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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (14 July 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (14 July 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-14-july-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Fertilizer Policy

Agriculture is and will, in the medium term, remain central to Uganda��s economic growth and poverty reduction. It employs nearly 80% of the population1, contributes approximately 25% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generates 40% of the country��s exports.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Fertilizer%20Policy%20for%20Uga...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The pandemic agreement: Achieving an African win for health security inequity

Cognisant of these gaps in the IHR, the World Health Organization (WHO) formed an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a new legally binding Pandemic Agreement and to facilitate the conclusion of member state negotiations by the upcoming 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2024. Und...

https://africacdc.org/download/the-pandemic-agreement-achieving-an-african-win-for-health-security-i...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Regional Guidelines on the Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria in Level II Hospitals

Malaria is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in the tropical and subtropical regions in the world. An estimated 300-500 million persons suffer from malaria every year and more than 1million die each year. Majority of these cases and deaths particularly those in children occur in Sub Saharan...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Regional%20guidelines%20for%20the%20manage...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Integrated community case management (iCCM) Implementation Brief

Integrated community case management (iCCM)�is part of a wider community health worker�(CHW) strategy, in which CHWs provide lifesaving�treatment for childhood killer diseases within 24�hours of the onset of symptoms. Trained CHWs are�supported, equipped, and supplied with�commodities to provide�Cur...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/ICCM%20Implementation%20Briefer%20Final.pd...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 24: COVID-19 Pandemic 30 June 2020

As of 9 am EAT 30 June 2020, a total of 393,305 COVID-19 cases and 9,879 (CFR: 2.5%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 3.9% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (23 June 2020), 77,895 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 25% increase compared to...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-24-covid-19-pandemic-30-june-2020/?ind=1594208174621&f...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communique on the Sudden Increase in COVID-19 Cases driven by the Omicron BF.7 Variants

Situation Summary COVID-19 infections in Africa continue to be dominated by the SARS-COV-2 Omicron Variant. Since its emergence, Omicron has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants. One subvariant, BF.7 also known as BA.5.2.1.7, has recently been identified as the main variant spreading in Beijing...

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-on-the-sudden-increase-in-covid-19-cases-driven-by-the-omi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, February 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-february-2024/?ind=...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks

The document titled Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks 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 Afric...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-support-program-to-combat-covid-19-and-future-public-healt...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Outbreak Brief 72: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 72: 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-72-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 133: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 133: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-133-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 81: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 81: 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-81-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Collaboration for Evidence-Based HealthCare and Public Health in Africa Newsletter issue 1 May 2018

This newsletter will interest you if you use Ugandan roads! Which is just about everyone in the country! How did you get to work today? How will you get back? What about your school going kids? Our concern for road safety is behind our rather strange name, RT4. We are part of CEBHA+, a research netw...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CEBHA%2B%20Research%20Task%204%20Uganda%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 43 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Community Health Strategy

The development of Uganda's Community Health Strategy 2021/22-2025/26 was through concerted efforts involving many stakeholders that are actively involved with the delivery of community health services across the country.�The core business of Uganda's first-ever National Community Health Strategy is...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NATIONAL%20COMMUNITY%20HEALTH%20STRATEGY_F...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Monitoring 2017

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20AIDS%20Monitoring%202017_0.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 52 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Health Security Index 2019

The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations (IHR [2005]).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2019-Global-Health-Security-Index.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 40 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/IMNCI%20Chart%20Booklet%202018.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Bulletin - week 31

The malaria weekly bulletin�for Epi week�31�(1st August - 7th August 2022).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2031.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 31 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Humanitarian%20action%20for%20children%202...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 45: 4th Oct -10th Nov 2019

During week 45, the reporting rates were as follows,�National rate was 78.0% less than 78.2% in week 44,�Central regional had 68.2% more than 67.9% in week 44 Eastern region had 76.3% less than 77.7% in week 44,�Western was 85.5%) less than 86.2% in week 44,�Northern was (82.1%) less than 86.9% in W...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/week_45_Epi_bulletin%20%283%29.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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