10 October 2009: My suitcase and computer backpack are ready, filled with a mosquito net; malaria tablets; camping cutlery; a headlamp; medevac papers; The Lonely Planet Guide to Uganda; The …
For this study the narratives of 16 young women who had served as child soldiers with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda were collected. They had spent between …
In his Global Perspectives article, Dr. Chin(1) reported on the resource constraints related to the provision of stroke care in Africa. This was based on his experience visiting Mulago Hospital, …
Malaria is mesoendemic in Uganda; with an entomological inoculation rate (EIR) estimated at 562 infective bites per person year (PPY), Tororo, a rural district located in Eastern Uganda, is one …
Background: Adolescents experience high rates of depression, initiation of sexual activity, and substance use.Objectives: To better understand the demographics of adolescents presenting to an adolescent clinic in Uganda, and to …
Background: In the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), civilianshave been heavily exposed to traumatic stressors. Traumatizing experiences cumulativelyheighten the risk for trauma-related disorders, and with …
Rationale: Failure to convert sputum at two months of treatment among persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) indicates poor response to treatment but data are limited on its assessment.Objective: …
This practice paper outlines key results from research conducted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in East Africa from 2012 to 2016. Implemented in …
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) …