Publications by authors named "Jayne B Tusiime"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in healthcare facilities (HCFs) across the African Region during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted by the declaration of SARS-CoV-2 as a public health emergency in January 2020.
- An observational assessment was conducted in 17 countries from April 2020 to November 2022, involving over 5,000 HCFs with a total of approximately 11,564 assessments, which indicated that tertiary HCFs and those dedicated to COVID-19 patients had the highest IPC scores.
- The results showed a median baseline score of 60.2% for IPC measures, with better performance linked to the presence of IPC focal
Uganda established a domestic Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) testing capacity in 2010 in response to the increasing occurrence of filovirus outbreaks. In July 2018, the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced its 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak and for the duration of the outbreak, the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) initiated a national EVD preparedness stance. Almost one year later, on 10th June 2019, three family members who had contracted EVD in the DRC crossed into Uganda to seek medical treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Since the declaration of the 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC on 1st Aug 2018, several neighboring countries have been developing and implementing preparedness efforts to prevent EVD cross-border transmission to enable timely detection, investigation, and response in the event of a confirmed EVD outbreak in the country. We describe Uganda's experience in EVD preparedness.
Results: On 4 August 2018, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) activated the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) and the National Task Force (NTF) for public health emergencies to plan, guide, and coordinate EVD preparedness in the country.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Human Immune Virus (HIV) related oral lesions and their association with Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4+) count among treatment naïve HIV positive patients.
Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross sectional study. Participants were 346 treatment naïve HIV positive adult patients.