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Experts discuss law and public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa

The principal aims of the Guidance are to identify key elements that underpin and support effective PHE risk management, serve as an assessment tool for those undertaking reviews of domestic laws, policies and plans relating to PHEs and provide guidance on how to implement relevant international obl...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infant Mortality in Uganda 1995-2000

Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 10 March 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 10 March 2020) 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, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-march-10-2020/?in...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Direct and Indirect costs due to Tuberculosis and proportion of Tuberculosis-affected households experiencing catastrophic costs due to TB in Uganda 2019

The survey established that DS-TB patients spent on average 369 United States dollars (USD) on TB related care per episode while MDR-TB patients spend on average 3722 USD. In the prediagnosis period, major cost drivers for both types of TB were medical and travel costs with both costs being higher f...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report on Monitoring & Evaluation of Cabinet Decisions in Northern, Eastern & Western Uganda 2020

This report is on monitoring and evaluation of implementation of two Cabinet Directives under: Minute 317 (CT 2013) 3(1). The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries was directed to urgently issue an order prohibiting vending of loose milk in the country; and Minute 317 (CT 2013) 3(2)...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 9 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mainstreaming HIV/ AIDS issues in to the poverty eradication action plan ( PEAP ) : Guidance for sector and PEAP revision teams

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how and why HIV should be considered in each of the PEAP pillars. It provides a set of core questions, which need to be considered in developing Sector PEAP Review Papers (SPRP) and the construction of each pillar as well as suggestions to help guide the...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

It explains about what will take place during the entire training. It indicates which activities are to be done, who to do them, and when to be done

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing: a gateway to prevention and care

Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is the process by which an individual undergoes counselling, enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested for HIV1. In recent years, voluntary HIV testing, in combination with pre- and post-test counselling, has

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PUBLIC INVESTMENT PLAN [PIP] FY 2016/17- 2018/19

The Public Investment Plan (PIP) sets out planned investment decisions that the Government of Uganda plans to realise over the medium term (FY2016/17 - FY2018/19). The PIP provides an overview of all investment profiles for Central Government Votes with development funding (either GoU and or Externa...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Personal Protective Equipment for Different Clinical Settings and Activities

The document titled Personal Protective Equipment for Different Clinical Settings and Activities 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 Afric...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (25 May 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 May 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, Northe...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-25-may-2022/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 125 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: 8 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2009/2010

The Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared within the context of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP). The Sector Working Group in consultation with respective Votes, programmes and projects identified the Sector outputs and planned activities under the Vote Functions for FY 2009/1...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 22: COVID-19 Pandemic 16 June 2020

As of 9 am EAT 16 June 2020, a total of 251,866 COVID-19 cases and 6,769 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 3.2% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (9 June 2020), 55,612 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 27% increase in new...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutrition And Health Assessment In Internally Displaced People's Camps

This assessment was conducted to assess the health and nutrition status in all the 53 IDP camps in former Gulu District. It covered all the 5 counties of former Gulu district which include; Omoro, Kilak, Nwoya, Aswa and Gulu Municipality.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Atlas 2017 Completion Guide

This document was prepared by the WHO Mental Health Atlas team aiming to support the process of data collection and processing.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-02-february-2022/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

UNAIDS data 2019

Globally, new HIV infections among young women aged 15-24 years were reduced by 25% between 2010 and 2018. This is good news, but of course it remains unacceptable that every week 6000 adolescent girls and young women become infected with HIV. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of women a...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Update 2016

The world has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. How to reach this bold target within the Sustainable Development Goals is the central question facing the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to be held from 8 to 10 June 2016. The extraordinary accomplishmen...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Proposal for supplementary agenda item

The Director-General has the honour to refer to a proposal received from Belize on 8 May 2017, the Marshall Islands on 12 May 2017, the Republic of Nauru on 11 May 2017, the Republic of Nicaragua on 15 May 2017, the Republic of Palau on 11 May 2017, the Republic of Paraguay on 9 May 2017, Saint Kitt...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
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