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Design and Introduction of Pit-Latrine Assistive Devices in Lira Uganda
IEEE, Schmachtenberger H, Avery C, Hey ML
2016

This project includes the planning, designing, and present implementation of a humanitarian engineering project named Simple Seat. Better Lives. The goal of this project is to address the problem concerning …

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Urinary Continence Outcomes after Puboprostatic Ligament Preserving Open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy at a Sub-Saharan Hospital
Kaggwa S., Galukande M.
2014

MEDLINE Abstract: Background. Open retropubic radical prostatectomy is a commonly performed procedure for clinically localized prostate cancer. The demand for high level functional outcomes after therapy is increasing especially for …

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Knowledge about the research and ethics committee at Makerere University, Kampala
Ochieng J, Ibingira B R
2013
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i4.26

Background: All research involving human participants should be reviewed by a competent and independent institutionalresearch and ethics committee. Research conducted at Makerere University College of Health Sciences should be subjectedto …

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Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of implementation factors
Waiswa P., Wanduru P., Kinney M.V., Walugembe D.R., George A.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab011

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any form of maternal and/or perinatal death review or audit, aims to improve health services and pre-empt future maternal and perinatal …

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Chest closure without drainage after open patent ductus arteriosus ligation in Ugandan children: A non blinded randomized controlled trial
Izudi J, Obuku EA, Oketcho M, Mwambu T, Kebba N
2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12893-016-0182-x

Background: There is clinical equipoise regarding post-operative management of patients with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) without insertion of a chest drain. This study evaluated post operative outcomes of chest closure …

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Understanding the vulnerability of older adults: extent of and breaches in support systems in Uganda
GOLAZ VALÃRIE, WANDERA STEPHEN OJIAMBO, RUTAREMWA GIDEON
2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X15001051

Older adults' vulnerability and resilience are a result of processes constructed throughout the lifecycle. In Uganda, older people almost always rely exclusively on their social networks for care and economic …

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Author Correction to: Endemic Burkitt lymphoma in second-degree relatives in Northern Uganda: in-depth genome-wide analysis suggests clues about genetic susceptibility (Leukemia, (2021), 35, 4, (1209-1213), 10.1038/s41375-020-01052-w)
Rotimi C.N., Gouveia M.H., Otim I., Ogwang M.D., Wang M., Zhu B., Cole N., Luo W., Hicks B., Jones K., Oehl-Huber K., Ayers L.W., Pittaluga S., Legason I.D., Nabalende H., Kerchan P., Kinyera T., Kawira E., Brubaker G., Levin A.G., Guertler L., Kim J., Stewart D.R., Adde M., Magrath I., Bergen A.W., Reynolds S.J., Yeager M., Bhatia K., Adeyemo A.A., Prokunina-Olsson L., Dean M., Shriner D., Chanock S., Siebert R., Mbulaiteye S.M.
2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01140-5
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A pilot comparison of standardized online surgical curricula for use in low- and middle-income countries
Goldstein S D, Papandria D, Linden A, Azzie G, Borgstein E, Calland J F, Finlayson S R.G, Jani P, Klingensmith M, Labib M, Lewis F, Malangoni M A, O'Flynn E, Ogendo S, Riviello R, Abdullah F
2014
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4830

Importance Surgical conditions are an important component of global disease burden, due in part to critical shortages of adequately trained surgical providers in low- and middle-income countries.Objectives To assess the …

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Effectiveness of the credit-line approach for support of CD4 equipment functionality in northern Uganda
Kasusse Michael L, Tumwesigye Nazarius M, Aisu Steven, Matovu Joseph K.B, Wanyenze Rhoda
2015

Background: Improving laboratory service delivery requires a functioning logistics and supply system. Uganda's Ministry of Health uses the credit-line approach to provide laboratory supplies including commodities for CD4 test equipment.Objectives: …

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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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