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Obstetric Fistula : Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

Despite its devastating impact on the lives of girls and women, obstetric fistula is still largely neglected in the developing world. It has remained a ��hidden��condition, because it affects some of the most marginalized members of the population��poor, young, often illiterate girls and women in r...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Obstetric%20Fistula%202006.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 46 Minutes ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2011

The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 10,086 households with 9,247 women age 15-49 and 2,573 men age 15-54. The 2011 UDHS is the fifth comprehensive survey conducted in Uganda as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys project. Th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganada%20Demographic%20and%20Health%20Sur...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Anthrax in humans and animals

Anthrax essentially ceased to be regarded as a disease of major health or economic importance after the enormous successes of Max Sterne��s veterinary vaccine developed in the 1930s, and subsequent analogs in the former Soviet Union, in dramatically reducing the incidence of the disease in livestock...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Anthrax%20in%20humans%20and%20Animals%2020...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 22 27th May to 2nd June 2019

Due to seasonal variation, this is the period of the year when we have the highest incidence of malaria in the country ,districts are requested to be extra vigilant on stocks and management of malaria.�Reporting rate this week (78.2%) There were over 130,000 more malaria cases this week (243,591) co...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Care of mother and baby at the health Centre: a practical guide

The purpose of this report is to define the functions, tasks and skills needed for the comprehensive care of the mother and baby, covering the preconceptual, prenatal,intranatal and post natal periods which can be provided at the health centre and in the community.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Care%20of%20mother%20and%20baby%20at%20the...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 147 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: 1 day ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, June 2023

Response: The MoH continues to conduct active case search and risk communication in the affected region.

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-june-2023/?ind=1692...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Child Survival Strategy for Uganda 2008-2015

Child survival, which refers to the survival of children aged 0 to 5 years, is a major public health concern in Uganda. Though the past 20 years have witnessed improvements in child survival in Uganda, about 200,000 children under the age of 5 years still die annually, mainly during the first year (...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CHILD%20SURVIVAL%20STRATEGY%20-%20FINAL-28...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report on Third Quarter review of the Health Sector Performance, FY 2009/10

The workshop to review the third quarter health sector performance was held from 12th to 13th April 2010 at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. The general Objective of the workshop was to review the performance of the Ministry of Health departments/Institutions against third quarter 2009/10 work-plan (Ja...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20on%20Mid-year%20review%20of%20the...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Uganda on Integrating the Integrated Community Case Management Model (iCCM)

Although Uganda has reported a reduction in the mortality rates of children under five years of age (under-five)��from 175 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011��child mortality and morbidity rates remain unacceptably high.1 Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Global%20Fund%20New%20Funding%20Mode...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, May 2023

Currently, 14 African nations have vaccinated 70 percent of their eligible population with the COVID 19 vaccine, according to the WHO Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe have fully vaccinated their populations, while Botswana has immunised 94 percent of theirs Mauritius, Seychelles, and Somalia have...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach : Report

Progress in cancer control has been uneven. In spite of known effective interventions, the burden of cervical cancer, for example, remains greatest in low- and middle-income countries, where progress has been the slowest. While there have been moderate improvements in age-standardized cancer mortali...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Information%20Technology%20Policy%20for%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HCF Cleaning and disinfection procedures during EVD

HCF Cleaning and disinfection procedures during EVD presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material for Health Centre IIs and Pharmacies.�The holding area in pharmacies and HCF II such as chair or any equipment�touched by a suspect EVD case will require cleaning and disinfection after�the case...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry Stock status report as at 1st April 2018

This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate stock outs and expiries of ARVs & HIV test kits, ACTs, Anti-TB medicines, Reproductive Health items, selected Laboratory commodities,Vaccines and selected medicines for treatment of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministry%20Of%20Health%20Status%20Report%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

10-Year Roadmap for Government of Uganda's Health Supply Chain Self-Reliance 2021/2022- 2031/2032

The Government of Uganda (GoU) has demonstrated significant progress in reversing multiple�identified health sector challenges and meeting several targets over the last two decades. The country�has embraced universal health coverage (UHC) and made steady strides in ensuring that it is achieved�for t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/10-YR-UG-HSC-Roadmap-2021-2032.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 219 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 25, 20th - 26th June, 2016

All the 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 82.7% which is similar to that of the previous week and 10% decrease in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. An overall of 17% (19/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 59.8% (97/112) of the districts...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2025%202016%281%29.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Helping Health Workers Learn A book of methods

Such a world-wide goal is very worthy. But in some ways it is dangerous. For there is a risk of trying to reach that goal in ways that become so standardized, so impersonal, so controlled by those in power, that many of the human qualities essential to health��and to health care�� are lost. There is...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Helping%20Health%20Workers%20Learn_compres...
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Summary 2016 Program Review River Blindness Elimination Programs 2017

The Carter Center River Blindness Elimination Program held its 21st annual review, March 27-29, 2017 at its Atlanta headquarters. The review focused on the 2016 RBEP achievements, challenges, and operational research and provided recommendations for 2017 activities in each of the RBEP assited countr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Summary%202016%20Program%20Review%20River%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Information Technology policy for Uganda : Final draft

This policy has been developed to foster the development of IT as an industry as well as spearhead development of IT Enabled Services (ITES).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Information%20Technology%20Policy%20for%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 48: 23rd-29th Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 48th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 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 respond...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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