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Health Facilities’ Readiness for Safe Surgical Care Provision in Uganda and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo During Ebola and COVID-19 Era
(BMC , Campus, 4 Crinan St, London, England, N1 9XW, 2021)
Objective
This study aimed to assess health facilities’ readiness to provide safe surgical care during Ebola and COVID-19 era in Uganda and in the Eastern DR Congo.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in ...
What are the Key Leadership Competencies Required by Medical School Deans in Uganda? A Qualitative Cross-sectional Study
(Makerere Univ, Coll Health Sciences,Sch Med , Po Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda, 00000, 2021)
Background: Effective leadership is vital for organizational growth and sustainability. Globally, medical schools are faced with leadership challenges due to the pace of globalization, technological advances, reduced funding ...
Opportunities for Surgical Research in the Covid-19 Era
(Annals of African Surgery, 2021)
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on 11 March
2020 (1). This was followed by near total disruption of all sectors, including the health sector, that will have lasting impact. ...
Estimating the Burden of Road Traffic Crashes in Uganda Using Police and Health Sector Data Sources
(BMJ Publishing Group , British Med Assoc House, Tavistock Square, London, England, Wc1h 9jr, 2021)
Background In many low-income countries, estimates of road injury burden are derived from police reports, and may not represent the complete picture of the burden in these countries. As a result, WHO and the Global Burden ...
Developing Research Potential and Building Partnerships: A Report of the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course at the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science , 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, USA, CA, 92101-4495, 2021)
Background
Approximately a decade after the inaugural Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course (FSRC) at the West African College of Surgeons meeting (2008), the Association for Academic Surgery expanded the course offering ...
Enterocutaneous Fistula Due to a Strangulated Ritcher’s Femoral Hernia: A Case Report
(Authorea, 2021)
Richter’s hernia has a misleading presentation with absence of typical intestinal obstructive symptoms leading to delay in making a diagnosis, tendency to strangulation and eventual spontaneous fistula formation. This ...
Cost-effectiveness of GeneXpert Omni compared with GeneXpert MTB/Rif for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis in a low-resource, high-burden setting in Eastern Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis based on decision analytical modelling
(BMJ, 2022-08-08)
To determine the cost-effectiveness of Xpert
Omni compared with Xpert MTB/Rif for point-of-care
diagnosis of tuberculosis among presumptive cases in a
low-resource, high burden facility. Cost-effectiveness analysis from ...
Factors influencing the prevalence of anaemia among Pregnant Women in western Uganda. A cross-sectional study at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
(Student's Journal of Health Research (SJHR), 2022-12-17)
Anaemia is a global health problem affecting 1.62 billion people where by 41.8% (56 million people)
of the general population are pregnant women. It’s more prevalent among pregnant women because
during pregnancy, iron ...
Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hospital-based cost-minimisation assessment
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022-07-01)
Hepatitis B and HIV care share health
system challenges in the implementation of primary
prevention, screening, early linkage to care, monitoring
of therapeutic success and long-term medication
adherence.
Arua regional ...
Clinical presentation and bacteriology of diabetic foot ulcers at Mulago Hospital: a prospective case series study
(Student's Journal of Health Research (SJHR), 2022-12-11)
Diabetic foot ulcer is a common cause of mortality among patients admitted to Mulago hospital. Pe-ripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease are the major risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration and the severity ...