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Family Planning Performance Update- November 2021

Reporting rate for November declined compared to October, as well as Reporting rate on time. Reporting rate by level of care were above target at only HCIVs and RRHs.Stock-out of Injectable contraceptives was 13.6% (a modest increase of 0.6% (about 1019 facilities)) compared to October. We continue...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Recommendations for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage

Bleeding after childbirth (postpartum haemorrhage) is an important cause of maternal mortality, accounting for nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. Common causes for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) include failure of the uterus to contract adequately after birth leading to atonic PPH, t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2015

Child mortality is a core indicator for child health and well-being. In 2000, world leaders agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and called for reducing the under-five mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015 - known as the MDG 4 target.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Levels%20and%20Trends%20in%20Child%20Morta...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Family Planning Research and Learning Agenda for Uganda 2021-2025

This Family Planning (FP) Research and Learning Agenda presents a great opportunity for the country to tailor future research to respond to key FP evidence gaps; synthesize, package, and promote the use of existing evidence to ensure future investments are evidence-based; harmonize stakeholder effor...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Family%20Planning%20Research%20Le...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2018 Report

Over the last two decades, the world made substantial progress in reducing mortality among children and young adolescents (including children under age 5, children aged 5��9 and young adolescents aged 10��14). Still, in 2017 alone, an estimated 6.3 million children and young adolescents died, mostly...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child-Mortality-Report-2018.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Millennium Development Goals : Uganda's Progress Report 2007

The report shows that although Uganda has made progress since the last reporting period there is still a long way to go if we are to achieve all the goals by 2015 especially the health related goals on child mortality and maternal health.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of the World Children Report 2019

Globally, at least 1 in 3 children is not growing well due to malnutrition in its more visible forms: stunting, wasting and overweight. At least 1 in 2 suffers from hidden hunger due to deficiencies - often not visible - in essential nutrients

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition

In September 2015, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released updated joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990 to 2014 period, which represent the most recent global and regional figures after adding 62 new surveys from 57 countries to the joint dataset. This key findings report summarizes the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Levels%20and%20Trends%20in%20Child%20Malnu...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Uganda: Assessing Progress in Family Planning, 2021

The 2021 Progress Estimates on Family Planning Commitments and National Goals estimates were derived; In order to have an accurate representation of FP progress. The current data have been incorporated with the data that has been generated over the last few years in order to monitor the annual progr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Country%20Progress%20Brief%20on%20Family%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Pre-Labour Rupture of Memranes

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pre-Labor%20rupture%20of%20membrane.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The state of the world's children 2009 : Maternal and Newborn Health.

The State of the World��s Children 2009 focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and actions that must be scaled up to save lives.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Maternal%20and%20Newborn%20Health.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Pocket book of hospital care for children : Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources.

This pocket book is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pocket%20book%20hospital%20care%20for%20ch...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Child health in the Community

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Children under five years of age bear a disproportionate share of the global burden of disease. While major gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality during previous decades, stagnation or even reversals of trends have been observed recent...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child%20health%20in%20the%20community.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia Pregnancy

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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National Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and New Born Care

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Adapted%20MNH%20QoC%20standards%20-%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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WHO medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use 2008 update.

This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods. It is based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 3rd edition (2004) and its 2008 Update, one of WHO��s evidence-based guidelines. It tells family planning providers if a woman presenting...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Medical%20eligibility%20criteria%20wheel%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Managment of Puerperperal Sepsis/Pyrexia

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Puerperal%20Sepsis.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Malaria in Pregnancy

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Humanitarian Action for Children 2017 Overview

That is the number of children living in countries affected by emergencies -- one out of every four children in the world today. From relentless conflicts and� displacement crises in the Lake Chad basin, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen �� to the impacts of El Niño or La Niña in south...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2019 Overview

Violence against children takes many sinister forms. In homes, schools, communities and online around the world, it manifests itself in debilitating physical and emotional abuse. In humanitarian emergencies - especially those driven by relentless armed conflicts - violence can result in death, serio...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Informing Health Decisions and Actions

Mpox Surveillance Reporting Protocol for African Union Member States

Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa

Mpox Technical Factsheet

Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

Sub thematic area: Maternal and Child Health

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Did you know about these facts?

Malaria

Malaria is endemic in 42 African countries & more than 90% of it's clinical cases across the world every year are in Africa.

HIV/AIDS

Africa has 11% of the world’s population & 60% of people with HIV/AIDS.

NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES

These such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and injuries represented 27% of the total burden of disease in Africa.