The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (10 November 2021) 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,...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 31 March 2020) 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, North...
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new virus that had not been previously identified in humans and therefore no population-level immunity exists. This virus belongs to the coronaviridae family grouped together in 1968 due to existence of crown-like appearances on t...
The document titled Africa CDC Strategic Plan 2017-2021 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, Western Africa, providing valuable...
The organizations and agencies of the United Nations system and international and nongovernmental organizations are called upon to respond to an increasing number of largescale emergencies and disasters, many of which pose a serious threat to health. Much of the assistance provided in such situation...
The new SDG roadmap is needed in order to ensure that the SDG Coordination Framework and related interventions are in conformity with the Third National Development Plan (NDP III) programme areas. The NDP III review revealed an increase in the alignment of SDG targets to the NDP from 69 percent duri...
While the last two decades have seen improvements in access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, progress in many countries has been slow and - after decades of investments - disappointing. Social activists and health analysts have highlighted the potential role that...
We are pleased to share our 49th 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...
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...
A number of cases have been reported in which people living with HIV have been criminally charged for a variety of acts that transmit HIV or risk transmission. In some cases, criminal charges have been laid for conduct that is merely perceived as risking transmission, sometimes with very harsh penal...
Over 12 million COVID 19 cases have been reported on the African continent since the outbreak began Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia have the highest number of reported cases.
Malaria is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in the tropical and subtropical regions in the world. An estimated 300-500 million persons suffer from malaria every year and more than 1million die each year. Majority of these cases and deaths particularly those in children occur in Sub Saharan...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 107: 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...
As of 9 am EAT 12 May 2020, a total of 66,373 COVID-19 cases and 2,336 (CFR: 4%) deaths have been reported in 53 African countries. This is about 2% of all cases reported globally.
This booklet provides summary statistics from various statistical publications compiled by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The statistics give indication of current social and economic trends in the country. Reference should be made to more detailed published
The Government is Implementing the second phase of the energy for Rural transformation programme, which will acceslerate investments and increase in regional coverage.
The document titled Outbreak Brief 83: 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...
The document titled AU Heads of State and Government endorse African common position on controlling Antimicrobial Resistance offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within C...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 24 March 2020) 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, North...
The document titled Optimizing Strategies for COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-out in Benin and Ghana offers a comprehensive insight into Vaccine Manufacturing, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa,...
