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 …
The author reflects on the importance of strengthening the health services in Africa. He states that performing research is the most important part of the strengthening process. The major challenge …
Despite the burden of both malnutrition and tuberculosis in children worldwide, there are few studies on the mechanisms that underlie this relationship. From available research, it appears that malnutrition is …
Cattamanchi A,
Andama A,
Jaganath D,
Wambi P,
Reza TF,
Nakafeero J,
Aben EO,
Kiconco E,
Nannyonga G,
Nsereko M
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) has improved the sensitivity to detect pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in adults. However, there have been limited prospective evaluations of its diagnostic accuracy in children.Methods. …
Kakuru A,
Kamya MR,
Rosenthal PJ,
Arinaitwe E,
Greenhouse B,
Dorsey G,
Kaharuza F,
Tappero J,
Jagannathan P,
Muhindo MK
2012
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: The burden of malaria has decreased in parts of Africa following the scaling up of control interventions. However, similar data are limited from high transmission settings.Methods: A cohort of …
Kamya Moses R.,
Jagannathan Prasanna,
Dorsey Grant,
Eccles-James Ijeoma,
Bowen Katherine,
Nankya Felistas,
Auma Ann,
Wamala Samuel,
Ebusu Charles,
Muhindo Mary K.
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
MEDLINE Abstract: Although evidence suggests that T cells are critical for immunity to malaria, reliable T cell correlates of exposure to and protection from malaria among children living in endemic …
Kamya MR,
Tappero JW,
Arinaitwe E,
Greenhouse B,
Dorsey G,
Jagannathan P,
Muhindo MK,
Kim CC,
Nankya F,
Bowen K
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Although clinical immunity to malaria eventually develops among children living in endemic settings, the underlying immunologic mechanisms are not known. The V delta 2(+) subset of gamma delta T cells …
Arinaitwe E,
Greenhouse B,
Dorsey G,
Kamya M R,
Jagannathan P,
Nankya F,
Bowen K,
Eccles-James I,
Kim C C,
Muhindo M K
and others...
2014
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Although clinical immunity to malaria eventually develops among children living in endemic settings, the underlying immunologic mechanisms are not known. The Vδ2+ subset of γδ T cells have intrinsic reactivity …
Kamya MR,
Dorsey G,
Bigira V,
Jagannathan P,
Nankya F,
Bowen K,
Eccles-James I,
Feeney ME,
Stoyanov C,
Sikyomu E
and others...
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background. The malaria-specific T-cell response is believed to be important for protective immunity. Antimalarial chemoprevention may affect this response by altering exposure to malaria antigens.Methods.aEuro integral We performed interferon gamma …
