2011 EASSI ANNUAL REPORT Monitoring Commitments Towards Gender Equality

This EASSI 2011 annual report shares our work that we did in the region under our three programme areas namely Womenâs Rights and Gender Equality; Womenâs Reproductive Health and Sexual …

The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Lango region Uganda 60 years after Schwetz 1951: Can schistosomiasis be eliminated through mass drug administration without other supportive control measures?

Introduction: Lango region is the only known endemic region for urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda. Although there has been no significant improvement in sanitation and safe water supply in …

Systemic release of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein is associated with severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Mental health and the development agenda in sub-Saharan Africa

This article synthesizes the views of participants in two roundtables that were convened in Nairobi (March 2007) and London (July 2008) to identify key challenges to the prioritization of mental …

Maternal Literacy, Facility Birth, and Education Are Positively Associated with Better Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status among Ugandan Children

Background: Understanding maternal factors that influence child feeding is necessary to inform intervention planning in settings in which mothers experience substantial social vulnerabilities.Objective: The purpose of this study was to …

Assessment of health risks posed by tourists visiting mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda

Abstract: The mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)as Endangered. About 1000 individuals remain in the wild, and the loss of …

Elicitation and prioritization of requirements for electronic health records for oncology in low resource settings: A concept mapping study

BackgroundUnderstanding functional and non-functional requirements is essential to successfully implement electronic medical record (EMR) systems. Actual requirements will be different for different contexts.ObjectiveTo elicit and prioritize requirements for implementing EMRs …

LGBT Communities are Emerging Across Africa in 2012. Many are Emerging in the Context of the Continents Severe HIV Epidemic. Homophobia is a Barrier to Social Acceptance and to Health and Other Social Services; But African Communities are Showing Reliance

LGBT communities are emerging across Africa in 2012. Many are emerging in the context of the continents severe HIV epidemic.Homophobia is a barrier to social acceptance and to health and …

Availability of essential drugs for managing HIV-related pain and symptoms within 120 PEPFAR-funded health facilities in East Africa: A cross-sectional survey with onsite verification

Background: World Health Organization's essential drugs list can control the highly prevalent HIV-related pain and symptoms. Availability of essential medicines directly influences clinicians' ability to effectively manage distressing manifestations of …

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 …