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Linen and laundry management

Contaminated linen poses a risk of infection and should only be handled in personal protective equipment (PPE). Linen and laundry management presentation is an EVD IPC training material for Health facilities and pharmacies.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 7 11th to 17th Feb 2019

Reporting rate this week (78%) represents no change from the previous week, 2019W6 (77.8%) Generally, there marginal drop in malaria incidence continued from previous weeks. As was last week, Adjumani (12 cases) & Moyo (24 cases) Districts reported incidence rates >10 cas-es/1,000 population, with t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Policy for reduction of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Uganda.

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (MTCT) is the second major mode of spread of the virus in Uganda and is the main route by which children get infected. The relatively high prevalence of HIV among women of reproductive age in Uganda, coupled with a high fertility rate implies that without an interven...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Health Accounts 2014-2016

The overall purpose of the NHA study initiative is to reduce health inequalities affecting the poorest populations in the region by focusing on supply and demand-side interventions, particularly changes in policy, new interventions, the expansion of proven and cost-effective healthcare packages, and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NHA_FINAL%20-UGANDA-1%20FY%202014-15_2015-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 54 Minutes ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Service Delivery Survey Report 2015

This Report is a manifestation of the commitment of the Government of Uganda to institutionalize strategies for encouraging service recipients to provide feedback regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 31 March 2020)

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-march-31-2020/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Week 24

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis. In this issue, we showcase the...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023

The document titled Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023 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, Northern...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-april-2023/?ind=169...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on easing lockdown

The document titled Guidance on easing lockdown 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, Western Afri...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-easing-lockdown/?ind=1591625305303&filename=2797 AF CDC G...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Pandemic Influenza preparedness and response : A WHO guidance document.

This document should be used as a guide to inform and harmonize national and international preparedness and response before, during and after an influenza pandemic. Countries should develop or update national influenza preparedness and response plans that address the recommendations in this Guidance...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 148 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 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

5S-Continuous Quality Improvement -Total Quality Management Implementation Guidelines In Uganda 2019

The Ministry of Health (MoH) working together with the other key stakeholders considers 5S-Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI or KAIZEN)-Total Quality Management (TQM) approach as the foundation of all health care service interventions in the country as outlined in the Health Sector Quality Improvem...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/5S-CQI-TQM%20Guidelines%20signed%20copy%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ebola Virus Disease Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The document titled Ebola Virus Disease Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo 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, Weste...

https://africacdc.org/download/ebola-virus-disease-response-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/?ind...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Child Growth Standards

In 1993, the World Health Organization (WHO) undertook a comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references. The review concluded that the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO growth reference, which had been recommended for international use since the late...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Child%20growth%20Standards%202009.pd...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006

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...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 11, 13th - 19th March, 2017

The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 81.1% reflecting a 2.6% decrease in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 12.9% (15/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 62.1% (72/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 8...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving the Quality of HIV-Related Point of Care Testing

HIV-related point-of-care testing technologies have become widely available in last the few years and can potentially play a major role in achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets through increasing access to diagnostics in low- and middle-income countries. However, challenges remain regarding the appr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Handbook%20on%20HIV%20point%20of%20care%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Success story: Improving Malaria Treatment and Saving Lives in Uganda

Malaria is the leading cause of sickness and death in Uganda. Prevention, correct diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reduce malaria cases and mortality as well as lower the risk of resistance to antimalarial medicines and decrease medicine waste and misuse. However, due to inappropriate practice...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MTC%20success%20story%20to%20print.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World report on ageing and health 2015

The World report on ageing and health responds to these challenges by recommending equally profound changes in the way health policies for ageing populations are formulated and services are provided. As the foundation for its recommendations, the report looks at what the latest evidence has to say a...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of Uganda

IECD Policy includes a variety of strategies and services to provide basic health care, adequate nutrition, nurturing and stimulation within a caring, safe and clean environment for children and their families. IECD hence calls for multi-sectoral collaboration to fulfill needs of the children.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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