Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "East Africa"
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Challenges of anaesthesia in developing countries: A survey of the quality of anaesthesia care for obstetric patients in East Africa.
(Makerere University, 2014-08)Introduction: Access to safe surgery and safe anesthesia is a basic human right for health. However, it is far from being achieved in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where lack of trained providers and poor ... -
Developing standard methods to monitor adherence to antiretroviral medicines and treatment defaulting in resource-poor settings
(2009)Adherence to antiretrovirals is critical for longterm effective therapy with first-line medicines.This important study describes how groups from the International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs in East Africa developed ... -
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, ... -
Some observations on birth weights and nutritional changes during pregnancy
(1969)It has been the impression of the author while conducting antenatal examinations in various parts of East Africa that many women experience very little weight again compared with the recognised standards from the ‘western’ ... -
Some pharmacological effects of the leaf extracts of vernonia lasiopus and maesa lanceolata: palnts tradiotionally used to treat common ailments in humans in East Africa.
(2009-11)BACKGROUND: Maesa lanceolata and vernonia lasiopus are important traditional medicinal plants in E. Africa. M.Lanceolata is used to treat malaria, dysentery, dermatosis, hypertension, ascariasis, difficult deliveries, ... -
Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option
(Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2009)This paper explores HIV patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited contexts in Uganda and Ethiopia, where ART is provided free of charge. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted ...