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Cancer control, Planning

Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where resource...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Cancer%20control%20Planning.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019, Illuminating Inequalities

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is one tool for measuring progress against SDG 1. It compares acute multidimensional poverty for more than 100 countries and 5.7 billion people and monitors changes over time.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Multidimentional%20Poverty%20Inde...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 4 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status-Week 24, 2021 WEEK 21ST-24TH MAY 2021

The reporting rate decreased to 71.6% in this week from 71.9% in last week. . A total of 167,291 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 77.2% from the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.3% compared to 47.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2024%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Lung Cancer

https://rbc.gov.rw/rnhrr/pub?code=298

Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 66 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of 2nd Stage of Labor

Management of 2nd stage of labor

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Management%20of%202nd%20stage%20of%20Labor...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition

In September 2015, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released updated joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990 to 2014 period, which represent the most recent global and regional figures after adding 62 new surveys from 57 countries to the joint dataset. This key findings report summarizes the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Levels%20and%20Trends%20in%20Child%20Malnu...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 206 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 4: 20th-26th Jan 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week_04_Epi_bulletin.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Tunisia

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Tunisia 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-tunisia-2/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing

The document titled Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing 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 Afri...

https://africacdc.org/download/know-your-epidemic-through-covid-19-testing/?ind=1585321727874&filena...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Adolescent Health Policy Guidelines and Service Standards

Uganda has a large young population; approximately 52.7% of the population is under 15 years of age. One in every four Ugandans (23.3%) is an adolescent and one in every three (37.4%) is a young person.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Adolescent%20Health%20Policy%20and%20Servi...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Maternal, Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) - Participant's Manual

The Government of Uganda has prioritized the nutrition of mothers, infants, young children and adolescents as reflected in the Maternal, Infant, young Child and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) Guidelines, 2021 and MIYCAN Action Plans, 2021-2025.�Implementation of the Guidelines and Action Plans requir...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Facility%20-%20Participants%20Man...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Health Statistics 2021 2021: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals

The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization (WHO) annual compilation of the latest available data on health and health-related indicators for its 194 Member States. The report is produced by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, in collaboration with WH...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20Health%20Statistics%202021.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 19 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Strategic & Investment Plan Promoting Peoples Health to Enhance Socio-economic Development 2010/11 - 2014/15 July

The Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan (HSSIP 2010/11-201/15) has been developed to guide the Health sector investments towards achieving medium term goals for health. This HSSIP provides the medium term strategic framework, and focus that the Government intends to pursue in regard to attai...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HSSIP%20Final.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Goal Oriented Antenatal Care Protocol

Goals are different depending on the timing of the visit. Minimum 8 contacts are aimed for in an Uncomplicated pregnancy. If a woman books later than in first trimester, preceding goals should be combined and attended to. At all visits address any identified problems, check the BP and measure the Sy...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Goal%20Oriented%20ANC%20updated.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality

It has been 12 years since world leaders committed to Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which sets out to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Levels%20and%20Trends%20in%20Child%20Morta...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, December 2022

As of today, the following countries have more than 70 per cent of the populations fully vaccinated Mauritius, Seychelles, Rwanda, Comoros, Tanzania, Somalia, Liberia, Cape Verde, Morocco, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, and Sao Tome and Principe.Africa has registered over 12 million COVID-19 cases si...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 13, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 13th week of 2018.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20update%2013%2C%202018.p...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weather Outlook for October 2021, and Review of Rainfall Performance in september 2021.

The raifall outlook for October indicates that most parts of Western,Central and parts of West Nile are likely to receive enhanced rainfall, while the rest of the country is likely to receive moderate rainfall conditions

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/October%202021%20Weather%20Climate%20Outlo...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Development Plan 2015

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Development%20Plan_0.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Basic epidemiology 2nd edition

The essential role of epidemiology is to improve the health of populations. This textbook provides an introduction to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. It is intended for a wide audience, and to be used as training material for professionals in the health and environment fields.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Basic%20Epidemiology.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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