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Detection of sister-species in invasive populations of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Uganda

PLoS ONE, 2018
The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) is a species native to the Americas. This polyphagous lepidopteran pest was first reported in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe in 2016, but its presence in eastern ...
M. Otim, W. T. Tay, T. Walsh, D. Kanyesigye, S. Adumo, Joseph Abongosi, Stephen Ochen, J. Sserumaga, Simon Alibu, G. Abalo, G. Asea, A. Agona   +11 more
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From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone, Natasha Palmer, Amina Olabi, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ben Ngoye, Zahid Ali Memon, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Karin Diaconu, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter   +13 more
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Distribution of the ACE Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients, Their Associations with Nephropathy Biomarkers and Metabolic Indicators at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Ritah Kiconco,1,2 Robert Kalyesubula,3,* Gertrude N Kiwanuka4,* 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Biochemistry, Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda; 3Departments
Kiconco R, Kalyesubula R, Kiwanuka GN
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The real challenge: confronting the neoliberal business culture in Uganda (and the structures that promote it) [PDF]

, 2010
[First paragraph] In the debate about improving the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, the technocratic, political and economic elites, both domestic and foreign, urge the ‘commercialisation of the peasants’. They say that people need to produce
Wiegratz, Jörg
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First Laboratory-Confirmed Outbreak of Human and Animal Rift Valley Fever Virus in Uganda in 48 Years

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019
. In March 2016, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) was identified in Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. A comprehensive outbreak investigation was initiated, including human, livestock, and mosquito vector investigations.
T. Shoemaker, L. Nyakarahuka, S. Balinandi, Joseph Ojwang, A. Tumusiime, S. Mulei, J. Kyondo, Bernard Lubwama, M. Sekamatte, A. Namutebi, Patrick Tusiime, F. Monje, Martin N. Mayanja, S. Ssendagire, M. Dahlke, S. Kyazze, M. Wetaka, Issa Makumbi, J. Borchert, S. Zufan, K. Patel, S. Whitmer, Shelley Brown, William G. Davis, J. Klena, S. Nichol, P. Rollin, J. Lutwama   +27 more
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Exploring the Socio‐Economic Toll of Non‐Communicable Diseases in Low‐Resource Settings: Novel Evidence From Mozambique

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The socio‐economic burden of increasingly prevalent non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in low‐income countries is substantial and widely recognised. This study aimed to fill the remaining evidence gap for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) patients in selected health facilities across two provinces in Mozambique.
Maria Verykiou, Paolo Belardi, Sandra Loureiro, Paolo Massaro, Fernando Chenene, Celina Mate, Celeste Amado, Armindo Daniel Tiago, Giovanni Putoto, Aleksandra Torbica   +9 more
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HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda

New England Journal of Medicine, 2017
BACKGROUND To assess the effect of a combination strategy for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on the incidence of HIV infection, we analyzed the association between the incidence of HIV and the scale‐up of antiretroviral therapy (ART ...
K. Grabowski, D. Serwadda, R. Gray, G. Nakigozi, G. Kigozi, J. Kagaayi, R. Ssekubugu, F. Nalugoda, J. Lessler, T. Lutalo, R. Galiwango, F. Makumbi, Xiangrong Kong, D. Kabatesi, Stella T. Alamo, S. Wiersma, N. Sewankambo, A. Tobian, O. Laeyendecker, T. Quinn, S. Reynolds, M. Wawer, L. Chang   +22 more
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Patient‐ and caregiver‐reported barriers to radiotherapy for cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa—A survey of population‐based registries

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 3, Page 595-608, 1 August 2026.
What's New? Low‐ and middle‐income countries have over 70% of the global cancer burden but 10% of the world's radiotherapy capacities. This population‐based multi‐country study explores the barriers to access experienced by cancer patients in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Eric Sven Kroeber, Tamara König, Ole Stöter, Biying Liu, Phoebe Mary Amulen, Margaret Borok, Gladys Chesumbai, Eric Chokunonga, Ima‐Obong Ekanem, Mahine Ivanga, Bakarou Kamaté, William Muller, Abidemi Omonisi, Jean‐Félix Peko, Mathewos Assefa, Furaha Serventi, Markus Wallwiener, Mazvita Muchengeti, Pablo Sandro Carvalho Santos, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Nikolaus Christian Simon Mezger   +21 more
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Journal of African Christian Biography: v. 2, no. 3 [PDF]

, 2017
A publication of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography with U.S. offices located at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. This issue focuses on: 1. Agnes Okoh. 2. Self-Sacrificial Christian Pioneers of Uganda.
Bonk, Jonathan J., Byaruhanga, Christopher, Kalengyo, Edison Muhindo, Oduro, Thomas, Tumwine, John Kateeba, Way, Yossa   +5 more
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Gaps in the Child Tuberculosis Care Cascade in 32 Rural Communities in Uganda and Kenya. [PDF]

, 2017
Background:Reducing tuberculosis (TB) deaths among children requires a better understanding of the gaps in the care cascade from TB diagnosis to treatment completion.
Ayieko, James, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Chamie, Gabriel, Charlebois, Edwin D, Clark, Tamara D, Cohen, Craig R, Havlir, Diane V, Kamya, Moses R, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Marquez, Carina, Mwangwa, Florence, Owaraganise, Asiphas, Petersen, Maya, Plenty, Albert, Ruel, Theodore D, Tram, Khai Hoan   +15 more
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