Search Results - "Namanya, Didacus B."

You pray to your God: A qualitative analysis of challenges in the provision of safe, timely, and affordable surgical care in Uganda by Albutt, Katherine, Yorlets, Rachel R, Punchak, Maria, Kayima, Peter, Namanya, Didacus B, Anderson, Geoffrey A, Shrime, Mark G

“…Five billion people lack access to safe, affordable, and timely surgical and anesthesia care. Significant challenges remain in the provision of surgical care…”
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Identifying Predictors for Minimum Dietary Diversity and Minimum Meal Frequency in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Uganda by Scarpa, Giulia, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Galazoula, Maria, Kakwangire, Paul, Namanya, Didacus B, Tushemerirwe, Florence, Ahumuza, Laura, Cade, Janet E

“…Adequate complementary foods contribute to good health and growth in young children. However, many countries are still off-track in achieving critical…”
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Indigenous peoples and the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic scoping review by Pickering, Kerrie, Galappaththi, Eranga K, Ford, James D, Singh, Chandni, Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol, Hyams, Keith, Miranda, J Jaime, Arotoma-Rojas, Ingrid, Togarepi, Cecil, Kaur, Harpreet, Arvind, Jasmitha, Scanlon, Halena, Namanya, Didacus B, Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia

“…Past influenza pandemics including the Spanish flu and H1N1 have disproportionately affected Indigenous Peoples. We conducted a systematic scoping review to…”
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Seasonality, climate change, and food security during pregnancy among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in rural Uganda: Implications for maternal-infant health by Bryson, Julia M, Patterson, Kaitlin, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B, Twesigomwe, Sabastian, Kesande, Charity, Ford, James D, Harper, Sherilee L

“…Climate change is expected to decrease food security globally. Many Indigenous communities have heightened sensitivity to climate change and food insecurity…”
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Operative volume and surgical case distribution in Uganda's public sector: a stratified randomized evaluation of nationwide surgical capacity by Albutt, Katherine, Punchak, Maria, Kayima, Peter, Namanya, Didacus B, Shrime, Mark G

“…Little is known about operative volume, distribution of cases, or capacity of the public sector to deliver essential surgical services in Uganda. A…”
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Do socio-demographic factors modify the effect of weather on malaria in Kanungu District, Uganda? by Ost, Katarina, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Bishop-Williams, Katherine, Charette, Margot, Harper, Sherilee L, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B, Huang, Yi, Katz, Aaron B, Ebi, Kristie

“…There is concern in the international community regarding the influence of climate change on weather variables and seasonality that, in part, determine the…”
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'We are all serving the same Ugandans': A nationwide mixed-methods evaluation of private sector surgical capacity in Uganda by Albutt, Katherine, Drevin, Gustaf, Yorlets, Rachel R, Svensson, Emma, Namanya, Didacus B, Shrime, Mark G, Kayima, Peter

“…Half of all Ugandans (49%) turn to the private or private-not-for-profit (PNFP) sectors when faced with illness, yet little is known about the capacity of…”
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Correction to: Do socio-demographic factors modify the effect of weather on malaria in Kanungu District, Uganda? by Ost, Katarina, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Bishop-Williams, Katherine, Charette, Margot, Harper, Sherilee L, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B, Huang, Yi, Katz, Aaron B, Ebi, Kristie

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A Community-Based Approach to Integrating Socio, Cultural and Environmental Contexts in the Development of a Food Database for Indigenous and Rural Populations: The Case of the Batwa and Bakiga in South-Western Uganda by Scarpa, Giulia, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Twesigomwe, Sabastian, Kakwangire, Paul, Peters, Remco, Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol, Patterson, Kaitlin, Namanya, Didacus B., Lwasa, Shuaib, Nowembabazi, Ester, Kesande, Charity, Harris-Fry, Helen, Cade, Janet E.

“…Comprehensive food lists and databases are a critical input for programs aiming to alleviate undernutrition. However, standard methods for developing them may…”
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Socio-economic and environmental factors affecting breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices among Batwa and Bakiga communities in south-western Uganda by Scarpa, Giulia, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Twesigomwe, Sabastian, Kakwangire, Paul, Galazoula, Maria, Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol, Patterson, Kaitlin, Namanya, Didacus B, Lwasa, Shuaib, Nowembabazi, Ester, Kesande, Charity, Cade, Janet E

“…Improving breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices is needed to support good health, enhance child growth, and reduce child mortality. Limited…”
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Dynamical Malaria Forecasts Are Skillful at Regional and Local Scales in Uganda up to 4 Months Ahead by Tompkins, Adrian M., Colón‐González, Felipe J., Di Giuseppe, Francesca, Namanya, Didacus B.

