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 …
Goodman C,
Kayiwa J,
Faye O,
Johnson B W,
Demanou M,
Fall G,
Betoulle J L,
Obiekea C,
Basile A J,
Domingo C
and others...
2021
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Article
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Introduction: accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever (YF) is critical to the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance recognized the need to support and …
Ggita J.,
Turimumahoro P.,
Ochom E.,
Meyer A.,
Armstrong-Hough M.,
Katamba A.,
Davis J.,
Johnson A.
2021
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Article
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RATIONALE Contact investigation is a WHO-recommended strategy for increasing TB case detection in high-burden, low-income countries, but adoption rates are low. Organizational readiness is a prerequisite for effective uptake of …
Taseera K,
Johnson B,
Stephen BM,
Joseph N,
Asiphas O,
Musa K
2021
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Article
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Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnant women contribute about 25% of all infections and are among the most frequent clinical bacterial infections. Pregnancy changes in women that include anatomical, …
Reviews the book, The secret: Love, marriage, and HIV by Jennifer S. Hirsch and her coauthors (see record [rid]2009-07385-000[/rid]). Extramarital sex is common, but not commonly studied despite its practical …
Ratto Jeffrey,
Bunga Sudhir,
Sejvar James,
Makumbi Issa,
JohnsonTory P.,
Tyagi Richa,
Lee Paul R.,
Lee Myoung-Hwa,
Johnson Kory R.,
Kowalak Jeffrey
and others...
2017
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MEDLINE Abstract: Nodding syndrome is an epileptic disorder of unknown etiology that occurs in children in East Africa. There is an epidemiological association with <BR>Onchocerca volvulus<BR>, the parasitic worm that …
Johnston W.T.,
Erdmann F.,
Newton R.,
Steliarova-Foucher E.,
Schüz J.,
Roman E.
2021
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Article
Health Research
Background: Most of the world's population is not covered by cancer surveillance systems or vital registration, and worldwide/UN-regional cancer incidence is estimated using a variety of methods. Quantifying the cancer …
Joko-Fru WY,
Liu BY,
Korir A,
Nambooze S,
Parkin DM,
Borok M,
Wabinga H,
Chokunonga E,
Stefan C
2018
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Article
Health Research
Cancers occurring in children in Africa are often underdiagnosed, or at best diagnosed late. As a result, survival is poor, even for cancers considered curable'. With limited population-level data, understanding …
Joko-Fru WY,
Liu BY,
Korir A,
Akele-Akpo MT,
Parkin DM,
Borok M,
Finesse A,
Wabinga H,
Somdyala N,
Chokunonga E
and others...
2020
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Article
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Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis and second most common cause of cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet, there are few population-level survival data from Africa and none …
Joko-Fru WY,
Korir A,
Parkin DM,
Jemal A,
Bray F,
Jedy-Agba E,
Finesse A,
Wabinga H,
Somdyala N,
Chokunonga E
and others...
2020
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Article
Health Research
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with rapidly increasing incidence rates reported in Uganda and Zimbabwe. However, the magnitude of these rising trends …
Wabinga H.,
Gnangnon F.H.R.,
Liu B.,
Parkin D.M.,
Jemal A.,
Hämmerl L.,
Joko-Fru W.Y.,
Griesel M.,
Mezger N.C.S.,
Seraphin T.P.
and others...
2021
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Article
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little is known about the actual therapy received by women with BC and their survival outcome …
