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Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa

The document titled Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 28 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Basic packages of health services for Uganda

This package of health services is a standard guideline that will be used by health care providers, administrative and political leaders and the communites themselves as realistic targets that can be achieved. The package is currently being costed but even in the absence of the cost estimate, it is...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 35 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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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 36, 2nd - 8th September, 2019

This weekly epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global level 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.

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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WHO Recommendations for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage

Bleeding after childbirth (postpartum haemorrhage) is an important cause of maternal mortality, accounting for nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. Common causes for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) include failure of the uterus to contract adequately after birth leading to atonic PPH, t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-149-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 32 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: 4 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

The web-based ARV Ordering and Reporting System (WAOS) is the official Ministry of Health (MoH) ARV ordering and reporting system hosted within the District Health Information Software (DHIS2). Since 2013, the Ministry of Health uses the system to support health facilities to order for and report on...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WAOS%20Report%20December%2001%2C%202019.pd...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 1016

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 29 October to 2 November 2018. The meeting was opened on behalf of the Director-General of WHO by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy Director- General for Programmes. Dr Swaminathan welcomed the Committee, meeting participants and...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Annual Quantification for Public Health Facilities in Uganda for FY 2018/19

National quantification of EMHLS is an annual exercise conducted by NMS under the direct supervision of MoH, and the exercise is intended to provide all public sector players/stakeholder in the health sector with feedback about facility needs in accordance with the NMS Act Cap 207 that states in par...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Poverty Status Report : Reducing vulnerability, equalising opportunities and transforming livelihoods.

The reduction of poverty and vulnerability is an integral part of Uganda��s national development. This report considers the national development process from the point of view of an individual household. From this perspective, socioeconomic transformation means that all households are made more secu...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 10 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zimbabwe

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zimbabwe 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-zimbabwe/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The oaths Act: Chapter 19.

This publication is about the oaths to be taken by civil servants in their differnt capacities.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 55 Minutes ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (19 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-19-january-2021/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Operation Manual for Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops and Medical Equipment Maintenance Guidelines

This manual helps to streamline the operations of the Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops. Additionally, the Maintenance guidelines will facilitate first-line Maintenance to be undertaken by both the Users of the equipment and technicians in a well-structured and safe manner.� This man...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Operation%20Manual%20for%20Regional%20Medi...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Audit Report December 2015

This is the seventh HRH audit report and is intended to provide the health sector with up-to-date information on the current staffing in the health sector. It includes detailed human resources for health (HRH) staffing data on all public and, for the first time, private-not-for-profit (PNFP) facilit...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Human%20resource%20for%20Health%20Bi-Annua...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

LUniversit des Sciences de la Sant

Bienvenue à l’Université des Sciences de la Santé (USS) de Libreville, établissement public.

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Category: Determinants of Health Indicators Last updated: 4 hours ago 76 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and New Born Care

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 26 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for the treatment of COVID-19 patien...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries

Since the publication of the first edition of Part 2 District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries in 2000, the work of many district laboratories continues to be dominated by the on-going HIV/AIDS pandemic, increases in the prevalence of tuberculosis and other HIV-related infections and more r...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 56 Minutes ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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