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Community effectiveness of malaria treatment in Uganda---a long way to Abuja targets
(Annals of tropical paediatrics : Taylor & Francis, 2013)
ntroduction: 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 ...
Influence of efavirenz pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics on neuropsychological disorders in Ugandan HIV-positive patients with or without tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013)
Background: HIV infection, anti-tuberculosis and efavirenz therapy are associated with neuropsychological effects.
We evaluated the influence of rifampicin cotreatment, efavirenz pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics ...
Incomplete reversal of genotypic resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine after a decade of change in malaria treatment policy in Uganda
(Reports in Parasitology, 2016)
Background: The potential re-emergence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites sensitive to chloroquine provides an opportunity for the reintroduction of the drug in patient care. With the recent discovery and spread of artemisinin ...
Availability and utilization of the WHO recommended priority lifesaving medicines for under five-year old children in public health facilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2015)
Objectives: To explore the availability and utilization of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended
priority life-saving medicines for children under five in public health facilities in Uganda.
Methods: We conducted ...
Phytochemicals and uses of Moringa oleifera leaves in Ugandan rural communities
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2010)
Moringa oleifera grown and used in many countries around the world is a multi-purpose tree with medicinal, nutritional and socio-economic values. In Senegal and Benin, M. oleifera leaves are dispensed as powder at health ...
Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark
(African Health Sciences, 2003)
Background: Fagara zanthoxyloides is a well known medicinal plant in Uganda. It is used extensively in malaria and other
infections. However nothing is known about its toxicity.
Objective: The objective of the study was ...
Student self-assessment after Essential Surgical Skills training for final-year medical students at Gulu University, northern Uganda
(East And Central African Journal of Surgery, 2018)
Background
Medical practice depends on a set of essential clinical and surgical skills, yet inadequate attention is given to training these skills
in medical school. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Essential ...
Incidence of male breast carcinoma in North Uganda A survey at Lacor Hospital, Gulu, during 2009–2016
(Advance online publication, 2021)
BACKGROUND:Little information is available on male breast cancer (MBC) incidence from sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE:This is a retrospective study on MBC in rural North Uganda, based on the pathology records of a private, ...
The spectrum of disease and tau pathology of nodding syndrome in Uganda
(Brain, 2021)
Nodding syndrome is an enigmatic recurrent epidemic neurologic disease that affects children in East Africa. The illness
begins with vertical nodding of the head and can progress to grand mal seizures and death after ...
Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome
(Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 2019)
Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epileptic disorder occurring in chil dren in African onchocerciasis endemic regions. Here, we describe
the pathological changes in 9 individuals from northern Uganda who
died with NS (n ¼ 5) ...