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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: 6 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Building a Strong and Interoperable Digital Health Information System for Uganda

Uganda launched its National eHealth Policy and Strategy in May 2018.1 Leadership and governance, workforce development, enterprise architecture, health information systems integration, and interoperability are the strategy��s key areas of implementation. Most important, the strategy calls for ��har...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ineroperability%20report%202018.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sustainability Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program 2020-2025

The overall goal of the Uganda NTD Control Program Sustainability Plan 2020-2025is to bring together other sectors on board to strengthen mechanisms that will enable the Ministry of Health to sustain NTD efforts and strengthen the health system to provide sustainable, accessible, equitable, and qual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Sustainability%20Plan%20for%20Neglected%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 14, 30th Mar5th Apr 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 51 Minutes ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses

Pain in children is a public health concern of major significance in most parts of the world. Although the means and knowledge to relieve pain exists, children��s pain is often not recognized, is ignored or even denied. These guidelines address the pharmacological management of persisting pain in ch...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/guidelines%20on%20the%20pharmacological%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cancer control, Palliative care

Palliative care meets the needs of all patients requiring relief from symptoms, and the needs of patients and their families for psychosocial and supportive care. This is particularly true when patients are in advanced stages and have a very low chance of being cured, or when they are facing the ter...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Cancer%20control%20Palliative%20Care.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Repor t Financial Year 2016/2017

The annual Health Sector Performance Report for financial year 2016/17 provides progress of the annual health sector work plan as well as the overall health sector performance against the set targets agreed upon with key stakeholders in financial year 2016/17. In addition, the report provides curre...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AHSPR%202016_17%20Final_25_9_2017.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 389 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Safe and unsafe abortion

A central aim of the UK Government��s policy is to empower and enable women and adolescent girls1 to have sexual and reproductive choices; to avoid unwanted sexual contact, injury and infection; to make informed decisions about childbearing; and to face fewer risks in the course of pregnancy and chi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/safe%20and%20-unsafe-abortion%202014.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Antiretroviral Treatment Policy for Uganda June 2003

Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan countries to be affected by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The first Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) case reported in the country was recognized in 1982. Following this report, efforts were mounted to deal with the epidemic. The ef...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Antiretroviral%20Treatment%20Policy%20for%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The workers Compensation Act

An Act to provide for compensation to workers for injuries suffered and scheduled diseases incurred in the course of their employment.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20workers%20Compensation%20Act.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

IPC | Legal Framework, Background and Annotations

As such, healthcare facilities play a key role in effective preparedness and response. By ensuring IPC standards are implemented appropriately, healthcare facilities can provide safe services not only on a daily basis but also when there is a surge in healthcare need.

https://africacdc.org/download/infection-prevention-and-control-ipc-legal-framework-background-and-a...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Infection Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (22 December 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (22 December 2021) 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-22-december-2021/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 MANAGMENT: Curriculum for Community Health Workers

In view of the infrastructural and resource gaps, technology should be considered for remote management of healthcare deliver to patients during this period. As it is abundantly clear, even countries with more advanced healthcare infrastructure and resources have struggled to treat COVID-19 and non-...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-managment-curriculum-for-community-health-workers/?ind=16056...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 35, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 35th week of 2018.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Update%20week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Screening%20Donated%20blood%20for%20transf...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 50, 12th - 18th December, 2016

The proportion of health facilities that reported during week 50 was 80.4% reflecting a 18.2% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 16.4% (19/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 53.4% (62/116) of the districts achieved the national targe...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2050%202016.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 980

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 15 to 19 October 2012. The meeting was opened jointly by Dr Jean��Marie Okwo��bele, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, and by Dr Kees de Joncheere, Director of the Department of Essential Me...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Expert%20Committee%20on%20Biological...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (20 July 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 2021) 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-20-july-2021/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 77: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 77: 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-77-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on Covishield and the European Union (EU) Digital COVID Certificate Green Pass

According to official information (see sources below), while the goal is for EU Member States to issue vaccination certificates regardless of the COVID-19 vaccine type used, the granting of a “green pass” applies, only to vaccines that have received EU-wide marketing authorisation. Thus, while the A...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-covishield-and-the-european-union-eu-digital-covid-certi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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