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 …
Mansoor L.E.,
Singh D.,
Siva S.,
Soto-Torres L.,
Katz A.W.K.,
Montgomery E.T.,
Tsidya M.,
Mathebula F.,
Akello C.,
Chitowa T.H.
and others...
2021
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Globally, HIV affects women disproportionally to men, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. While the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring (VR) is a promising female-initiated HIV prevention method, it is important to understand …
Katz C,
Varela N,
Korbin JE,
Najjar AA,
Cohen N,
Berube A,
Bishop E,
Collin-Verizina D,
Desmond A,
Fallon B
and others...
2022
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Background: Alongside deficits in children's wellbeing, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an elevated risk for child maltreatment and challenges for child protective services worldwide. Therefore, some children might be doubly …
This article discusses the importance of 'local knowledge' in combating a very dangerous disease, HIV/AIDS. The disease has already killed millions of people in the world and the infection is …
Kaufmann Stefan H E,
Hussey Gregory,
Lambert Paul-Henri
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
New vaccines are urgently needed if we want to reach the goal of substantially reducing the incidence of tuberculosis by 2050. Despite a steady increase in funding over the past …
Background: Several interventions have been put in place to promote access to quality malaria case managementservices in Ugandaâs private sector, where most people seek treatment. This paper describes evidence using …
BackgroundUganda adopted the Integrated Management of Malaria (IMM) guidelines, which require testing all suspected cases of malaria prior to treatment and which have been implemented throughout the country. However, adherence …
Background: Breast malignancies encompass various subtypes which differ in their clinical presentations, outcomes, and response to the treatment regimens. Thus, a proper histological diagnosis and a special mention of the …
Kautz Tim,
Bendavid Eran,
Bhattacharya Jay,
Miller Grant
2010
Journal,
Article
Health Research
Objectives To determine the relation between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and support for dependent elderly people in Africa.Design Retrospective analysis using data from Demographic and Health Surveys.Setting 22 African countries between …
The combination of high disease burden and lack of resources makes addressing health issues a difficult task in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, mobile phone adoption is growing rapidly on the continent; …
