruction in a Rural Hospital in Northern in Northern Uganda

Global Vaccine Action Plan Lessons Learned II: Stakeholder Perspectives

Introduction: The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), unanimously endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2012, defined an ambitious strategy to improve immunization. At the end of the decade, significant …

The feeble voices from people in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stakeholder analysis for health research: Case studies from low- and middle-income countries

Objectives: Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity (FHS) is working in six partner countries in Asia and Africa, focusing on strengthening the research-policy interface in relation to specific health system …

The ethics of health systems research in low- and middle-income countries: A call to action

The increasing conduct of health systems research (HSR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not been matched by concurrent work to clarify the field's ethical dimensions. To begin to …

Exploring Institutional Research Ethics Systems: A Case Study From Uganda

BackgroundâThe increasing globalization of research drives a need for greater research ethicscapacity in low resource countries. Several programs have attempted to expand research ethicscapacity by training individuals, but few have …

Integrating capacity development during digital health research: a case study from global health

Background: The Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative Research and Development Arm at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, has thus far collected NCD risk factor data from more …

The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network: a decade of research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries

MEDLINE Abstract: Road traffic crashes have been an increasing threat to the wellbeing of road users worldwide; an unacceptably high number of people die or become disabled from them. While …

Predictors of success for combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in a North American setting: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic third ventriculostomy combined with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV+CPC) has been adopted by many pediatric neurosurgeons as an alternative to placing shunts in infants with hydrocephalus. However, reported success …