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Provision of Psychosocial Support for Young people Living with HIV: Voices from the Field
Dick B, Greifinger R
2011

This review provides a synthesis of the experiences of organisations providing psychosocial support for young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) from throughout the world. Little research exists on psychosocial support …

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Establishing a Public Health Emergency Operations Center in an Outbreak-Prone Country: Lessons Learned in Uganda, January 2014 to December 2021
Downing R, Kayiwa J, Homsy J, Nelson LJ, Ocom F, Kasule JN, Wetaka MM, Kyazze S, Mwanje W, Kisakye A, Nabunya D, Nyirabakunzi M, Aliddeki DM, Ojwang J, Boore A, Kasozi S, Borchert J, Shoemaker T, Nabatanzi S, Dahlke M, Brown V, Makumbi I
DOI: 10.1089/hs.2022.0048

Uganda is highly vulnerable to public health emergencies (PHEs) due to its geographic location next to the Congo Basin epidemic hot spot, placement within multiple epidemic belts, high population growth …

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Spatial distribution and temporal trends of leprosy in Uganda, 2012-2016: a retrospective analysis of public health surveillance data
Aceng FL, Kawuma HJ, Majwala R, Lamunu M, Ario AR, Rwabinumi FM, Harris JR, Zhu BP
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4601-3

Background Leprosy is a neglected disease that poses a significant challenge to public health in Uganda. The disease is endemic in Uganda, with 40% of the districts in the country …

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Cerebral malaria is associated with long-term mental health disorders: A cross sectional survey of a long-term cohort
Bangirana P, Nalugya J, John C C, Opoka R O, Idro R, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Asea B, Ssebyala K, Lubowa S K, Semrud-Clikeman M
2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1233-6

Background: Cerebral malaria (CM) and severe malarial anaemia (SMA) are associated with neuroâdevelopmentalimpairment in African children, but longâterm mental health disorders in these children are not well defined.Methods: A cohort …

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Comparative evaluation of the potential impact of rotavirus versus hpv vaccination in GAVI-eligible countries: A preliminary analysis focused on the relative disease burden
Kim S Y, Sweet S, Chang J, Goldie S J
2011
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-174

BackgroundImmunization policymakers at global and local levels need to establish priorities among new vaccines competing for limited resources. However, comparison of the potential impact of single vaccination programs is challenging, …

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Poverty, economic strengthening, and mental health among AIDS orphaned children in Uganda: Mediation model in a randomized clinical trial
Ssewamala FM, Neilands TB, Karimli L, Wells CR, Bermudez LG
2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.003

Some evidence points to the positive effects of asset accumulation programs on mental health of children living in low-resource contexts. However, no evidence exists as to why and how such …

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Comparative Study of Maintenance Planning and Failure Modes of Drinking Water Projects: Case Studies from Eastern Uganda
IEEE, Burleson G, Sharp K
2018

In a rush to attain the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean drinking water and sanitation), many technology-based water and sanitation projects lack a long-term maintenance program, particularly when the organization …

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Funding cuts spark fears about the rise of drug-resistant strains of HIV in Africa: CMAJ
Glauser Wendy, Simon Ben
2010

"In many ways, resistance is a silent problem because we don't have the abilities to measure it," says Adrienne Chan, medical coordinator at Dignitas International, a Canadian organization facilitating AIDS …

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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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