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 …
Lutwama J.,
Njouom R.,
Igboh L.S.,
McMorrow M.,
Tempia S.,
Emukule G.O.,
Talla Nzussouo N.,
McCarron M.,
Williams T.,
Weatherspoon V.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Influenza surveillance helps time prevention and control interventions especially where complex seasonal patterns exist. We assessed influenza surveillance sustainability in Africa where influenza activity varies and external funds for …
Lamorde Mohammed,
Merry Concepta,
Hoglund Richard M.,
ByakikaâKibwika Pauline,
Ashton Michael,
Hanpithakpong Warunee,
Day Nicholas P. J.,
White Nicholas J.,
Ãbelö Angela,
Tarning Joel
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Aim Drug-drug interactions between antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs may influence antimalarial treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential drug-drug interactions between the antimalarial drugs, lumefantrine, …
An introduction to the journal is presented which discusses topics within the issue including sex workers across South Africa, a study which found high levels of HIV testing and retesting …
BackgroundHypertension is an important contributor to global burden of disease and mortality, and is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most sub-Saharan African countries lack detailed countrywide …
A sore throat is a common complaint; and often an early indication of another medical condition; such as a cold. In the absence of life-threatening conditions or bacterial infection; local …
Musinguzi M,
Ochen R,
Katushabe J,
Rujumba J,
ât Hart D
2016
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Inequities in access to HIV prevention and treatment for children remain a global challenge and a black spot to effective HIV prevention and response especially in many HIV endemic countries …
Ibe C A,
Basu L,
Gooden R,
Syed S B,
Dadwal V,
Bone L R,
Ephraim P L,
Weston C M,
Wu A W,
Barron J
and others...
2018
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Reverse Innovation has been endorsed as a vehicle for promoting bidirectional learning andinformation flow between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries, with the aim of tacklingcommon unmet needs. …
Abubakar Auwal M,
Bello Mustapha A,
Chinda John Y,
Danladi Kwari,
Umar Ibrahim M
2011
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Despite the advances in management; congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has continued to pose a significant challenge to paediatric surgeons. This is amplified in a setting like ours where there …
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 …
