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Surgical Capacity Building in Uganda Through Twinning, Technology, and Training Camps
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Parker S, Zomorodi A, MacLeod D, Schroeder R, Muhumuza M, Merson M
2011
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1080-0

Neurosurgical capacity is extremely deficient in East African countries where 27 neurosurgeons serve more than 250 million people. To build capacity, the Duke University Medical Center and New Mulago Hospital …

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Past, Present, and Future of Neurosurgery in Uganda
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Muhumuza M, Warf B, Fuller A, Freischlag K, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Mugamba J
2017
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyw159

Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. His work ethic …

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Cranial ultrasound findings in well newborn Ugandan infants
Hagmann CF, Robertson NJ, Acolet D, Chan D, Onda S, Nyombi N, Nakakeeto M, Cowan FM
2010
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.174607

Background There has been no study assessing cranial ultrasound (cUS) scans in newborn infants born in equatorial Africa.Objective To assess the cUS scans of apparently well newborn term Ugandan infants …

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Cerebral measurements made using cranial ultrasound in term Ugandan newborns
Hagmann CF, Robertson NJ, Acolet D, Nyombi N, Nakakeeto M, Cowan FM, Ondo S
2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.01.044

Background: Few cUS studies of cerebral measurements are available for normal term infants. Normative data is important for evaluating cerebral structure size in symptomatic term infants and assessing preterm brain …

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Neonatal neurological examination in well newborn term Ugandan infants
Hagmann CF, Robertson NJ, Acolet D, Chan D, Nyombi N, Nakakeeto M, Cowan FM
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.005

Background: Newborn neurological examinations have mostly been developed in high-resource settings with cohorts comprising predominantly white Caucasian infants. No comparison has been made with different populations.Aims: To (i) establish the …

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An evaluation of the benefits to a UK Health Care Trust working in a partnership with a hospital in Northern Uganda: International partnership working in mental health
Hague B, Sills J, Thompson AR
2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-015-0134-8

Background: Despite the worthy intentions of international health partnerships between high-income countries and countries with developing economies, the tangible benefits are rarely evaluated, limiting the assessment of the achievements of …

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Biomarker Testing to Estimate Under-Reported Heavy Alcohol Consumption by Persons with HIV Initiating ART in Uganda
Emenyonu NI, Hahn JA, Bangsberg DR, Martin JN, Bwana MB, Javors MA
2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9768-y

Alcohol affects the transmission and treatment of HIV, yet may be under-reported in resource-limited settings We compared self-reported alcohol consumption with levels of plasma carbohydrate-deficient transferin (%CDT), a biomarker of …

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Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) as a Biomarker of Alcohol Consumption in HIV-Positive Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
Emenyonu NI, Hahn JA, Bangsberg DR, Dobkin LM, Mayanja B, Kigozi IM, Shiboski S, Gnann H, Weinmann W, Wurst FM
2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01669.x

Background: Alcohol is heavily consumed in sub-Saharan Africa and affects HIV transmission and treatment and is difficult to measure. Our goal was to examine the test characteristics of a direct …

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Self-report of alcohol use increases when specimens for alcohol biomarkers are collected in persons with HIV in Uganda
Martin J., Hahn J.A., Fatch R., Kabami J., Mayanja B., Emenyonu N.I., Bangsberg D.R.
2012
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318267c0f1
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Decreases in self-reported alcohol consumption following HIV counseling and testing at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Kamya MR, Fatch R, Hahn JA, Wanyenze RK, Bangsberg DR, Baveewo S, Coates TJ
2014
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-403

Background: Alcohol use has a detrimental impact on the HIV epidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV counseling and testing (HCT) may provide a contact opportunity to intervene with hazardous alcohol …

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