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Politics, religion and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda [PDF]

, 2010
This paper outlines the current situation in Northern Uganda and examines whether conventional approaches to conflict analysis produce a convincing diagnosis of the causes of the protracted conflict between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s ...
Jackson, Paul
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Implications of COVID-19 pandemic and response approaches in Uganda: Stakeholder perspectives

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted health systems worldwide. Aim: This study explored the effects of the COVID-19 cascade on health programmes in Uganda. Setting: This study conducted in-depth interviews
Moses Ocan, Josephine Bayigga, Adelline Twimukye, Hellen Nansiiro, Daphine Sanger, Mordecai Tayebwa, Boniconsilli Tusiime, Maureen Katusiime, Daniel Kyabayinze, Benon Kwesiga, Henry K. Bosa, Leah Mbabazi, Tonny Muwonge, Brenda N. Simbwa, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka P. Fallah, Alex R. Ario   +16 more
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Discomfort, complaints, and claims: Conducting fieldwork with refugees with disabilities

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2021
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Maria-Theres Schuler
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Population pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin in breastmilk in patients with rifampicin‐resistant tuberculosis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Levofloxacin is a widely used antibiotic included in rifampicin‐resistant tuberculosis (RR‐TB) treatment. Data describing levofloxacin concentrations in breastmilk and infant exposure are limited. We analysed data from two South African studies of breastfeeding women receiving levofloxacin (750–1000 mg daily) for RR‐TB.
Sharon Sawe, Lufina Tsirizani, Buyisile Mkhize, Lubbe Wiesner, Gary Maartens, Francesca Conradie, Richard Court, Marian Loveday, Catriona Waitt, Paolo Denti   +9 more
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Program Learning Event on Violence against Children in and around Schools in East Africa [PDF]

, 2015
Sponsored by the Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG), a three-day Program Learning Event (PLE) on Violence against Children in and around Schools (VACiS) held in Kampala, Uganda from 14-16 July 2015, attracted 77 practitioners, donors, advocates ...

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Fighting HIV/AIDS: is success possible?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
The fight against HIV/AIDS poses enormous challenges worldwide, generating fears that success may be too difficult or even impossible to attain. Uganda has demonstrated that an early, consistent and multisectoral control strategy can reduce both the ...
Sam Okware, Alex Opio, Joshua Musinguzi, Paul Waibale   +3 more
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Estimating the impact of Tiny Targets in reducing the incidence of Gambian sleeping sickness in the North-west Uganda focus [PDF]

, 2021
Paul R. Bessell, Johan Esterhuizen, M. J. Lehane, Joshua Longbottom, Albert Mugenyi, Richard Selby, Iñaki Tirados, Stephen J. Torr, Charles Waiswa, Charles Wamboga, Andrew Hope   +10 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Pterygium in Uganda: A hospital-based study

Cogent Medicine, 2020
To determine the prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors in patients attending Mulago National Referral Hospital Eye Clinic. This was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted between January 2019 and March 2019. We selected
Erima Denis, Ayebare Pauline, Zalwango Charity, Mwanja Pius, Ntende Jacob, C. Ateenyi Agaba   +5 more
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Environmental Credit Risk, Climate Change and Bank Performance: Evidence From a Global Panel of Banks

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental credit risk on bank financial performance, with a particular focus on the moderating role of country‐level climate risk. Using a global panel of 345 listed banks across 75 countries from 2018 to 2022, we measure environmental credit risk through Fitch Ratings' Environmental Relevance Scores.
Kenza Mouti, Erhan Kilincarslan, Jiafan Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source