Since the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD program of Action 1994), global recognition of the importance of men��s involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) has increased. Issues such as the AIDS epidemic have reinforced the urgency of encoura...
The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM), executed the national integrated quantification for all Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS) for the financial year 2024/25.�As a result, the total commodity need for routine service deliv...
Sepsis arises when the body��s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. It can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death, if not recognized early and managed promptly. It is a major cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countri...
The assessment tool guides the supervisors on how to assess each standard, indicates the means of verification and operational definition for each standard. It is where the supervisor shall record and score the performance of each health facility and record comments/notes to explain the level of per...
Management of MDR-TB: a fi eld guide was created to help health workers carry out these tasks. It is a job aid that medical offi cers and TB nurses are meant use frequently during the day for quick reference. This module is closely related to other clinical guideline modules in the Integrated Manage...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (31 August 2021) 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, Nor...
Vote Mission Statement To provide the highest possible level of health services to all people in Uganda through delivery of promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative health services at all levels. (ii) Strategic Objective a. To provide inclusive and quality health care services...
Measured by the numbers of people who die each year, tuberculosis (TB) is the world��s deadliest infectious disease. Transmitted through the air and primarily targeting the lungs, this disease caused by a bacterial infection claims three lives every minute.1,2 In 2014, more than 9 million people bec...
The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP) met in Geneva from 16 to 20 October 2017.Dr Suzanne R. Hill, acting Assistant Director of the Health Systems and Innovation Cluster and Director of the Department of Essential Medicines and...
Disease outbreaks occur frequently, and no two outbreaks are ever the same. There are always differences in magnitude and spread, and the ability to control and reduce fatality due to the outbreak will depend on the depth of scientific knowledge about the disease, availability of approved and well-k...
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the most important cause of death from a single infectious microorganism.1 Although recent decades have witnessed increased efforts in the fight to end TB, fundamental gaps are hampering these efforts, particularly in resource-constrained settings and in...
The document titled Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2018 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, W...
Strong progress continues to be made since the Health Assembly called for the worldwide eradication of poliomyelitis in 1988.2 At the time, poliomyelitis was endemic in more than 125 countries around the world and more than 350 000 children a year were paralysed for life by poliovirus. Today, transm...
However, while the cautionary measures and strategies were effective in curbing the surge and flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases, they also presented new realities that left millions of young people at a disadvantage. With the introduction of curfews, lockdowns, and work-from-home measures, many...
This biennial report has been compiled by FAO and WHO for submission to both the Health Assembly and Conference of FAO (at its 40th session). It outlines progress made in the follow-up actions of the Second International Conference on Nutrition over the course of the period 2015��2016, including key...
This job aide is a description of the practices that should be in place to prevent the transmission of infections when�using injections.
This handbook is written to help growth promoters in the community do their work well in their communities. It will guide you, the growth promoter, to help caregivers keep their children healthy. You will use it during your training to be a child growth promoter, and afterward have it to refer to as...
In accordance with the UN approach, and to meet the specific needs of African nations, the African Union (AU) established a Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2018. This Task Force represents the AU agencies involved in human, animal and plant health sectors that collaborate to measure, preve...
This report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on a set of data prepared by a large number of international organizations within and outside the United Nations system.
This report presents the findings from the Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (UMIS) directed by ICF Macro under a contract with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project Molecular Laboratory at Mulago Hospital, and the National Malaria Control Programme of the Uga...
