Research articles
Research articles published by members of the working group of the Centre. The topics cover the concept of sustainable health and the prioritised research areas of the Centre.
1. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Health
- Sustainable health—a call to action. Wanyenze, R.K. et al. BMC Global Public Health (2023)
- Linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals and health in Somalia. Adem R, et al. BMC Public Health (2024)
- Finding linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda: a key to attain health and well-being for all. Wanyana I, et al. BMJ Public Health (2024)
- Interactions between Health and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Egbende, L. et al. MPDI (2023)
2. Maternal and Child Health, Midwifery, and Quality Improvement
- Midwife-led quality improvement: Increasing the use of evidence-based birth practices in Uganda. Blomgren J, et al. Midwifery (2024)
- Putting co-creation into practice: lessons learned from developing a midwife-led quality improvement intervention. Blomgren J, et al. Glob Health Action (2023)
- Maternal health leaders’ perceptions of barriers to midwife-led care in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, and Uganda. Blomgren J, et al. ScienceDirect (2023)
- Costs and intermediate outcomes for the implementation of evidence-based practices of midwifery under a MIDWIZE framework in an urban health facility in Nairobi, Kenya. Kiragu JM, et al. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (2023)
- A collaborative development initiative to strengthen Midwifery Education in Somalia. Muxamuud X, et al. SHAJ Somali Health Action Journal (2024)
- Effects of nutrition education, physical activity and motivational interviewing interventions on metabolic syndrome among females of reproductive age in Wakiso district, central Uganda: a randomised parallel-group trial. Lubogo, D., Wamani, H., Mayega, R.W., Orach C-G (2025): BMC Public Health 25, 790 (2025)
3. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Stroke
- Struck by stroke - experiences of living with stroke in a rural area in Uganda. Timm, L., et al. BMC Public Health (2023)
- Psychological distress among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Uganda. Gumikiriza-Onoria, J.L., et al. BMC Geriatr (2024)
- Feasibility and acceptability of the World Health Organization’s iSUPPORT program for dementia caregivers in Uganda. Gumikiriza-Onoria JL, et al. Academia Mental Health and Well-Being (2024)
4. Infectious Diseases and Screening Strategies
- Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Patient-Led Human Papillomavirus DNA Self-Sampling among HIV-Infected Women in Uganda. Nyabigambo A, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2023)
- Facilitators and Barriers to HPV Self-Sampling as a Cervical Cancer Screening Option among Women Living with HIV in Rural Uganda. Nyabigambo A, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2023)
- The association between asymptomatic malaria and blood glucose among outpatients in a rural low-income setting. Kasujja FX, et al. Diabetes Epidemiology and Management (2023)
5. Climate Change and Global Health Strategies
- Climate change adaptation across the life-course—from pregnancy to adolescence—it's time to advance the field of climate change and child health. Helldén, H. et al. Environmental Research: Health (2023)
- Sustainable preventive integrated child health care: reflections on the importance of multidisciplinary and multisectoral stakeholder engagement. Biermann, O. et al. Global Health Action (2023)
- EU Global Health Strategy: what are the challenges? Viberg, N. et al. European Journal of Public Health (2023)
6. Health Policy, Higher Education, and Precision Health
- Integrating the United Nations sustainable development goals into higher education globally: a scoping review. Molina, A.A. et al. Global Health Action (2023)
- A life-course multisectoral approach to precision health in LMICs: Precision health in low- and middle-income countries should focus on disease prevention and implementation in order to be cost-effective and impactful. Peterson SS, et al. Nature Medicine (2024)
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