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Containing the threat - don't forget Ebola [PDF]

, 2004
In 2000, Uganda experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola fever ever described.
Geisbert, Jonathan Cohen, Lamunu
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Unmasking the complexities of healthcare access in low-resource settings: a health systems approach to obstetric and under-5 healthcare in rural settings of Eastern Uganda

Global Health Action
Background Access to appropriate obstetric and under-5 healthcare services in low-resource settings is a challenge in countries with high mortality rates. However, the interplay of multiple factors within an ecological system affects the effectiveness of
Rornald Muhumuza Kananura
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Capacity development of Kyanamukaaka-Kabonera Pig Cooperative: Report of the business and enterprise management training course, Masaka, Uganda, 26-28 August 2015 [PDF]

, 2015
Irish ...
Enterprise Uganda
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Association between breastfeeding duration and educational attainment in rural Southwest Uganda: a population-based cohort study

Global Health Action
Background Breastfeeding is important for early childhood nutrition and health. The positive effects on educational outcomes may be attributed to socioeconomic factors.
Shamsudeen Mohammed, Clara Calvert, Joseph O Mugisha, Makanga Ronald, Gershim Asiki, Judith R Glynn, Laura L Oakley, Milly Marston   +7 more
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Spatial Differentiation of the Land and Nutrient Footprints for Kampala: Implications for Urban Food Sustainability

Forum Geografi
Rapid urban growth, together with an increase in urban food demand and rural-urban food flows, effectively transfer the urban footprint to the surrounding cities.
Joyfred Asaba, Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Shauib Lwasa, Yazidhi Bamutaze, Fredrick Omolo   +4 more
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative study on sexual and reproductive health needs and risks of adolescents in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda

Global Social Challenges Journal
Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is an important global health issue linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Adolescents in refugee settings face specific SRH needs and risks, and limited access to needed services ...
George Palattiyil, Hadijah Mwenyango, Dina Sidhva, Peter Kisaakye, Harish Nair, Paul Bukuluki   +5 more
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Trends in prevalent TB among persons enrolling for HIV care before and after ‘Test and Treat’ across East-Africa

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: In 2015, WHO recommended the global adoption of the ‘Test and Treat’ strategy (TTS) for all persons living with HIV (PLHIV). While TTS has improved viral suppression and reduced mortality, its impact on TB in PLHIV remains unclear.
N. Kalema, B. Musick, S. Babirye, L. Najjemba, P Mubiri, A. Kiragga, A. Ddungu, C. Kasozi, L.O. Diero, F. Odhiambo, R. Lyamuya, B. Castelnuovo, J. Musaazi, C.T. Yiannoutsos, K. Wools-Kaloustian, A. Semeere   +15 more
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Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase, Tyler Mark, Patalee Buddhika Appuhamilage   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source