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Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, March 2022

Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation salute the work of so many women around the continent who are at the forefront of strengthening public health. We celebrate their contributions in this edition as we mark International Women’s Month.

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 123: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 123: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-123-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

The document titled Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...

https://africacdc.org/download/medical-ppe-production-in-africa-promoting-local-manufacturers-to-sup...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (25 May 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 May 2022) 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, Northe...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-25-may-2022/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Teaching for better learning A guide for teachers of primary health care staff

This manual is the result of cooperation between many people. I would like to thank all those who have contributed in any way to its preparation, in particular, the members of the working group which met in Dundee, Scotland in November, 1978 and established the main guidelines for the first edition.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Teaching%20for%20better%20learning.pdf
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 2022) 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-02-february-2022/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Outbreak Brief 14: COVID-19 Pandemic 21 April 2020

The document titled Outbreak Brief 14: COVID-19 Pandemic – 21 April 2020 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, Sout...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-14-covid-19-pandemic-21-april-2020/?ind=1587494492193&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ethiopia

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ethiopia 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-ethiopia/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance....

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 19 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 19 May 2020 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-19-may-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Test Rollout in Africa

Africa CDC, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and partners have developed a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of Ag-RDT for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (https://aslm.org/courses/covid-19-antigen-training-materials/). These training materials are being used by Member State...

https://africacdc.org/download/monitoring-and-evaluation-of-covid-19-rapid-antigen-diagnostic-test-r...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 209 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children

Every year some 10.6 million children die before they reach their fifth birthday. Seven out of every 10 of these deaths are due to diarrhoea, pneumonia, measles, malaria or malnutrition. The WHO manual Management of Severe Malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers and the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20the%20inpatient%20Treat...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 58: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 58: 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-58-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The World Health Report 2002, Reducing risks, Promoting healthy life

The report describes the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health. This is of great interest in itself but, more importantly, the report also calculates how much of this present burden could be...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20world%20health%20report%202002.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector

The document titled COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector 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,...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-guidance-for-educational-sector/?ind=1594645037745&filename=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 29: COVID-19 Pandemic 4 August 2020

As of 9 am EAT 4 August 2020, a total of 968,020 COVID-19 cases and 20,612 deaths (CFR: 2%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 108,783 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is an increase of 13% compared to the 28 July...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-29-covid-19-pandemic-4-august-2020/?ind=1596629033460&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Advisory on Disinfection Cards

Background There has been increasing use of body worn labels or tags, impregnated with chemical disinfectants, and worn on a lanyard or clipped to clothing, with the purpose of protecting against SARS-COV-2 virus. These are marketed as air purifier capable of removing viruses, bacteria and smog and...

https://africacdc.org/download/advisory-on-disinfection-cards/?ind=1613421790004&filename=Advisory o...
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Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Decarbonizing Development Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

The Climate Change and Development Series was created in 2015 to showcase economic and scientific research that explores the interactions between climate change, climate policies, and development. The series aims to promote debate and broaden understanding of current and emerging questions about the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Decarbonizing%20Development%20Overview%202...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Conference Report: 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2022)

As highlighted in the conference discussions, the future of health in Africa will be a story of hope and obstacles. The continent has come a long way toward realising the African Union’s New Public Health Order since 2020 but disease outbreaks are on the rise; climate change, food insecurity, popula...

https://africacdc.org/download/conference-report-2nd-international-conference-on-public-health-in-af...
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Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africas Emergency Response Workforce: Rapid Response Team Directory

As part of this commitment, Africa CDC in collaboration with Public Health England’s IHR Strengthening Project, has embarked on an initiative to develop a secure online directory of rapid response personnel and teams. This will be a secured database with different levels of administrative privileges...

https://africacdc.org/download/africas-emergency-response-workforce-rapid-response-team-directory/?i...
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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 178 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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