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Africa CDC COVID-19 Response Update, 31 May 2020

The document titled Africa CDC COVID-19 Response Update, 31 May 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, Southern...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-covid-19-response-update/?ind=1594842370050&filename=15948...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report - Epi Week 34

The document is a statistical report on malaria activities occurring at the various administrative levels during the reporting period.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin%20-%20Epi%20week%2034.p...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, March 2024

Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-march-2024/?ind=171...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 51 Minutes ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health

The document titled Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health 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, Souther...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-for-the-continuation-of-essential-health/?ind=1594644323851&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Quality Improvement For Mental Health

Everyone in need should have access to basic mental health care. This key principle, identified by the World Health Organization, requires that mental health care be�affordable, equitable, geographically accessible, available on a voluntary basis and of adequate quality.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Quality%20improvement%20for%20Mental%20Hea...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda HIV Counselling and testing Policy 3rd Edition December, 2010

In Uganda HCT began in 1990 with VCT as the main model of implementation. In 2002 the MoH planned to place high-quality VCT services within the reach of every Ugandan by developing the 1st VCT policy. This worked well but only a small percentage of the population accessed the services. With the adve...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HCT%20Policy%202010.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Patients Rights and Responsibilities Charter 2019

The Patient Rights and Responsibilities Charter is a result of joint effort by Ministry of Health in partnership with key stakeholders. The patient rights and responsibilities charter and its constant review processes will enable health users�� to contribute to the development and contribution of th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Final%20copy%20of%20the%20PATIENT%20RIGHTS...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 215 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 11, 14th - 20th March, 2016

In week 11 2016, all the 112 districts (100%) reported, with an average reporting rate of 77.6%. However, this was 5.2% decline from the previous week. Only 13 districts had 100% all of their health facilities reporting, and 57 districts (51%) achieved the national target reporting rate of 80%. No d...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2011%202016.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria status - Uganda week 33, 2018

This publication is about the statistics of the malaria case weekly reporting in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20Status%20Report%202018-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, August 2023

Congo: Since last update (18 August 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported no new cases and four deaths of cholera. The cases presented with watery diarrhoea and vomiting at various health facilities in the regions. Cumulatively, 93 cases (21 confirmed; 72 suspected) and nine deaths (CFR: 9.7%...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-august-2023/?ind=16...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Regional Collaborating Centres: Oversight, Core Functions, and Priorities

2. RCC OVERSIGHT AND COLLABORATION MECHANISM Collaborative and oversight structures are in place to ensure RCCs attain a seamless interface with the Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Health Organizations, and other relevant stakeholders within the region in attaining the...

https://africacdc.org/download/regional-collaborating-centres-oversight-core-functions-and-prioritie...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 45 Minutes ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure to guide on healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).�In an emergency situation (epidemic), it is strongly recommended that all waste be considered as�hazardous waste and stored in suitable containers. All waste in an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2010_Healthcare%20waste%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Sudan

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Sudan 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-sudan/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 27 1st July to 7th July 2019

Reporting rate this week (83.5%) is slightly less than that reported the previous week, 2019W26 (84.9%) There was an increase in malaria morbidity this week. There were over 13,000 moremalaria cases this week (253,973) compared to 240,806 the previous week. About 7.8% (10/128) of districts reported...

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: 16 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Health Accounts

The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs. 4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to� a per capita spending of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20Accounts-%20FINAL%20RE...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 53 Minutes ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Pharmaceutical Sector Report 2010

In June 2010, the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Securing Ugandans�� Right to Essential Medicines (SURE) Program, collected data for the 2010 Pharmaceutical Sector Report. This report presents the findings of t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Annual%20Phar%20Report%20FINAL_26%2003%202...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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: 1 day ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The World health report : 2001 : Mental health : new understanding, new hope.

The World Health Report 2001 provides a new understanding of mental disorders that offers new hope to the mentally ill and their families in all countries and all�societies. It is a comprehensive review of what is known about the current and future burden of disorders, and the principal contributing...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20world%20health%20report%202001.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of linen in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases

The job aide is a step-by-step procedure of�handling linen of suspected, confirmed or probable EVD cases at Ebola Treatment Units, healthcare facilities, or within the�community (household).� Contaminated linen poses a risk of infection and should only be handled in PPE.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2015_Management%20of%20L...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services July 2015

Countries, programme managers, health workers and other stakeholders have indicated the importance of consolidating World Health Organization (WHO) guidance for HIV testing services (HTS). Thus, this guidance brings together existing guidance relevant to the provision of HTS and addresses issues and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Consolidated%20Guidelines%20on%20HIV%20Tes...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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