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Laboratory medicine in Africa: a barrier to effective health care
(University of Chicago Press, 2006)
Providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex problem. Recent reports call for more resources to assist in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases that affect this population, but policy makers, ...
Increasing access to surgical services in Sub-Saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group.
(PLoS Medicine, 2009-12-22)
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 46% of births are attended by skilled personnel, compared to 96% in Europe (according to data for the African Region of the World Health Organization [WHO] from 2000 to 2008 [1]). In 2005, ...
Determination of Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Nevirapine in capillary blood sampled on filter paper by LC
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11)
A bioanalytical method for determination of lamivudine (3TC), zidovudine (AZT), and nevirapine (NVP) in 100 μL capillary blood applied onto sampling paper has been developed and validated. The antiretroviral drugs (ARV) ...
Glycaemic control and prevalence of microalbuminuria among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending Mulago Hospital clinic
(2009-05)
Background: Uganda has an estimated 900 children under the age of 14 years with TIDM. Currently, there is limited information on burden and complications of diabetes in the country, as it is in sub-Saharan Africa where ...
Measuring the outcomes of a comprehensive HIV care course: pilot test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of the Infectious Diseases Institute’s 4-week course for African doctors on comprehensive management of HIV including antiretroviral therapy on four outcomes: (1) clinical skills, (2) ...
Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University Medical School, 2007)
Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART are not widely offered as routine medical ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malaria parasitemia in infants below 6 months of age on the out-patient clinic of Mulago Hospital
(2008-06)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains the most important parasitic cause of mortality and morbidity in infants in sub-saharan Africa. Previously it had been thought that malaria in infants below six months of age was infrequent in ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(John Wiley, 2009)
Background Artemisinin-based combination treatments are strongly advocated, but supplies are limited. Sulfadoxine combined with amodiaquine is an alternative non-artemisinin combination. Objectives To compare sulfadoxine ...