COVID-19 in Africa: Where we are today The following countries have surpassed the 70% vaccination target: Seychelles at 81.3%, Mauritius at 76.6% and Rwanda at 76.5%. Countries which have attained a target of between 40% and 70% include: Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Botswana, Cape Verde, T...
Currently, 14 African nations have vaccinated at least 70 percent of their eligible populations with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the World Health Organization. Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe have fully vaccinated their populations while Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Somalia have va...
The 2014-15 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (2014-15 UMIS) was implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Uganda Ministry of Health from December 2014 to January 2015. The funding for the UMIS was provided by the United States Agenc...
World Health Statistics 2017 focuses on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets by bringing together data on a wide range of relevant SDG indicators. In some cases, as indicator definitions are being refined and baseline data are being collected, pro...
This Weekly Malaria Report is a representation of the different malaria activities across the various administrative levels of the health sector.
During Week 39 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 84.8% which represents a 36.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Since week 1 of 2016, there has been a steady national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 20.7% (24/116) distri...
Given its multifaceted and dynamic nature, the world drug problem is one of the most complex challenges� facing the contemporary world. It directly or indirectly affects everyone and poses a serious threat to health, both as a result of the illicit cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, demand,...
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...
The release of the 2010 edition of The State of World Population report coincides with the 10th anniversary of that historic resolution. The report highlights how women in conflict and post-conflict situations��as well as in emergencies or protracted crises�� are faring a decade later. The 2010 repo...
Harmonisation of Development Partner practices on the provision of allowances is critical for the effective delivery of off-budget interventions and avoiding contradictions in how�implementing agencies facilitate public officials to do their work in service of the people of�Uganda.�This revised poli...
The document titled IPC guidelines for ambulances transferring known or suspected COVID-19 cases 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 Afric...
Over 96% of all cases are from the Northern Region, with only five of Ghana’s ten regions reporting indigenous cases of Guinea worm disease during 2007. Four of these regions—namely, Ashanti, Upper West, Volta, and Brong-Ahafo—are set to break transmission during 2008.Four other regions, n...
Over 96% of all cases are from the Northern Region, with only five of Ghana’s ten regions reporting indigenous cases of Guinea worm disease during 2007. Four of these regions—namely, Ashanti, Upper West, Volta, and Brong-Ahafo—are set to break transmission during 2008.
Four other regions, n...
This document provides information on the election that will take place in the Health Assembly to appoint the Director-General.
The document titled Outbreak Brief 60: 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...
This weekly 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue,...
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
Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...
The integrated Human Resource Information System (iHRIS) is a computerized Human Resources (HR) management tool consisting of electronic databases for storing, reporting, and analyzing that enables to design and manage a comprehensive HR strategy. It links all HR data from the time professionals ent...
The Pocket book is presented in a format that could be carried by doctors, nurses and other health workers during their daily work and be available to help guide the management of sick children. Although some new topics have been added, standard textbooks of paediatrics should be consulted for rarer...
Cholera is preventable and treatable acute diarrhoeal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, either serogroup O1 or O139. Cholera is usually transmitted through consumption of water or food contaminated by faeces bearing the cholera organism.
