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Are hospital-based Emergency Medical Services effective and efficient; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) aim to provide timely care for medical emergencies, including pre-hospital care, transfer, and in-hospital treatment. A well-coordinated, designed, and locally appropriate system is crucial …

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How can Community Health Workers be used to empower communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Community empowerment enables people to increase control over their lives and decisions, implying ownership and action towards social and developmental change. Effective empowerment strategies build on authentic participation, autonomy …

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How safe is the practice of Reflexology; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. While its popularity has increased, the safety of reflexology has not …

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What are the best methods for involving patients in health system decision-making in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The involvement of patients and the community in health care is widely acknowledged for its potential to improve the availability and relevance of health services and to promote participative …

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What are the effects and guidelines of mass immunization of health workers against Hepatitis B; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: Hepatitis B is a major global occupational health hazard, with healthcare workers having a higher prevalence of HBV infection than the general population. Vaccination is recommended to reduce the …

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What does policy implementation monitoring entail; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background:Monitoring is essential for policymakers, government officials, development managers, and civil society to learn from past experiences, improve service delivery and plan and allocate resources. In addition, it helps to …

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What is the appropriate malaria treatment for a low-income endemic country like Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: The treatment of malaria in endemic, low-income countries is complicated by increasing resistance to anti-malarial medicines and challenges in accessing these medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued …

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What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and manage HIV/AIDS; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2010
brief
Health Research

Background: HIV/AIDS prevention and management requires a multi-pronged approach, including clinical and public health interventions.Rapid Response Question: What should be included in an optimal package of interventions to prevent the …

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Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: The resurgence of interest in larvicides for vector control, particularly in combating malaria, is driven by research demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing mosquito populations and malaria infection rates. Recent …

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Can decentralization of health services improve health service delivery in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2011
brief
Health Research

Background: Many developing countries face challenges in providing quality and equitable healthcare, especially to marginalized populations. Decentralization, a political reform aimed at reducing central influence and increasing local autonomy, has …

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Service Delivery versus Moonlighting: Using Data from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal
Hausken K, Ncube M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Striking the proper balance between allocating resources into service delivery for low income which benefits society, and moonlighting elsewhere for additional income, is a challenge. A model is developed for …

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Service delivery weaknesses within education and healthcare: Applying empirics from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Senegal
Hausken K, Ncube M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Civil servants such as teachers and doctors allocate their resources into service delivery that benefits society, and alternative efforts for income. With low salary or high cost of service delivery, …

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HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa
Mwangwa F, Plenty A, Ruel T, Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Bukusi E, Shade SB, Balzer LB, Charlebois ED and others...
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with annual population testing and a multidisease, patient-centered strategy could reduce new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and improve community health. Methods We randomly assigned …

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Inhaled nitric oxide for the adjunctive therapy of severe malaria: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Namasopo S, Conroy A L, Kain K C, Liles W C, John C C, Opoka R O, Hawkes M, Miller C, Thorpe K E, Lavery J V
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Severe malaria remains a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Despite the use of potentanti-parasitic agents, the mortality rate in severe malaria remains high. Adjunctive therapies that target …

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Host-pathogen interactions in malaria and tuberculosis: Experimental models and translation to novel adjunctive therapies
Hawkes Michael
2012
Dissertation
Health Research

Malaria and tuberculosis together account for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year. The present body of work examines interactions between these leading pathogens and cross-cutting themes in innate …

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Performance of point-of-care diagnostics for glucose, lactate, and hemoglobin in the management of severe malaria in a resource-constrained hospital in Uganda
Hawkes Michael, Conroy Andrea L., Opoka Robert O., Namasopo Sophie, Liles W. Conrad, John Chandy C., Kain Kevin C.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performance of point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 …

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Performance of point-of-care diagnostics for glucose, lactate, hemoglobin in the management of severe malaria in a resource-constrained hospital in Uganda
Namasopo S, Conroy A L, Kain K C, Liles W C, John C C, Opoka R O, Hawkes M
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performanceof point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 children with severe …

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Short Report: Performance of Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Glucose, Lactate, and Hemoglobin in the Management of Severe Malaria in a Resource-Constrained Hospital in Uganda
Hawkes Michael, Namasopo Sophie, Conroy Andrea L, Opoka Robert O, Liles W Conrad, John Chandy C, Kain Kevin C
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Severe malaria is frequently managed without access to laboratory testing. We report on the performanceof point-of-care tests used to guide the management of a cohort of 179 children with severe …

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Spread of artemisinin resistance in malaria
Conroy A.L., Hawkes M., Kain K.C.
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Inhaled nitric oxide as adjunctive therapy for severe malaria: a randomized controlled trial
Conroy Andrea L., Opoka Robert O., Namasopo Sophie, Liles W. Conrad, Kain Kevin C., Hawkes Michael T., Hermann Laura, Thorpe Kevin E., McDonald Chloe, Kim Hani and others...
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND:<BR>Severe malaria remains a major cause of childhood mortality globally. Decreased endothelial nitric oxide is associated with severe and fatal malaria. The hypothesis was that adjunctive inhaled nitric …

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