Uganda Virus Research Institute Performance Evaluation for COVID-19 Diagnostic tests

Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda

Background. The efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children is proven. However, acceptability of a package of interventions that included use of malaria …

Inner preputial flap as tunica albuginea replacement in the management of previously untreated fracture of the penis

To assess the efficacy of an inner preputial skin flap as replacement for the tunica albuginea of the corpus cavernosum after excision of fibrous plaque. Patients and Methods In this …

Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa

Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer …

A 24-year-old Woman from Uganda with Fever and Shock: Filoviral Diseases

IntroductionThis case report discusses a 24-year-old woman from Uganda presenting with a severe febrile illness and shock, following the recent death of her husband from a similar illness. The case …

Impact of Exposure to Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets on Mosquito Survival and Behaviour at the Net Interface in Insecticide Susceptible and Resistant Strains of the Afrotropical Anopheles Mosquito

The central role of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in malaria prevention in Africa is threatened by insecticide resistance. Little is known about mosquito behaviour near, or of the importance of …

Prevalence and predictors of burnout among nurses during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in hospitals in central Uganda

Objective To determine the prevalence of burnout and associated factors among nurses during COVID-19 in central Uganda.Design A cross-sectional design.Setting Nurse from one referral and four general hospitals. These were …

'We don't use the same ways to treat the illness:' A qualitative study of heterogeneity in health-seeking behaviour for acute gastrointestinal illness among the Ugandan Batwa

The Batwa (Twa), an Indigenous People of southwest Uganda, were evicted from their ancestral forest lands in 1991 due to establishment of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This land dispossession forced …

BUSHENYI DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT: LOCAL ACTION PLAN (LAP) 2014-2016 TO ADDRESS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

Bushenyi District Local Action Plan aims atnurturing an environment that makes Bushenyi aGBV free district since GBV is a serious problemin the District. The action plan outlines the districtobjectives, with …

Successful antiretroviral therapy delivery and retention in care among asymptomatic individuals with high CD4+T-cell counts above 350 cells/ml in rural Uganda

Background: HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being rapidly scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, including recently patients with CD4+ T-cell counts above 350 cells/μl. However, concerns persist about adherence and virologic …