“…Malaria forecasts from dynamical systems have never been attempted at the health district or local clinic catchment scale, and so their usefulness for public…”
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Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Surgical Care in Uganda: A Stratified Randomized Evaluation of Nationwide Public Sector Surgical Capacity and Core Surgical Indicators by Albutt, Katherine, Punchak, Maria, Kayima, Peter, Namanya, Didacus B., Anderson, Geoffrey A., Shrime, Mark G.

“…Background Access to safe surgery is critical to health, welfare, and economic development. In 2015, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery recommended that…”
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Seasonal variation of food security among the Batwa of Kanungu, Uganda by Patterson, Kaitlin, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B, Ford, James, Twebaze, Fortunate, Clark, Sierra, Donnelly, Blánaid, Harper, Sherilee L

“…Climate change is projected to increase the burden of food insecurity (FI) globally, particularly among populations that depend on subsistence agriculture. The…”
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Development of a Scorecard to Monitor Progress toward National Cholera Elimination: Its Application in Uganda by Bwire, Godfrey, Sack, David A, Lunkuse, Stella M, Ongole, Francis, Ngwa, Moise Chi, Namanya, Didacus B, Nsungwa, Jesca, Aceng Ocero, Jane Ruth, Mwebesa, Henry G, Muruta, Allan, Nakinsige, Anne, Kisakye, Annet, Kalyebi, Peter, Kemirembe, Julian, Makumbi, Issa, Kagirita, Atek, Ampeire, Immaculate, Mutegeki, David, Matseketse, David, Debes, Amanda Kay, Orach, Christopher Garimoi

“…In 2017, the Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) set a goal to eliminate cholera from ≥ 20 countries and to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030…”
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Drawing the line between adaptation and development: a systematic literature review of planned adaptation in developing countries by Sherman, Mya, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Lwasa, Shuaib, Ford, James, Namanya, Didacus B., Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Maillet, Michelle, Harper, Sherilee, IHACC Research Team

“…Climate change adaptation is increasingly considered an urgent priority for policy action. Billions of dollars have been pledged for adaptation finance, with…”
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Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Context of Climate Change in East Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review by Bryson, Julia M, Bishop-Williams, Katherine E, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Nunez, Emily C, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B, Indigenous Health Adaptation To Climate Change Research Team, Harper, Sherilee L

“…East Africa is highly affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are projected to be exacerbated by climate change. Consequently, understanding what…”
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Antenatal Care Research in East Africa During the Millennium Development Goals Initiative: A Scoping Review by Steele, Vivienne, Patterson, Kaitlin, Berrang-Ford, Lea, King, Nia, Kulkarni, Manisha, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B., Harper, Sherilee L.

“…Introduction The global burden of maternal mortality remains high and inequitably distributed between countries. Antenatal care (ANC) was identified as…”
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Developing an online food composition database for an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda by Scarpa, Giulia, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Bawajeeh, Areej O, Twesigomwe, Sabastian, Kakwangire, Paul, Peters, Remco, Beer, Sarah, Williams, Grace, Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol, Namanya, Didacus B, Lwasa, Shuaib, Nowembabazi, Ester, Kesande, Charity, Rippin, Holly, Cade, Janet E

“…To develop an online food composition database of locally consumed foods among an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda. Using a community-based…”
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Geospatial analysis of unmet pediatric surgical need in Uganda by Smith, Emily R, Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig, Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Tran, Tu M, Fuller, Anthony T, Butler, Elissa K, de Andrade, Luciano, Makumbi, Fredrick, Luboga, Samuel, Muhumuza, Christine, Namanya, Didacus B, Chipman, Jeffrey G, Galukande, Moses, Haglund, Michael M

“…Abstract Background In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), an estimated 85% of children do not have access to surgical care. The objective of the current…”
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'We don't use the same ways to treat the illness:' A qualitative study of heterogeneity in health-seeking behaviour for acute gastrointestinal illness among the Ugandan Batwa by Brubacher, Laura Jane, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Clark, Sierra, Patterson, Kaitlin, Lwasa, Shuaib, Namanya, Didacus B., Twesigomwe, Sabastian, Harper, Sherilee L.

“…The Batwa (Twa), an Indigenous People of southwest Uganda, were evicted from their ancestral forest lands in 1991 due to establishment of the Bwindi…”
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