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 …
An introduction is presented which discusses various topics within the issue including malnutrition in children with cerebral palsy in Uganda, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) as a health problem worldwide and …
Kadobera D,
Waiswa P,
Kallander K,
Yevoo L,
Amu A,
Williams TN,
Nielsen RT,
Mutebi A,
Akpakli J,
Narh C
and others...
2011
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Effective implementation of child survival interventions depends on improved understanding of cultural, social, and health system factors affecting utilization of health care. Never the less, no standardized instrument exists …
Källander Karin,
Tibenderana James K.,
Akpogheneta Onome J.,
Strachan Daniel L.,
Hill Zelee,
ten Asbroek Augustinus H. A.,
Conteh Lesong,
Kirkwood Betty R.,
Meek Sylvia R.
2013
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) describes the use of portable electronic devices with software applications to provide health services and manage patient information. With approximately 5 billion mobile phone users globally, …
Meek S,
Vassall A,
Kasteng F,
Kallander K,
Hill Z,
Strachan D,
Soremekun S,
Lingam R,
Tibenderana J,
Kirkwood B
2015
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%. However, it is essential to …
Human sexuality plays a major role in an individual's existence and functioning. In addition, rightly or wrongly sexuality often defines people and also affects social attitudes. These attitudes, if negative, …
A variety of injectable therapies are now available for usein patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus, when metforminalone proves inadequate. These injecta ble therapiesinclude basal insulins, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptoragonists …
Background: Childhood brucellosis and malaria are co-endemic febrile illnesses in some sub-Saharan African countries. Malaria and brucellosis co-infection or brucellosis sole infections are often missed due to an over emphasis …
Burkitt lymphoma accounts for approximately 50% of pediatric cancers in equatorial Africa and a majority of NHL in Uganda. The aim of the study was to examine the expression profile …
Kaleebu P,
Kinyanda E,
Joloba ML,
Birabwa H,
Kalungi A,
Seedat S,
Hemmings SMJ,
van der Merwe L,
Nanteza A,
Nakassujja N
and others...
2017
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at an increased risk of suicide. Increased suicidal risk is a predictor of future attempted and completed suicides and has been associated with …
