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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 2 June 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 2 June 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-2-june-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

High-Level Ministerial Side Event on Community Health Workforce, Systems and Programs in Africa

The World Health Assembly, convening together senior decision-makers on public health issues, was a crucial opportunity to step up the advocacy for investment in CHWs within the community health workforce needed to improve primary health care and epidemic/pandemic preparedness and response in Africa...

https://africacdc.org/download/high-level-ministerial-side-event-on-community-health-workforce-syste...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (06 July 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (06 July 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-06-july-2022/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19

Suspected pediatric clinical cases compatible with a multi-system inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 have been reported in children and adolescents in Europe and North America. Based on initial laboratory findings, this syndrome is likely related to COVID-19. The syndrome has features wh...

https://africacdc.org/download/multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-in-children-and-adolescents-tempora...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy

The document titled COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-vaccine-development-and-access-strategy/?ind=1603461758793&f...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Pocket book of hospital care for children : Guidelines for the management of common illnesses, 2013 edition.

The Pocket book is part of a series of tools for improving the quality of care for severely ill children and is consistent with the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines for outpatient management of sick children. It is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pocket%20book%20of%20Hospital%20care%20for...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package : Improving access and use of psychotropic medicines.

The guidance package consists of a series of interrelated user-friendly modules that are designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. The topic of each module represents a core aspect of mental health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20Health%20Policy%20and%20Service%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, May 2017

This report provides an overview of the WHO Secretariat��s consultations with the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other relevant international organizations, specifically FAO and OIE, and with the newly created Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pandemic%20influenza%20preparedness%20revi...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control

Vector control is a vital component of malaria prevention, control and elimination strategies because it can be highly effective in providing personal protection and/or reducing disease transmission. This 1st edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for malaria vector control has be...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Malaria%20Vector%20Cont...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa Region Subject Matter Expert (Af-RSME) under the Regional Training and Certification Program for Biosafety and Biosecurity Professionals in the Africa Region

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and int...

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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 178 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cancer control, diagnosis and treatment

Treatment aims to cure disease, prolong life, and improve the quality of remaining life after the diagnosis of cancer is confirmed by the appropriate available procedures. The most effective and efficient treatment is linked to early detection programmes and follows evidence-based standards of care....

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Cancer%20control%20diognosis%20and%20treat...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation : Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade

This study follows on from the 2002 study entitled WTO Agreements and Public Health: A Joint Study by the WHO and the WTO Secretariat. This earlier study examined the linkages between trade and health policies in general to enable trade officials and health officials to better understand and monitor...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Promoting%20Access%20to%20Medial%20Technol...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 115 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for Establishing a National Laboratory Quality Framework

The document titled Guidance for Establishing a National Laboratory Quality Framework 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, Eastern Africa, Northern Afri...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-for-establishing-a-national-laboratory-quality-framework/?in...
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals Africa CDC

The document titled Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals – Africa CDC offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges wit...

https://africacdc.org/download/position-statement-on-transmission-of-sars-cov-2-by-pre-asymptomatic-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The world health report 1999

Part One begins, in Chapter 1, by reviewing the dramatic decline in mortality in the 20th century. Income growth and improved educational levels - and consequent improvements in food intake and sanitation - have accounted for part of the mortality decline; but access to new knowledge, drugs and vacc...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20world%20health%20report%201999_0.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV Prevention 2020 Road Map Accelerating HIV prevention to reduce new infections by 75%

The Prevention 2020 Road Map provides the basis for a country-led movement to scale up HIV prevention programmes as part of Fast-Tracking a comprehensive response to meet global and national targets and commitments to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HIV%20Prevention%202020%20Road%20Map.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 194 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Dengue Fever Technical Factsheet

Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by any of the four existing dengue virus serotypes (DENV1,2,3,4). ● Dengue is found worldwide in tropical and sub-tropical regions, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is endemic in about 100 countries, including in tropical areas of Africa. ● Den...

https://africacdc.org/download/dengue-fever-technical-factsheet/?ind=1693921005969&filename=DENGUE-F...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu of Directors of Regional Institutions for the Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020

The document titled Communiqué of Directors of Regional Institutions for the Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges...

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-of-directors-of-regional-institutions-for-the-africa-conti...
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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Anthrax in humans and animals

Anthrax essentially ceased to be regarded as a disease of major health or economic importance after the enormous successes of Max Sterne��s veterinary vaccine developed in the 1930s, and subsequent analogs in the former Soviet Union, in dramatically reducing the incidence of the disease in livestock...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Anthrax%20in%20humans%20and%20Animals%2020...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Abuja Declaration 2013

The document titled Abuja Declaration 2013 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, Western Africa,...

https://africacdc.org/download/abuja-declaration-2013/?ind=1567074965211&filename=Abuja-Declaration-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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