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Tuberculosis Medicines Web-Based Ordering and Reporting System (TWOS) Report Period: August-September 2019

The TWOS report for the period August- September 2019, summarizes facility reporting rates, timeliness of submission, patient numbers, estimates of stock status and central warehouse order fulfilment rates. It provides recommendations and actions to be taken by various stakeholders to mitigate suppl...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TWOS%20Report%20October%2001%202019.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: recommendations

It is the responsibility of governments to assure a safe and sufficient supply of blood and blood products for all patients requiring transfusion (1). Each country�should formulate a national blood policy and plan, as part of the national health policy, to define how safe blood and blood products w...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Screening%20Donated%20blood%20for%20transf...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Fluorescent light-emitting diode (LED) microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis Policy statement

Conventional light microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained smears prepared directly from sputum specimens is the most widely available test for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited settings. Ziehl-Neelsen microscopy is highly specific, but its sensitivity is variable (20-80%) and is signif...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Global Tuberculosis Report 2019

This year��s global TB report reveals that countries are making progress. About 7 million people were reported to have been reached with quality TB care in 2018, up from 6.4 million in 2017. In addition, TB-related deaths dropped from 1.6 million in 2017 to 1.5 million in 2018. However, TB remains t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Tuberculosis%20Report%202019.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

This Framework offers a coherent approach for eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in low-incidence countries. It is designed to guide national policy-makers and those responsible for technical aspects of the national TB response in accelerating efforts towards elimination. The document will also be inform...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Towards%20TB%20elimination.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

The PIP Framework aims to balance virus sharing with benefit sharing on an equal footing. Advances in vaccine, antiviral and diagnostic technology alone are not enough to protect a world against a pandemic. Whereas access to health services and products remains unequal around the world, the influenz...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pandemic%20influenza%20preparedness%20revi...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Tuberculosis Medicines Web-Based Ordering and Reporting System (TWOS) Report Period: April-May 2019

The TWOS report for the period April- May 2019, summarizes facility reporting rates, timeliness of submission, patient numbers, estimates of stock status and central warehouse order fulfilment rates. It provides recommendations and actions to be taken by various stakeholders to mitigate supply issue...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TWOS%20Report%20As%20of%201st%20June%20201...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Technical Report: Impact Evaluation of the Uganda TB/HIV collaborative policy on treatment outcomes in patients co-infected with TB and HIV and health provider experiences for the period 2012/13-2015/

The evaluation targeted patients seen at Health Center IV (HCIV), General Hospitals, Regional and National Referral hospitals from the twelve health regions of MoH. A total of 158 health facilities were sampled for the evaluation, of which 116 were Health Center IVs, 22 were General Hospitals, 14 we...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TBHIV_Evaluation_Report_2018_July_22.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 119 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National TB and Leprosy control program Report - FY2020/21

This report highlights the performance by regions and districts in key indicators and key activities�implemented in the financial year and prioritized activities for the financial year 2021/2022.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TB%20MoH%20report%20July%202020%20to%20Jun...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Contributing to health system strengthening Guiding principles for national tuberculosis programmes

This is a dynamic and challenging time for those working in public health, in global health cooperation, and in tuberculosis control specifically. As a result of commitments to health at the highest political levels, there are unprecedented opportunities for expanding response to disease epidemics a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Contributing%20to%20health%20system%20stre...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Screening Donated Blood for Transfusion- Transmissible Infections

Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention that has an essential role in patient management within health care systems. All Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed World Health Assembly resolutions WHA28.72 (1) in 1975 and WHA58.13 (2) in 2005. These commit them to the pr...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Global Tuberculosis report 2018

WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Tuberculosis%20Report%202018.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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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
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Global Tuberculosis report 2016.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 were adopted by the United Nations in 2015. One of the targets is to end the global TB epidemic. The WHO End TB Strategy, approved by the World Health Assembly in 2014, calls for a 90% reduction in TB deaths and an 80% reduction in the TB incidence r...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Tuberculosis%20Report%202016.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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National Strategic Plan For Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2020/21 - 2024/25

The National TB and Leprosy Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020/21 - 2024/25, is in line with Global and National commitments and represents a new approach to the elimination of TB and Leprosy.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NATIONAL-STRATEGIC-PLAN-FOR-TB-and-LEPROSY...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Revised National Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20

The Ministry of Health greatly acknowledges the contributions of various TB, TB/HIV and Leprosy stakeholders as well as institutions that supported the review of this five-year NTLP Strategic Plan, 2015/16 - 2019/20. The review was necessitated largely by the need to reflect the findings and program...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Revised%20NTLP-Stragetic%20Plan%20%282015-...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Communicable disease control in emergencies A field manual

This manual is intended to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations. Emergencies include complex emergencies and natural disasters (e.g. floods and earthqua...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Tuberculosis and air travel Guidelines for prevention and control

International travel has become increasingly easy and readily available. Ever greater numbers of people are using international air travel for many reasons including business, tourism, immigration, asylum seeking or humanitarian activities. There is a potential risk of transmission of tuberculosis (...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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The Uganda Tuberculosis Communication Strategy

Ministry of Health emphasizes the need to promote health services with the aim of increasing access and utilization of the services. Prevention and control of Tuberculosis is one of the priority services of the health sector that has had inadequate promotion as a result of lack of communication stra...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Uganda National Guidelines for Tuberculosis Infection Control in Health Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households.

The goal of this tuberculosis (TB) infection control guidelines is to guide management staff, including health care workers, congregate settings managers and household heads to minimize the risk of TB transmission at Ugandan facilities in particular and the whole country in general. The current nati...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Final%20TB%20Infection%20Control%20Guideli...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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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: Communicable Diseases

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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.