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Transnational connections of health professionals: medicoscapes and assisted reproduction in Ghana and Uganda
Horbst V, Gerrits T
2016
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2015.1105184

Objectives. Based on our comparative fieldwork in two private fertility clinics in Accra (Ghana) and Kampala (Uganda), we explore the transnational mobility of providers involved in assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) …

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From caution to urgency: the evolution of HIV testing and counselling in Africa
Baggaley R, Hensen B, Ajose O, Grabbe K. L, Wong V. J, Schilsky A, Y-R L. o, Lule F, Granich f. R, Hargreaves J
2012

Objective:To describe recent changes in policy on provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in African countries and to investigate patients' experiences of and views about …

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Bioethics training in Uganda: Report on research and clinical ethics workshops
Griggins C., Simon C., Nakwagala F.N., Pentz R.D.
2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-010-9144-3
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Mammography: A review of records in the Department of Radiology at a National Referral Hospital in Uganda
Kiguli-Malwadde E, Mubuuke R G, Bugeza S, Mutungi B
2014
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.89.3237

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers amongst women world-wide. Although mortality has been reduced and survival ratesincreased in developed countries, mortality rates from breast cancer are still …

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Patterns of practice in palliative radiotherapy in Africa - case revisited
Jeremic B., Vanderpuye V., Abdel-Wahab S., Gaye P., Kochbati L., Diwani M., Emwula P., Oro B., Lishimpi K., Kigula-Mugambe J., Dawotola D., Wondemagegnehu T., Nyongesa C., Oumar N., El-Omrani A., Shuman T., Langenhoven L., Fourie L.
2014

MEDLINE Abstract: AIMS: To investigate patterns of practice in palliative radiotherapy in Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifteen centres in Africa provided detailed information about radiotherapy in both metastatic and locally …

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Incidence of Cleft Deformities among Neonates in Mulago National Referral hospital, Uganda
Katamba A, Kalanzi E, Mengiste A
2013

Background: Cleft deformities (lip and palate) have been reported to be the most commoncongenital craniofacial anomaly in several settings. In Uganda, though two previousstudies were conducted to determine the incidence …

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What are the successful strategies for reducing malnutrition among young children in East Africa?
Ibrahim Kasirye
2010

We analyzed the role that health programs played in improving the nutritional status of children aged five years and younger in East Africa during a period when health policies aiming …

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Family economic empowerment and mental health among AIDS-affected children living in AIDS-impacted communities: evidence from a randomised evaluation in southwestern Uganda
Han CK, Ssewamala FM, Wang JSH
2013
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201601

Objective The authors examine whether an innovative family economic empowerment intervention addresses mental health functioning of AIDS-affected children in communities heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS in Uganda.Methods A cluster randomised controlled …

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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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