Treatment failure and drug resistance is more frequent in HIV-1 subtype D versus subtype A-infected Ugandans over a 10-year study period

Objectives: To determine the impact of HIV-1 subtype on treatment outcomes and the emergence of drug resistance in the resource limited setting of Kampala, Uganda.Design: The Joint Clinical Research Centre …

Dwelling Places JANUARY-JUNE DETAILED PERFORMANCE REPORT

Describe important changes in the context of the project or program. Also comment on the implications for implementation.The first half of 2021 has been a very interesting period in every …

Universal Access in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

The article discusses the global response to HIV and AIDS, a lack of universal access to HIV treatment, and criticisms levied against the global response to AIDS. The article indicates …

Expanding Access to Family Planning Services at the Community Level Findings and Recommendations From a Regional Assessment

An outbreak of malaria caused by increase in malaria breeding sites in swamps

On 10th June 2019, routine analysis of malaria surveillancedata at the National Malaria Control Division, Ministry ofHealth in Uganda revealed that there was an unusualincrease in the number of malaria …

Foreign Body Aspiration and Tuberculosis: Possible Misdiagnosis

Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is common in developing countries whereas foreign body aspiration is relatively less frequently diagnosed. This report is of a child contact (same household) of a smear-positive index …

Childhood Lead Exposure After the Phaseout of Leaded Gasoline: An Ecological Study of School-Age Children in Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Tetraethyl lead was phased out of gasoline in Uganda in 2005. Recent mitigation of an important source of lead exposure suggests examination and re-evaluation of the prevalence of childhood …

La miliaire tuberculeuse : a propos de 29 cas

La miliaire tuberculeuse (MT) est une forme grave de tuberculose; secondaire a la dissemination hematogene de Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Le but de ce travail est d'evaluer les aspects epidemiologiques; cliniques et …

Outcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections

Objective: Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons; while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease. This study …

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 …