Building a new platform to support public health emergency response in Africa: the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives, 2018–2019

Autor: Peter Nsubuga, Patrick M Nguku, Ben Masiira, Simon N Antara, Herbert B Kazoora, Olivia Namusisi, Notion T Gombe, Alain N Magazani, Ditu Kazambu, Sheba N Gitta, Christine Kihembo, Bernard Sawadogo, Tatek A Bogale, Chima Ohuabunwo, Mufuta Tshimanga

Publikováno v: BMJ Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 10 (2020)

Public health emergency (PHE) response in sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by inadequate skilled public health workforce and underfunding. Since 2005, the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) has been supporting field epidemiology capacity de

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/f4524f0f6be744e485986a6f941217b4

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Uganda: a pilot surveillance project among diabetes patients at a referral hospital clinic

Autor: Olivia Namusisi, Juliet N Sekandi, Simon Kasasa, Peter Wasswa, Nicholas T Kamara, Medard Bitekyerezo, Placid Mihayo, Sheba N Gitta, David Mukanga

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 10, Iss 47 (2011)

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/bd95552f42a24e73818d9f7b4427ed3b

Perceptions of diabetes in rural areas of Eastern Uganda

Autor: Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Sheba N Gitta, Sheila K Katureebe, Lynn Atuyambe

Publikováno v: Curationis, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7, Published: JAN 2013
Curationis, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2013)
Curationis, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2013)

Background: People diagnosed with diabetes mellitus are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa and prompt care seeking depends on perceptions of the illness. Objective: The objective was to explore perceptions of diabetes in rural areas. Method: We conduct

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https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v36i1.121