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Outcome Statement on the 2nd Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference under the theme Youth Leadership for a Safer and Healthier Africa

Africa has a high disease burden which not only poses a threat to the health of its people but also impedes its progress towards achieving the Goal 1.3 Healthy and well-nourished citizens of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Africa is also the youngest continent in terms of population, with approx...

https://africacdc.org/download/2nd-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-africa-cdc-unde...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Tuberculosis report 2015.

The year 2015 is a watershed moment in the battle against tuberculosis (TB). It marks the deadline for global TB targets set in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and is a year of transitions: from the MDGs to a new era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the Stop...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Tuberculosis%20Report%202015.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The IPC Ring Approach Checklist in response to confirmed cases of EVD

The job aide is used to ring fence the minimum perimeter area once an Ebola case has been confirmed.� �This perimeter is defined either from the home of the case or�around the health facilities where the case was treated.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2001_IPC%20ring%20approa...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 142 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 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Systems Performance Assessment Debates, Methods and Empiricism

High quality scientific evidence is increasingly available to help the providers of health care make decisions about what types of investigations to order for an individual patient, and how to treat any health problems that are identified. ��Evidence-based medicine�� has been facilitated by the avai...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20systems%20performance%20assessmen...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Information And Communication Technology Policy

Uganda��s economic performance has been impressive in the past decade. The average real rate of GDP growth has been 6.9 per annum since 1990/91. Significant progress has been registered in trade liberalisation, privatisation, civil service reform, financial sector reforms and decentralisation initia...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Information%20and%20Communicati...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PERC: Biweekly Report (24 November 07 December 2020)

The document titled PERC: Biweekly Report (24 November – 07 December 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, So...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-biweekly-report-24-november-07-december-2020/?ind=1608459057259&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Current and planned vaccine manufacturing in Africa: Results from a joint assessment by Africa CDC, CHAI, and PATH

We engaged 19 manufacturers in total, including all manufacturers with commercial scale production capacity as well as a number of early-stage projects. We also engaged with a variety of originator companies outside of Africa interested in technology transfers to African vaccine manufacturers to und...

https://africacdc.org/download/current-and-planned-vaccine-manufacturing-in-africa-results-from-a-jo...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Vaccine Manufacturing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Report, 26 August 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa

The increase in the number of mpox cases in Africa since the beginning of 2024, coupled with the spread of the disease in newly affected countries, has led to urgent measures being taken at the continental level. These include: • Assessed the severity level of the mpox epidemic during the recent ris...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-report-26-august-2024-mpox-situation-in-africa/?ind=17249142...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 241 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Certificate in Nursing 2018

A major challenge to the delivery of services in the health sector is the changing nature of skills demands to the various health cadres. The shifting demands of the expected performance and competencies in tasks at different levels arise from the emerging concerns that call for different approaches...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Certificate%20in%20Nurs...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 220 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention And Control Plan

Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Integrated%20Comprehensive%20Ch...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Cholera
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use

This document is one of two evidence-based cornerstones of the World Health Organization��s (WHO) new initiative to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines for family planning. The first cornerstone, the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (third edition) published in 2004, pr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Selected%20Practice%20recommendation%20for...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Africa Pathogen Genomics Initative (Africa PGI) Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS)

About the Project Approximately 700,000 deaths occur globally annually due to infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens. In Africa, western sub-Saharan Africa, is disproportionately affected by AMR relative to other regions. The pervasiveness of AMR in this region threatens to rev...

https://africacdc.org/download/the-africa-pathogen-genomics-initative-africa-pgi-integrated-genomic-...
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Higher Diploma in Anaesthesia

Uganda��s population has increased to 34 million people which calls for increase Health Centre IVs (HCIVs), districts, and Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs). The training programme will take two (2) years, consisting of four (4) semesters with assessments carried out for each semester. This Curricu...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Higher%20Diploma%20in%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 36 Minutes ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 92: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 92: 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-92-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=163...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 83: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 83: 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-83-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of waste from injection activities at district level : Guidelines for District Health Managers

This guide is designed as a simple and practical tool to help District Health Managers elaborate a realistic District level plan to reduce improper disposal of waste from injection activities.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Senegal

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Senegal 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-senegal/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Clients Charter 2012/13 - 2014/15

The Clients Charter was introduced under the Public Service Reform Programme, as a tool to strengthen the demand side of accountability for service delivery. In this regard, the clients charter has been embranced in the health sector. This charter spells out the roles, responsibilities and commitme...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CLIENT%20CHARTER%202012-13-2014-15.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 44: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 44: 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-44-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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Mpox Surveillance Reporting Protocol for African Union Member States

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