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Door to door delivery service: How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a private-not-for-profit organization that was established in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau to supply medicines and health supplies to its network of over 600 health facilities. As one of their strategies to increase access to essential...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/JMS%20success%20story%20to%20print_0.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda population -Based HIV Impact Assessment UPHIA 2016-2017

The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Population%20Based%20HIV%20Impact...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 215 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Standard Operating Procedures for Integrated Human Resources for Health Information System (HRIS)

Uganda like many of the developing countries is faced by a number of human resource challenges. An analysis of the HRH situation reveals an HRH crisis in the country characterized by a critical shortage of health workers with nearly 50% of the districts operating below 50% of the approved staffing e...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS_SOP%20in%20the%20Health%20Sector.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 166 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-the-use-of-dexamethasone-for-severely-ill-covid-19-patie...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring & Evaluation Plan For Health Sector Strategic & Investment Plan 2010/11 - 2014/15

The Ministry of Health launched the Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan 2010/11 - 2014/15 which defines the medium term health agenda and operationalize Uganda��s aspirations as outlined in the NDP and the Public Investment Plan (PIP) 2010/11 - 2012/13. The development of M&E Plan for HSSIP...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HSSIP_ME_Plan%20Final%20Final.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Essential Medicines and Health Supplies Management Manual 2018

This manual describes how to manage supplies based on revised and harmonized tools. It will act as a reference guide for health workers and focus on basic principles of supply chain management. If properly followed, it will promote efficient stock control and ordering of all EMHS. Health workers at...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/EMHS%20Manual_MASTER_COPY_14-Mar-2019.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014

This report examines the latest progress towards achieving the MDGs. It reaffirms that the MDGs have made a profound difference in people��s lives. Global poverty has been halved five years ahead of the 2015 timeframe.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Millenium%20Development%20Goals%20Report%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The COVID-19 Situation Update and Adjustments on Travel Restrictions in Uganda April, 2022

To date the country has registered 164,118 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,596 deaths. Furthermore, there is a massive drop in the number of admissions at the health facilities. Currently there are two severely ill COVID-19 patients on admission at Mulago National referral Hospital and St Mary's H...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20COVID-19%20situation%20update%20and%...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa

As the pandemic continues to evolve across Africa, there is a need for African Union Member States to re-evaluate, re-strategize, and re-invigorate their COVID-19 response activities across the continent to ensure their countries are prepared to handle an inevitable second, and potentially third wav...

https://africacdc.org/download/responding-to-the-second-wave-of-covid-19-in-africa/?ind=160708107236...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategic Plan 2014-2020

Uganda has the sixth highest number of annual deaths from malaria in Africa, as well as some of the highest reported malaria transmission rates in the world, with approximately 16 million cases reported in 2013 and over 10,500 deaths annually. In addition, malaria has an indirect impact on the econo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Uganda%20Malaria%20Reduction%20Strat...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Questions and answers on mask wearing

The document titled Questions and answers on mask wearing 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, We...

https://africacdc.org/download/questions-and-answers-on-mask-wearing/?ind=1612193126484&filename=Que...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The world health report 2010: health systems financing: the path to universal coverage.

Promoting and protecting health is essential to human welfare and sustained economic and social development. This was recognized more than 30 years ago by the Alma-Ata Declaration signatories, who noted that Health for All would contribute both to a better quality of life and also to global peace an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20World%20Health%20Report%202010.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Diagnosis and management of severe falciparum malaria Learners Guide Communicable

This Learner's Guide, Part I of the module on the Diagnosis and Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria, is made up of teaching materials, problems and a picture quiz covering all the activities involved in diagnosing and managing severe falciparum malaria at the hospital level. This guide is based...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Diagnosis%20and%20management%20of%20severe...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report - Week 26, 23RD-26TH May 2021

The reporting rate decreased from 72.2% in this week to 72.9% in last week. A total of 156,300 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 5.2% from 164,913 in the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 50.1% compared to 49.8% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were rep...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20status%20report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu: Orientations sur le Processus Acclr dautorisation Rglementaire dutilisation durgence des Vaccins Contre la COVID-19 en Afrique

RAPPELANT EN OUTRE que, les 24 et 25 juin 2020, Africa CDC a convoqué plus de 3000 dirigeants politiques et experts techniques pour discuter des besoins en matière de vaccins contre la COVID-19 sur le continent et des possibilités régionales de développement, de fabrication, de distribution et d’uti...

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-orientations-sur-le-processus-accelere-dautorisation-regle...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Rapid assessment of trends and drivers of the HIV epidemic and effectiveness of prevention interventions in Uganda

Uganda has been heralded in the scientific media as one of the world's earliest and most compeling AIDS prevention success stories due its unprecedented HIV prevalence decline from 18% in 1992 to 6.2 in 2002

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20road%20towards%20universal%20access%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa

On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). A coordinated, continent-wide response is essential, co-led by the African Union...

https://africacdc.org/download/mpox-continental-preparedness-and-response-plan-for-africa/?ind=17257...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 458 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 150: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 November 2022, a total of 12,124,913 COVID-19 cases and 256,174 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty-four (80%) AU MS are reporting...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-150-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Commonwealth Malaria Report 2019

In April 2018 a historic partnership of governments, civil society, the private sector and multilateral organisations, came together in London for a momentous Malaria Summit, delivering US $4.1 billion investment for the global malaria fight. Two days later at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Me...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Commonwealth%20Malaria%20Report%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Simple instructions on how not to use a face mask

The document titled Simple instructions on how not to use a face mask 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, Souther...

https://africacdc.org/download/simple-instructions-on-how-not-to-use-a-face-mask/?ind=1590239585662&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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