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Community effectiveness of malaria treatment in Uganda: a long way to Abuja targets
(Taylor & Francis, 2005)
Introduction: At the Roll Back Malaria summit for African countries in Abuja, the heads of state committed to ensure that by the year 2005 at least 60% of those suffering from malaria would have access to effective treatment ...
Complexity of plasmodium falciparum infections and antimalarial drug efficacy at 7 sites in Uganda.
(University of Chicago Press, 2006-03-13)
Malaria infections in Africa frequently include multiple parasite strains.We examined the relationship between the number of infecting Plasmodium falciparum strains and the responses to 3 different combination therapies ...
Local fever illness classifications: implications for home management of malaria strategies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-11)
Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health has adopted the WHO Home Based Fever Management strategy (HBM) to improve access to antimalarial drugs for prompt (<24 h) presumptive treatment of all fevers in children under 5 ...
Existing capacity to manage pharmaceuticals and related commodities in East Africa: an assessment with specific reference to antiretroviral therapy
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: East African countries have in the recent past experienced a tremendous increase in the volume of antiretroviral drugs. Capacity to manage these medicines in the region remains limited. Makerere University, ...
Effect of HIV-1 infection on antimalarial treatment outcomes in Uganda: a population-based study.
(University of Chicago Press, 2005-11-18)
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may increase the burden of malaria by increasing susceptibility to infection or by decreasing the response to antimalarial treatment. We investigated the seroprevalence ...
Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis
(BioMed Central, 2009-08-23)
Background: Artesunate and amodiaquine (AS&AQ) is at present the world's second most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). It was necessary to evaluate the efficacy of ACT, recently adopted by the World ...
Medical audit on problem analysis and implementing changes at the health unit level.
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2007)
Background: Decentralization is one of the reforms the Uganda government adopted to improve public services delivery. However, human resource numbers and capacities in local governments remain below the required level and ...
Malaria Infection in pregnancy: relation between placental malaria infection, maternal anaemia and new born birth weight at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(2005-05)
Malaria Infection in pregnancy: relation between placental malaria infection, maternal anaemia and new born birth weight at Mulago National Referral Hospital. BACKGROUND: Malaria is an enormous global health problem affecting ...
Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Africa started on combination antiretroviral therapy: an observational analysis of the DART cohort
(Elsevier, 2010-03-29)
Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis can reduce mortality from untreated HIV infection in Africa; whether benefits occur alongside combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unclear. We estimated the effect of prophylaxis ...
In silico evidence for the species-specific conservation of mosquito retroposons: implications as a molecular biomarker
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: Mosquitoes are the transmissive vectors for several infectious pathogens that affect man. However, the control of mosquitoes through insecticide and pesticide spraying has proved difficult in the past. We ...