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Global Health Risks, Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks

The leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as hea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Health%20Risks%202009.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 132: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 25 July 2022, a total of 11,956,739 COVID-19 cases and 254,857 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs high...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-132-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Selection and use of Essential Medicines 985

The 19th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 8 to 12 April 2013. The report was approved by the Committee on 1 October 2013. The purpose of the meeting was to review and update the 17th WHO Model List of Essentia...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Selection%20and%20Use%20of%20Essenti...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Quarterly Bulletin April - June 2020

This issue focuses on the fourth quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this inform...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/April-June%20malaria%20Bulletine%202020.pd...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 49: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 49: 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-49-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Health Accounts, National Health expenditure FY 2016/17 and 2017/18

The overall purpose of the NHA study initiative is to reduce health inequalities affecting the poorest populations in the region by focusing on supply and demand-side interventions, particularly changes in policy, new interventions, the expansion of proven and cost-effective healthcare packages, and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NHA_FINAL%20-UGANDA-1%20FY%202016-17_2017-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Millennium Development Goals and Tobacco Control

This study demonstrates the relevance of tobacco control in achieving each of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals. It outlines the occurrence of the high yet increasing prevalence of tobacco use in the developing world, and documents the negative impact that tobacco cultivation and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Millenium%20development%20goalks%20a...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 45 Minutes ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Newsletter

The second issue of the Health Sector Newsletter is here! This issue covers the months of June to October which saw the sector making significant progress towards the achievement of both its programmatic and institutional objectives. In here you will find a mixture of news, features and insights on...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20sector%20newsletter%20-%20Nov%202...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the Continuity of Essential Health Services delivery, access and uptake in Uganda

Uganda��s health system is being tested by the Covid-19 pandemic. As has been said in The Telegraph (26 August 2020), ��It is not enough to say we are managing Covid-19 when people are dying from other conditions [in Uganda]. We need to give equal attention to other health emergencies.��

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CEHS%20Monthly%20Report%20-%20August-1.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Concise Report on the World Population Situation in 2014

The present report provides a demographic perspective on how the world has changed over the past 20 years. The world has witnessed many profound social, economic and political changes since the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994. Few factors will shape the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Concise%20report%20on%20the%20World%20Popu...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 7 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Summary Report: The Official Launch of the Africa CDC Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (SA-RCC) on 31st March 2021, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The lunch was organised by the Southern Africa RCC in collaboration wi...

https://africacdc.org/download/summary-report-the-official-launch-of-the-africa-cdc-southern-africa-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Effective drug regulation A multi-country study

Problems related to the safety and quality of drugs exist in many places around the world today, in developing and developed countries alike. Some incidents have ended in tragedy, often with children as the victims. They are caused by the use of drugs containing toxic substances or impurities, drugs...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 53 Minutes ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Chronic HIV Care with ARV Therapy and Prevention

IMAI/IMCI (Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness/Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) is a multi-departmental project in WHO producing guidelines and training materials for first-level facility health workers in low-resource settings. IMAI/IMCI are part of the WHO model essent...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Chronic%20HIV%20Care%20with%20ARV%20therap...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 49 Minutes ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Digital Report - October 2023

The Ministry of Health is in the process of digitizing health�service delivery in line with her Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25 as aligned with�the MoH strategic plan 2020/21. This was in response to�the NDP III and following a Presidential Directive to leverag...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Sector%20Digitization%20Bulletin....
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Newsletter June 2019

The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – June 2019 offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuable g...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-newsletter-june-2019/?ind=1567154565953&filename=Africa-CD...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 47 Minutes ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 7 11th to 17th Feb 2019

Reporting rate this week (78%) represents no change from the previous week, 2019W6 (77.8%) Generally, there marginal drop in malaria incidence continued from previous weeks. As was last week, Adjumani (12 cases) & Moyo (24 cases) Districts reported incidence rates >10 cas-es/1,000 population, with t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 35 Minutes ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Addressing Market Failures: The Role of CEPI in Bridging the Innovation Gap to Prevent the Next Pandemic

The global response to COVID-19 not only shows that the world was ill-prepared to prevent and respond to a pandemic caused by a novel respiratory pathogen, but also that there are an array of system and market failures in global health research and development (R&D). Solving for these failures ― and...

https://africacdc.org/download/addressing-market-failures-the-role-of-cepi-in-bridging-the-innovatio...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report on Dissemination of the New Malaria Treatment Policy

Since mid 1990��s, WHO and partners have provided technical support to a large number of African countries to promote rational use of antimalarial medicines, monitor medicine efficacy and update treatment policies. In Uganda, resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to Chlororoquine rose to unacceptable...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Dissemination%20of%20the%20New%20Malaria%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 44 Minutes ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report

Malaria key highlights for week 26, 2022

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2026.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV drug resistance to integrase inhibitors in low- and middle-income countries

Dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the cornerstone of HIV treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for use in both first- and second-line treatment. This follows evidence from clinical trials showing better effica...

https://africacdc.org/download/hiv-drug-resistance-to-integrase-inhibitors-in-low-and-middle-income-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Disease Control and Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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