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Medicinal plants used to induce labour during childbirth in western Uganda
(Elsevier, 2006-06-07)
Traditional medicine usage in rural Ugandan population for day-to-day health care needs is close to 90%. Women and children form the bulk of the people reliant on herbal medicine. This study was undertaken to document how ...
Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen
(American Society for Microbiology, 2004-04-02)
Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circu lation. In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific immunoglobulin E
(IgE) and ...
Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2007-09-03)
Background: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are among the neglected tropical diseases
in Africa. A national control program for these diseases was initiated in Uganda during March 2003. Annual
treatment ...
Microgeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing community
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
objective To explore patterns of water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure by age, sex, tribe
and space within a single village.
methods For 10 months, we systematically observed water contacts made by the 800 ...
Diagnosis and treatment of advanced breast cancer
(BMJ, 2009-02)
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LACOR HOSPITAL ON THE SURROUNDING AREA
(2003)
The health care industry is an important contributor to the
economy, especially to that of the area surrounding health
institutions. This effect is even more marked in the case of
rural facilities. At national level, ...