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Basic packages of health services for Uganda

This package of health services is a standard guideline that will be used by health care providers, administrative and political leaders and the communites themselves as realistic targets that can be achieved. The package is currently being costed but even in the absence of the cost estimate, it is...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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African Union Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards

A chairperson, co-chairperson, and secretary were elected to engage the task force members. Three technical working groups were constituted to lead the drafting of the three sections of the document: 1. HIE Policy directions 2. HIE Standards 3. Implementation Use CasesFollowing several virtual meeti...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HRH 5-Year Roll out Plan 2010/11-2014/15 Implementing HRH Policy and aligning HSSIP with HRH plans

The purpose of this roll out plan document is to roll out the 15 year HRH Strategic Plan and align Human Resources for Health documents to ensure easy and implementation within manageable activities in a given period. It addresses a number of salient Human Resources for Health issues, identified thr...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 192 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Management Information Systems Rapid Needs Assesment For the Mid-West Districts of Buliisa, Kiboga, Masindi, Hoima and Kibaale

Decentralized health systems were established in Uganda in the 1990s along with the political devolution of certain central government responsibilities to the district local governments. In the health sector, district overall administrative and technical management was under the district health team...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 195 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Bi-Annual Report Improving HRH Evidence for Decision Making October 2014 - March 2015

This Human Resources for Health Report of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda covers the period October 2014 to March 2015. It was produced with funding and technical support from the USAID funded Strengthening Human Resources for Health. Thanks to all the healthcare team members who co...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Guidelines for Eye care

The Eye Care Guidelines aim to provide easy to use, practical, complete and useful information on how to correctly diagnose and manage the seventeen common eye conditions in Uganda. These guidelines are to complement what is in the UCGs based on the fact that the eye is a very delicate organ and the...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Policy Guidelines to Male Involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Delivery

The last 15 years have witnessed increasing global recognition of the importance of men��s involvement in RMNCAH-N, GBV/VAC, SRHR including HIV/TB. The urgency of encouraging men to take responsibility for their own SRH and their partner��s is gaining momentum. However, Uganda has not developed larg...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Prevention of deafness and hearing loss

Globally, 360 million people (about 5% of the world��s population) live with disabling hearing loss, of whom 32 million are children. The prevalence of hearing loss increases from 1.7% among children to 7% in adults (including 183 million males and 145 million females).1 Nearly 180 million people ag...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2012/2013

This Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared within the context of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP). In a participatory framework, the Top Management and the Health Sector Budget Working Group together with respective vote holders compiled the sector performance for FY 2011/12 and identified...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Climate change and malaria, dengue and cholera outbreaks in Africa: a call for concerted actions

With its population expected to double to 2.5 billion people by 2050, Africa has been disproportionally affected by the impacts of climate change. Africa contributes only 4% of the global carbon emissions; however, 7 out of the 10 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change globally a...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO model formulary for children 2010.

In 2007, the World Health Assembly passed a Resolution titled ��Better Medicines for Children��. This resolution recognized the need for research and development into medicines for children, including better dosage forms, better evidence and better information about how to ensure that medicines or t...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Outbreak Brief 113: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 113: 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 1011

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 17 to 20 October 2017. The meeting was opened on behalf of the Director- General of WHO by Dr Suzanne Hill, Director of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP) and currently Acting Assistant Director-General for the Heal...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 99: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 99: 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status Report week 3, 2019

Reporting rate this week (83.6%) is a slight increase from the previous week, 2019W2 (81.1%). Reported malaria cases slightly dropped from 128,312 in W2 to 125,427 this week. Yumbe & Moyo Districts have high confirmed incidence rates ��12 cases/1,000 population. In 23% (29/128) of districts at least...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 3, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics in Uganda in the 3rd week of 2018

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Quick User Guide for Human Resource Information System Manage

HRIS Manage helps an organization manage its workforce more effectively and efficiently. Using the system, the Human Resource (HR) professionals can create a centralized information base on all human resource management aspects such as standard titles, job classifications and job descriptions spread...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
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Human Resources for Health Country Profile Uganda

In order to develop and share Human Resources for Health Information an idea of developing country observatories came up within WHO system development. One of the outputs of the Observatory is to ensure information sharing on country HRH situations. One way to present HRH information is to develop H...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 154 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...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 9, 24th Feb - 1st Mar 2020

This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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