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The Case for an African Solution to Cybercrime:
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016)Currently, Africa hosts 4 of 10 countries with the highest cybercrime levels in the world. To augment the inadequacy of municipal cyber legislations in Africa, the African Union Convention on Security in Cyberspace and ... -
Demystifying fired clay brick: Comparative analysis of different materials for walls, with fired clay brick:
(PLEA, 2016)Low-income tropical housing in Uganda today is a complex issue that extends beyond the physical dwelling and encapsulates psychological notions, i.e. human ideals, needs, wants, aspirations, and economic ability. Rural ... -
Embodied energy of low income rural housing in Uganda
(PLEA, 2016)Embodied energy is an important consideration in discussions related to the sustainability of the construction sector. As part of this dialogue, this paper presents a developing country context of how these can values of ... -
That is too radical for us:
(PLEA, 2016)Incorporating Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) into the curriculum is regarded as an important element in contemporary architectural education. However, making this transition has, and still is, somewhat of an uphill ... -
Implementation of the WHO 2011 Recommendations for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in Children Living With HIV/AIDS: A Ugandan Experience
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS , TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103, 2016)Background: Intensified tuberculosis (TB) case finding and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are strongly recommended for children who are HIV infected. Data are needed to assess the feasibility of the WHO 2011 intensified ... -
Trauma Care and Referral Patterns in Rwanda: Implications for Trauma System Development
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc , 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2016)Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for ... -
Physician Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Career Plans of Rwanda's Future Doctors
(RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2016)Introduction: Brain drain is defined as the migration of health personnel in search of the better standard of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political conditio ... -
Scaling up a Surgical Residency Program in Rwanda
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)Background: Beginning in 2012, the Government of Rwanda implemented the Human Resources for Health (HRH) program to enhance capacity building in the Rwandan health education sector. Through this program, surgical training ... -
Utilizing the American Board of Surgery In-training Exam in a Rwandan Surgical Residency Program: Alignment of Exam Topics With the University of Rwanda General Surgery Curriculum
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)Background: University of Rwanda (UR) increased postgraduate surgery training and assessment strategies are needed. We compared American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE) topics with UR surgery curriculum to ... -
Indoor Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Fatal Anthracosis and Copd in Sub-Saharan Africa–The Case of an Unidentified Rwandan Male of About 50 Years
(RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2016)Background: The deposition of particles of coal dust into the lung tissue, particularly due to high exhaust pollution levels in large cities, smoking, or in the coal mining sector, is generally considered as less harmful ... -
Cervical Cancer in Rwanda: Why do Women Consult in Late Stages?
(Rwanda Health Communication Center-Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC-RBC), 2016)Introduction: Cervical cancer remains among the most common and a serious cause of cancer-related mortality across the world. Many patients consult in late stages and this account to numerous reasons. We report here the ... -
Capacity-building for Equitable Global Health Research From Africa: The Power of Two
(Springer, 2016)The editorial ‘‘Productive global health research from Africa: it takes more’’ (Waiswa 2015) is an important awakening for global health professionals to the challenges for carrying out effective research in Africa. Our ... -
An Approach for Setting Evidence-based and Stakeholder-informed Research Priorities in Low-and Middle-income Countries
(World Health Organization, Marketing And Dissemination, Geneva 27, Switzerland, Ch-1211, 2016)To derive evidence-based and stakeholder-informed research priorities for implementation in African settings, the international research consortium Collaboration for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health in Africa ... -
Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries
(Amer Medical Assoc , 330 N Wabash Ave, Ste 39300, Chicago, Usa, Il, 60611-5885, 2016)IMPORTANCE Surgical care is recognized as a growing component of global public health. OBJECTIVE To assess self-reported barriers to access of surgical care in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal using the validated Surgeons ... -
Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians
(Kerman Univ Medical Sciences , Jahad Blvd, Kerman, Iran, 7619813159, 2016)Responding to critical shortages of physicians, most sub-Saharan countries have scaled up training of nonphysician clinicians (NPCs), resulting in a gradual but decisive shift to NPCs as the cornerstone of healthcare ... -
Vital Statistics: Estimating Injury Mortality in Kigali, Rwanda
(Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2016)Background Globally, injury deaths largely occur in low- and middle-income countries. No estimates of injuryassociated mortality exist in Rwanda. This study aimed to describe the patterns of injury-related deaths in Kigali, ... -
Community Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Epilepsy in Rural and Urban Mukono District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Elsevier, 2016-01)Introduction: The lack of adequate knowledge poses a barrier in the provision of appropriate treatment and care of patients with epilepsy within the community. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of ... -
Socioeconomic Status and Access to Higher Education in Uganda
(2016-01-01)In Africa, transition to a more sustainable life cannot occur without the otherwise marginalised. Governments, including Uganda’s, have taken steps to better the lot of the disadvantaged by widening access to basic education ... -
The Specialist Surgeon Workforce in East, Central and Southern Africa: A Situation Analysis
(Springer, 2016-01-01)Background In East, Central and Southern Africa accurate data on the current surgeon workforce have previously been limited. In order to ensure that the workforce required for sustainable delivery of surgical care is put ... -
Poor Drug Adherence and Lack of Awareness of Hypertension Among Hypertensive Stroke Patients in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study
(SPRINGERNATURE , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2016-01-02)Background: Raised blood pressure (BP) remains an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as stroke. Adherence to therapeutic recommendations especially antihypertensive drugs is important in BP control. ...
