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Human aflatoxin exposure in Uganda: estimates from a subset of the 2011 Uganda AIDS indicator survey (UAIS) Institute of Tropical Medicine
Aflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins that contaminate a variety of crops worldwide. Acute exposure can cause liver failure, and chronic exposure can lead to stunting in children and liver cancer in adults. We estimated aflatoxin exposure across Uganda by measuring a serum biomarker of aflatoxin exposure in a subsample from the 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey, a nationally representative survey of HIV prevalence, and examined its ...
Is Uganda really a paradise for refugees? The grim reality behind the euphoric coverage of Uganda's "exemplary" refugee policy University of Antwerp
Taking stock of monitoring and evaluation systems in the health sector: findings from Rwanda and Uganda University of Antwerp
In the context of sector-wide approaches and the considerable funding being put into the health sectors of low-income countries, the need to invest in wellfunctioning national health sector monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems is widely acknowledged. Regardless of the approach adopted, an important first step in any strategy for capacity development is to diagnose the quality of existing systems or arrangements, taking into account both ...
Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again University of Antwerp
Lestrade's duiker in Rwanda, Uganda Ghent University
Rwanda en Oeganda mogen hun zin doen University of Antwerp
The representation of gender in English textbooks in Uganda Ghent University
The central role played by textbooks in children’s education in developing countries has been highlighted previously in this journal. This paper reports on how an English-language textbook used commonly in Ugandan secondary schools reinforces gender stereotypes which are prevalent in society. The paper is based on a mixed-methods investigation of gender representation in English in Use, Book 2 by Grant and Wang’ombe, a textbook recommended by ...
Perceptions and experiences of access to public healthcare by people with disabilities and older people in Uganda Ghent University
Introduction: In the year 2000, a set of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were presented as a way to channel global efforts into the reduction of poverty and the promotion of social development. A global discussion regarding how to renew these goals is underway and it is in this context that the Goals and Governance for Global Health (Go4Health) research consortium conducted consultations with marginalized communities in Asia, Latin ...