Guidance for Strengthening Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health Surveillance Systems

Non-communicable diseases, injuries, and mental health conditions (NCDI/MH) are substantial diseases and economic threats across African Union (AU) Member States (MS). The conditions are estimated to disable and prematurely end millions of lives across Africa each year. They constitute a serious imp...

Guinea Worm Brochure

Over 96% of all cases are from the Northern Region, with only five of Ghana’s ten regions reporting indigenous cases of Guinea worm disease during 2007. Four of these regions—namely, Ashanti, Upper West, Volta, and Brong-Ahafo—are set to break transmission during 2008.

Four other regions, n...

HIV and Infant Feeding Counselling Tools

The fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) �� to reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate �� is ambitious, but achievable. Currently, more than 10 million children under five die each year, four million of them in the first month. It is estimated that around two-t...

Outbreak Brief 122: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 16 May 2022, a total of 11,559,637 COVID-19 cases and 252,641 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs highe...

Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy, Second Edition, August, 2022

During the initial emergency response phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing efforts concentrated on identifying individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 for timely isolation, contact tracing and clinical care to break the chain of transmission and minimize morbidity and mortality.The purpose of this r...

Africa CDC response to Rift Valley Fever in Kenya

The document titled Africa CDC response to Rift Valley Fever in Kenya offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Easter Africa, providing valuable guidance and data for public health professionals. P...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (05 January 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (05 January 2022) 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, No...

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...

Pocket book of hospital care for children : Guidelines for the management of common illnesses, 2013 edition.

The Pocket book is part of a series of tools for improving the quality of care for severely ill children and is consistent with the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines for outpatient management of sick children. It is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health...

National Condom Programming Strategy

The development, review and production of the National Condom Programming Strategy has been achieved through wide consultations with various stakeholders at National, District and Community levels. This activity was directed through the AIDS Control Programme (STD/ACP), in close collaboration with t...

African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients

The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses cri...

Outbreak Brief 79: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 79: 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...

ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP)

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Kingdom of Eswatini (the Recipient) will implement the Eswatini COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Health (MoH). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a...

Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Brief, Week 18, 1 -7 May, 2022

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.OPD attendance,maternal and neonatal deaths increased during the week. There was an increase in both malaria cases and deaths compared to the previous week (week 17)...

Outbreak Brief 82: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 82: 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...

One year and Half Journey: The Africa CDCs Program on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Injuries and Mental Health

In April 2022, Africa CDC developed the continental strategic priorities on NCDs, Injuries and Mental health including enhancing capacity to develop and implement policies to prevent, protect and manage them; political advocacy for better financing; workforce development; and increased access to ess...

Uganda National Guidelines for Tuberculosis Infection Control in Health Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households.

The goal of this tuberculosis (TB) infection control guidelines is to guide management staff, including health care workers, congregate settings managers and household heads to minimize the risk of TB transmission at Ugandan facilities in particular and the whole country in general. The current nati...

Centre de Recherches Mdicales de Lambarn

Le CERMEL, ayant été désigné pour assurer la gestion de la subvention Tuberculose du Fonds Mondial au Gabon en 2018, met en place une unité de gestion pour laquelle divers postes sont à...

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Child Labour and HIV/AIDS in Uganda

This survey on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on HIV/AIDS and Child Labour in Uganda was commissioned by ILO/IPEC Uganda. The overall aim of the survey was to enable ILO/IPEC Uganda and partners to develop appropriate interventions within Kampala, Mukono, Mbale and Rakai with the view of contrib...

Essential Maternal and Newborn Clinical Care Guidelines for Uganda, May 2022

For Uganda to achieve its SDG targets requires steepening the rate of MMR declined by��5.5% to achieve <140/100,000 by 2030, IMR has to reduce to at least 12 per 1000 live births and U5MR to 25 per 1000 live births by 2030. The MPDSR report for the FY 2020/2021 shows that the three major causes of i...