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Institutionalizing and sustaining social change in health systems: the case of Uganda
Hage J, Valadez JJ
2017
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx066

The key to high impact health services is institutionalizing and sustaining programme evaluation. Uganda represents a success story in the use of a specific programme evaluation method: Lot Quality Assurance …

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Comparison of Pelvic Plexus Blockade to Other Conventional Techniques of Analgesia in Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Gupta N, Sahay S, Singh P
2011

Objectives: To compare the degree of pain, efficacy and safety of pelvic plexus block to otherconventional techniques of analgesia in 12 core transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of prostate.Materials and Methods: …

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Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in children under five years of age in 195 countries: A meta-regression analysis
Janko Mark M, Joffe Jonah, Michael Danielle, Earl Lauren, Rosettie Katherine L, Sparks Gianna W, Albertson Samuel B, Compton Kelly, Paola Pedroza Velandia, Stafford Lauryn, Zheng Peng, Aravkin Aleksandr, Kyu Hmwe H, Murray Christopher JL, Weaver Marcia R
2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.042

BackgroundRotavirus caused an estimated 151,714 deaths from diarrhea among children under 5 in 2019. To reduce mortality, countries are considering adding rotavirus vaccination to their routine immunization program. Cost-effectiveness analyses …

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Global Knowledge Gaps in Equitable Delivery of Chronic Edema Care: A Political Economy Case Study Analysis
Gorry J, Gibson L, Moffatt CJ, Narahari SR, Kabiri L, Ikhile D, Nchafack A, Dring E, Kousthubha SN
2021
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2021.0063

Background: Most existing research in chronic edema (CO) care takes place in high-income countries and is both clinically and medically focused, although often accorded low prestige and status. A myriad …

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The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a four-country cross sectional study
Guwatudde D, Adebamowo C, Adami HO, Dalal S, Bajunirwe F, Njelekela M, Nankya-Mutyoba J, Chiwanga FS, Volmink J, Kalyesubula R, Laurence C, Holmes MD, Ajayi I, Reid T
2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2546-z

Background: Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have estimated and compared the burden of …

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HIV prevention in southern Africa: why we must reassess our strategies?
Katsidzira L, Hakim JG
2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02807.x

Southern Africa continues to shoulder a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic with the number of new infections outstripping treatment initiation two-to threefold. Current prevention strategies have had a limited …

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Medicine in a forgotten corner of Africa: how EMR can benefit the developing world - The FIMRC and EMR4DW experience
Hong SH, Smith P, Stewart B, Welsh M, Lee KH, Shin JI, Lee JY
2021
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202106_26057

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the disease prevalence of a rural African village and discuss how to maximize the outcomes of health projects. The analysis was …

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Assessment of Ficam VC (Bendiocarb) Residual Activity on Different Wall Surfaces for Control of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Uganda
Okia M, Kirunda J, Okello-Onen J, Opiyo EA, Rwakimari JB, De Alwis R, Ambayo D, Abola B, Hoel DF
2017
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx032

Insecticide decay rate on different wall surfaces is of importance to indoor residual spray (IRS) programs used as a malaria control intervention. Past IRS operations showed increasing populations of endophilic …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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