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Saving Mothers, Giving Life: Don't Neglect the Health Systems Element
Hort K., Simpson L.
2019
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00178
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Public and Private Service Provision of Solid Waste Management in Kampala, Uganda
Katusiimeh Mesharch W.
2012

Following the largely unimpressive performance of the public sector in the provision of solid waste services in many cities of African countries, the search for alternative strategies for addressing this …

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Antenatal care and uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study
Gunn JKL, Asaolu IO, Center KE, Gibson SJ, Wightman P, Ezeanolue EE, Ehiri JE
2016
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20605

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend inclusion of HIV testing in routine screening tests for all pregnant women. For this reason, antenatal care (ANC) represents a vital component of efforts to prevent …

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Changes in the Position of the Junctional Vertebrae After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Implication in Risk Assessment of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Development
Kruyt Moyo C., Colo Dino, Castelein René M., Homans Jelle F., Schlösser Tom P. C., Rogers Kenneth, Shah Suken A., Flynn John M., Pasha Saba
2020
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001400

Background: The development of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a major problem. Changes in the global sagittal parameters as they relate to …

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10 MILLION FUTURES An urgent call to action to protect the futures of young women and girls.
Irise

Progress towards gender equality over the last decade has been remarkable. More girls than ever before have been in school and are on track to realise their full potential, transform …

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"We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful": findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda
Harrison BL, Ogara C, Gladstone M, Carrol ED, Dusabe-Richards J, Medina-Lara A, Ditai J, Weeks AD
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-6343-3

BackgroundNeonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, with most deaths occurring in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene' poster has been used …

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Synchronous distance anesthesia education by Internet videoconference between Uganda and the United States
Kiwanuka JK, Ttendo SS, Eromo E, Joseph SE, Duan ME, Haastrup AA, Baker K, Firth PG
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.04.004

Study objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of anesthesia education delivered via Internet videoconferencing between the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.Design: This is a prospective …

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Prevalence, pattern and perceptions of cleft lip and cleft palate among children born in two hospitals in Kisoro District, Uganda
Kesande T, Muwazi LM, Bataringaya A, Rwenyonyi CM
2014
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-104

Background: Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies that affect the oro-facial region. The aim of the study was to determine the …

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Assessment of health provider readiness for telemedicine services in Uganda
Kiberu VM, Mars M, Scott RE
2019
DOI: 10.1177/1833358317749369

Background: There are few telemedicine projects in Africa that have reached scale. One of the reasons proposed for this has been failure to assess health provider readiness for telemedicine prior …

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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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