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 …
Rationale: Previously treated persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) have increased risk of developing multi-drug resistant or rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB). Surveillance for resistance is critical to identify and …
BackgroundSuccessful treatment of tuberculosis leads to clinical and public health benefits such as reduction in transmission, complications, and mortality among patients. However, data are limited on treatment outcomes and the …
Sall AA,
Jaaskelainen AJ,
Sironen T,
Diagne CT,
Diagne MM,
Faye M,
Faye O,
Hewson R,
Molsa M,
Weidmanng MW
and others...
2019
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: During the five decades since their discovery, filoviruses of four species have caused human hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: Marburg (MARV) marburgvirus, and Zaire (EBOV), Sudan (SUDV) and Bundybugyo (BDBV) ebolaviruses. …
Tiwari A.,
Jabbour P.,
Dmytriw A.A.,
Sweid A.,
Piotin M.,
Bekelis K.,
Sourour N.,
Raz E.,
Linfante I.,
Dabus G.
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms and outcomes in coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-associated stroke are unique from those of non-COVID-19 stroke. OBJECTIVE: To describe the efficacy and outcomes of acute revascularization of large vessel …
Jabbour P,
Dmytriw A,
Sweid A,
Piotin M,
Bekelis K,
Sourour N,
Raz E,
Linfante I,
Kole M,
Nimjee S
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
BackgroundThe mechanisms and outcomes in COVID-19-associated stroke are unique from those of non-COVID-19 stroke.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to describe the efficacy and outcomes of acute revascularization of large …
Introduction: The main aim of this study was to explore the sources of consultation that women seek during premenstural syndrome (PMS), and to establish the association between the severity of …
Background Although models of hospital-basedpalliative care are common in high-incomecountries, they are rare in low-income countriesdespite the high burden of progressive disease.Aim To measure the proportion of all adult andchild …
In Africa, the need for palliative care provision is escalating with an increasing number of people living with HIV/AIDS, coupled with rising cancer and AIDS-related cancer diagnoses. In Uganda there …
Background: Volunteers in palliative care play a key role, particularly in the hospice setting. The expansion of palliative care into developing countries has been accompanied by the emergence of volunteer …
Background. Hearing loss is more prevalent in developing countries. Later diagnosis of hearing loss will result in delayed access to rehabilitation. It is typically more difficult to obtain subjective information …
