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Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, June 2023

Response: The MoH continues to conduct active case search and risk communication in the affected region.

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-june-2023/?ind=1692...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Public significance of urban pests

This report provides sound evidence that urban areas are being exposed increasingly to pests and (through them) to pest-related diseases. This multi-faceted problem of increasing exposure entails environmental, structural, institutional, regulative, managerial, financial, scientific and climatic asp...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Public%20health%20Significance%20of%20Urba...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Report 2023: Realizing Africa CDCs Autonomy Making Measurable Impact in Africas Health Security

I am delighted to present the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Annual Report 2023, encapsulating the efforts undertaken by Africa CDC over the past year – our second year of autonomy. This period was marked by significant health challenges for the continent, including p...

https://africacdc.org/download/annual-report-2023-realizing-africa-cdcs-autonomy-making-measurable-i...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 199 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Country implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Status report 2011

Globally, breastfeeding has the potential to prevent about 800 000 deaths among children under five each year if all children 0-23 months were optimally breastfed. Early initiation of breastfeeding could prevent about one fifth of neonatal deaths, but less than half of infants are put to the breast...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (Highlights of Day 1)

The document titled Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (Highlights of Day 1) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within C...

https://africacdc.org/download/framework-for-fair-equitable-and-timely-allocation-of-covid-19-vaccin...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care is t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Consolidated%20Guideline%20on%20Self...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental health atlas 2014

The 2014 version of mental health Atlas continues to provide up-to-date information on the availability of mental health services and resources across the world, including financial allocations, human resources and specialised facilities for mental health. This information was obtained via a questio...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20health%20Atlas%202014.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 43: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 43: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-43-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Commonwealth Malaria Report 2019

In April 2018 a historic partnership of governments, civil society, the private sector and multilateral organisations, came together in London for a momentous Malaria Summit, delivering US $4.1 billion investment for the global malaria fight. Two days later at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Me...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Commonwealth%20Malaria%20Report%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Initiatives

The document titled COVID-19 Pandemic Response Initiatives offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-pandemic-response-initiatives/?ind=1602157582966&filename=Af...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Strategic Response Plan West Africa Ebola Outbreak 2015

In August 2014, WHO drafted the Ebola Response Roadmap to set out the core strategy for stopping this unprecedented outbreak and to provide the basis for a significantly increased response. This was the basis for the UN system��s Overview of Needs and Requirements (ONR) and STEPP Strategy that follo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Stratigic%20response%20plan%20west%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Elimination of Iodine Deficiency disorders, A manual for health workers

Iodine, named after the Greek word for violet, was first observed as a violet vapour during the making of gunpowder at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of the Earth��s iodine exists in the ocean: sea water, fish and vegetation. It was present during the primordial development of the earth, bu...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Elimination%20of%20Iodine%20Deficiency%20D...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu of the Video-Teleconference (vtc) Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government extended to African Vaccine Manufacturing countries held on 1

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission H.E Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa and the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr John Nkengasong, also participated in the teleconference Meeting. M...

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-of-the-video-teleconference-vtc-meeting-of-the-bureau-of-t...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Vaccine R&D and Vaccine Manufacturing Competency Frameworks

I am delighted to introduce the Competency Frameworks for Vaccine Manufacturing and Research and Development Competency Frameworks, which have been prepared through collaborative efforts with key stakeholders in the industry, supported by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CD...

https://africacdc.org/download/vaccine-rd-and-vaccine-manufacturing-competency-frameworks/?ind=17011...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Vaccine Manufacturing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-149-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

UNAIDS data 2019

Globally, new HIV infections among young women aged 15-24 years were reduced by 25% between 2010 and 2018. This is good news, but of course it remains unacceptable that every week 6000 adolescent girls and young women become infected with HIV. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of women a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UNAIDS%20data%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide

The document titled Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide offers a comprehensive insight into Laboratory Systems and Network, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eas...

https://africacdc.org/download/interim-operational-guidance-on-sars-cov-2-genomic-surveillance-in-af...
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ghana

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ghana offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-ghana/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Proposal for supplementary agenda item

The Director-General has the honour to refer to a proposal received from Belize on 8 May 2017, the Marshall Islands on 12 May 2017, the Republic of Nauru on 11 May 2017, the Republic of Nicaragua on 15 May 2017, the Republic of Palau on 11 May 2017, the Republic of Paraguay on 9 May 2017, Saint Kitt...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Screening Donated Blood for Transfusion- Transmissible Infections

Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention that has an essential role in patient management within health care systems. All Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed World Health Assembly resolutions WHA28.72 (1) in 1975 and WHA58.13 (2) in 2005. These commit them to the pr...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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