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Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Jan-March 2020

This issue focuses on the third quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this informa...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Model Formulary 2008

In 1995, the WHO Expert Committee on the Use of Essential Drugs recommended that WHO develop a Model Formulary which would complement the WHO Model List of Essential Drugs (the ��Model List��). It was considered that such a WHO Model Formulary would be a useful resource for countries wishing to deve...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Guidelines for Prevention , Testing, Care and Treatment of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be caused by infectious such as viruses, bacteria and non-infectious agents such as toxins, drugs, alcohol. Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by viruses. The commonest causes of viral hepatitis include one of the five heterotype...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 23: COVID-19 Pandemic 23 June 2020

As of 9 am EAT 23 June 2020, a total of 315,410 COVID-19 cases and 8,334 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 3.6% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (16 June 2020), 63,544 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 25% increase compared to...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Kampala declaration and agenda for global action

This Agenda for Global Action will guide the initial steps in a coordinated global, regional and national response to the worldwide shortage and mal-distribution of health workers, moving towards universal access to quality health care and improved health outcomes. It is meant to unite and intensify...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The 2015 Quality of Death Index Ranking palliative care across the world

Everyone hopes for a good death, or rather, ��a good life to the very end��1, but until recently there was little dedicated effort and investment to provide the resources and education that would make that possible. Public engagement and policy interventions to improve the quality of death through...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutrition Guidance for the general Population in the context of COVID-19 in Uganda

The current Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly disrupted the ability to produce, process, distribute, obtain and consume healthy and nutritious foods by families and individuals, leading to significant changes in food prices, availability, access, and affordability. Such rapid chan...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Development of a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Strategy

Dr. Yenew Kebede Tebeje Head of Division of Laboratory Systems and Network

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Malaria Bulletin - Epi week 32

The bulletin is a compilation of weekly statistics on malaria cases during week 32.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Occupational Safety and Health Implementation Strategy

The OSH implementation strategy outlines the steps to be undertaken by anyone who would like to ensure safety and health at the work place in the health sector. It simplifies the guidelines outlining the objectives of implementing a safety and health program at the work place, tools to use, areas of...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20

The second National Development Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20 was launched and sets Uganda��s medium term strategic direction, development priorities and implementation strategies. The NDP��s theme is "Strengthening Uganda��s Competitiveness for Sustainable Wealth Creation, Employment and Inclusive Growth"...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Impacts of Decentralization on Health Behaviors in Uganda

This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on the demand for health care in Uganda in the 1990s. This work is an extension of a previous paper, which provided evidence of a shifting of priorities by local governments in Uganda��s decentralized health system away from...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 134 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 199 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement of guidance and recommendations to African Union Member States on the epidemic modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic

What models got right in the African context: Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobiliz...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 Minutes ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 29: 12th -19th July 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. This issue, we showcas...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Medical Equipment Policy

Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and sta...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Immunization Essentials : A practical field Guide

While the impact of immunization on childhood morbidity and mortality has been great, its full potential has yet to be reached. Millions of children still die from vaccine-preventable diseases each year. It is our fervent hope that this manual will assist those responsible for immunization programs...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 197 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Uganda, 2016 - 2020

This United Nations Development Assistance Framework for 2016-2020 is a result of a highly consultative process under the high-level modality for engagement between the Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team which deliberated and approved the Results Framework that underpins the UN...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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