The Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) constitutes representatives of the United Nations Children��s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the United Nations Population Division. The child mortality estimates presented in this report have been reviewed by U...
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.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a global crisis and constitutes one of the most formidable obstacles towards sustainable development and social progress. In the most affected countries, the impact of HIV/AIDS poses a severe threat to every aspect of life, as it erodes decades of developmental gains and thr...
Dr. Yenew Kebede Tebeje Head of Division of Laboratory Systems and Network
The leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as hea...
The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 81.1% reflecting a 2.6% decrease in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 12.9% (15/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 62.1% (72/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 8...
Uganda has been hosting refugees for a long time, but the years 2016 and 2017 have presented the highest ever recorded inflows of refugees into the country with the current numbers standing at close to 1.3 million. After realizing the protracted nature of displacement in the region, Uganda adopted a...
Reporting rate this week (86.4%) represents change from the previous week, 2019W8 (86.7%).�There was a 10% drop reported in malaria cases (106,503 in W8 vs. 95,761 this week.�The West Nile districts of Adjumani (13) & Moyo (13) reported incidence rates >10 cases/1,000 population. Further south, Nama...
IDI continues to develop its range of programmes (Research; Training; Prevention, Care and Treatment;Laboratory; and Systems Strengthening) backed by solid support departments (Finance & HR;Grants Management; and IT). Through these programmes, IDI (as at June 2015) was providingcare and treatment se...
The document titled COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for Africa 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, Nort...
The Mpox Dashboard on the Africa CDC Knowledge Hub provides a comprehensive overview of the Mpox outbreak in Africa and globally. Mpox, a viral zoonotic disease, primarily affects tropical rainforest regions in Central and West Africa, where it is transmitted from animals to humans, often through...
Because it is committed to a fair, safe and compassionate workplace, the UN system wants us to be fully informed about issues that can affect the workplace, including HIV and AIDS. Our right to understand UN-system policies on HIV and AIDS extends to all employees, including those who are and are no...
In order to properly guide Member States, the Africa Regulatory Taskforce has developed a framework(https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-emergencyexpedited-regulatory-authorisation-and-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/) for market authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, which include three sc...
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.
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – December 2018 offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuab...
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2024 Womi-Eteng Oboma Eteng, Wessam Mankoula, Merawi Aragaw, Ibrahima Sonko, Mathew Tut, Dennis Kibiye, Lul Riek and Ahmed Ogwell Ouma In July 2022, on the sidelines of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union a...
The report also tracks a set of indicators outlined in the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) advocacy plan, Action and investment to defeat malaria 2016-2030 (AIM) (2) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (3) - a set of interconnected global goals seen as a plan of action for people, the planet and pr...
As of 9 am EAT 28 April 2020, a total of 33,273 COVID-19 cases and 1,467 (CFR: 4.4%) deaths have been reported in 52 African countries. Since the last brief, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 42% (9,768 cases). The five countries in Africa with the highest cumulative number of cases (pro...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (23 March 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, Nort...
The Ministry of Health has been producing the Annual Statistical Abstract since 2009. With support from UBOS and other implementing partners, the Annual Statistical Abstract is produced to highlight progress in the health sector basing on selected health indicators depending on the availability of d...
