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Communicable disease control in emergencies A field manual

This manual is intended to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations. Emergencies include complex emergencies and natural disasters (e.g. floods and earthqua...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Web-Based ARV Ordering and Reporting System (WAOS) Report Period: 1st October 2019

Facility reporting rates are calculated based on the total number of active ART facilities as of 1st October 2019. An ART facility is considered active if it submitted at least one order and or report in the last twelve months. The reporting rates for this cycle were 99% for PNFP facilities, 90% for...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WAOS%20Report%20October%2001%2C%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union AMR Landmark Report: Voicing African Priorities on the Active Pandemic

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a leading cause of death in the African region, surpassing fatalities from malaria, HIV, and TB. In response to this critical threat, the region has adopted the AMR Global Action Plan and the African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality

It has been 12 years since world leaders committed to Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which sets out to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu of the Video-Teleconference (vtc) Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government extended to African Vaccine Manufacturing countries held on 1

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission H.E Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa and the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr John Nkengasong, also participated in the teleconference Meeting. M...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 46 Minutes ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2015/2016

The Govemment of Uganda continues to facilitate the attainment of a good standard of health for all the people in Uganda. The goal of the Health Sector is therefore to reduce morbidity and mortality as a contribution to poverty reduction as well as economic and social development of the people of Ug...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20Policy%20Statement%20for%20F...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 50 Minutes ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Where There Is No Dentist

A healthy tooth is a living part of the body. It is connected by ��life-lines�� of blood and nerve to a person��s heart and brain. To separate the tooth from the body, or even to interrupt those ��life-lines��, means death to the tooth. It also means pain and injury to the body, to the person

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Where%20there%20is%20no%20dentist.pdf
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

The document titled Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...

https://africacdc.org/download/medical-ppe-production-in-africa-promoting-local-manufacturers-to-sup...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Accounts FY 2008/09 and FY 2009/10

NHA is an internationally accepted methodology used to determine a nation��s total health� expenditure� patterns,� including� public,� private,� and� donor� spending.� NHA� methodology� tracks the flow of health funds from a specific source (where the money comes from), to its� specific intermediary...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20accounts%20Report%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 105: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 105: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-105-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2012 / 2013

The Annual Health Sector Performance Report for 2012/13 Financial Year provides progress of the annual work plan as well as the overall health sector performance against the set targets for the Financial Year 2012/13 with a comparative analysis of the previous trends and progress toward achieving th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AHSPR%202012-13.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 118 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...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 3: 18th Jan -24th Jan 2021

We are pleased to share our 3rd weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2021. 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 respondi...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weather Outlook for October 2021, and Review of Rainfall Performance in september 2021.

The raifall outlook for October indicates that most parts of Western,Central and parts of West Nile are likely to receive enhanced rainfall, while the rest of the country is likely to receive moderate rainfall conditions

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 115 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Critical Role of Community Health Workers in COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out

The document titled The Critical Role of Community Health Workers in COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out 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,...

https://africacdc.org/download/the-critical-role-of-community-health-workers-in-covid-19-vaccine-rol...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 40, 30th September - 6th October, 2019

During week 40, a total of 52,261 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 34 deaths due to malaria. Malaria, Typhoid, Measles and Dysentery were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 179 babies died within one week of life and 14 moth...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Risk assessment form for health workers with an occupational exposure to Ebola

This form should be completed for all health workers who have been exposed to a patient with Ebola, their body fluids, or�objects contaminated with body fluids. The form aids in the risk assessment for health workers (HW��s) after exposure to�determine the risk categorization of each HW and inform t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 139 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

Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2019

The document titled Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2019 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 Africa, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-annual-progress-report-2019/?ind=1597170527560&filename=15...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda One Health Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022

Uganda brings a long history of multi-sectoral responses to disease outbreaks and public health threats. With the formalization of the One Health Platform, Uganda is now poised to turn this history into a strategic, forward-looking approach to integrated, multi-sectoral preparedness and response. Th...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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