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Global AIDS Monitoring 2020

The 2020 Global AIDS Monitoring is the fourth year towards the SDGs; it is also the fourth year of reporting on the HIV monitoring framework for 2016-2021.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/global-aids-monitoring-2020.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Direct and Indirect costs due to Tuberculosis and proportion of Tuberculosis-affected households experiencing catastrophic costs due to TB in Uganda 2019

The survey established that DS-TB patients spent on average 369 United States dollars (USD) on TB related care per episode while MDR-TB patients spend on average 3722 USD. In the prediagnosis period, major cost drivers for both types of TB were medical and travel costs with both costs being higher f...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Tuberculosis%20patients%20cost%20survey%20...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (31 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (31 August 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, Nor...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-31-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Antimicrobial Stewardship Newsletter Volume 1 : JUNE 2021

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has many drivers, with antibiotics use in the human and animal sectors being the most significant and modifiable factor. We all must work towards preservation of the available antimicrobials through judicious and thoughtful antimicrobial use in all sectors. All of us h...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AMR%20Newsletter%20June%202021_Final%20WEB...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Pre- Eclampsia /Eclampsia and Other Hypertensive Diseases

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Preclampsia_Eclampsia%20Management.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Tobacco Control Act 2015

This is an act to control the demand for the consumption of tobacco and its products, to control the supply of tobacco and its products to the population: to protect the environment from the effects of tobacco production and consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Tobacco%20Control%20Act%202015.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Update: Keeping safe and healthy through the holidays

The likelihood that someone at a family gathering will be carrying the SARS-COV-2 virus is directly related to the number of infected people that are present in that community. In areas that are experiencing high transmission, there is a high likelihood that someone at your holiday gathering could b...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-update-keeping-safe-and-healthy-through-the-holidays/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2018 Report

Over the last two decades, the world made substantial progress in reducing mortality among children and young adolescents (including children under age 5, children aged 5��9 and young adolescents aged 10��14). Still, in 2017 alone, an estimated 6.3 million children and young adolescents died, mostly...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child-Mortality-Report-2018.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Country implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Status report 2011

Globally, breastfeeding has the potential to prevent about 800 000 deaths among children under five each year if all children 0-23 months were optimally breastfed. Early initiation of breastfeeding could prevent about one fifth of neonatal deaths, but less than half of infants are put to the breast...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Country%20Implementation%20of%20the%20Inte...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report on National Quantification of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies

The April 2007 Technical review meeting (4th MOH TRM) noted that whereas there were positive steps taken to improve on overall management of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS), stock outs of essential medicines were still common. This was mainly attributed to under funding but the actual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20on%20national%20Quantification%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package : Improving access and use of psychotropic medicines.

The guidance package consists of a series of interrelated user-friendly modules that are designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. The topic of each module represents a core aspect of mental health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20Health%20Policy%20and%20Service%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-cameroo...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 116 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children

Using weight-for-height: WHO and UNICEF recommend the use of a cut-off for weight-forheight of below -3 standard deviations (SD) of the WHO standards to identify infants and children as having SAM. The commonly used cut-off is the same cut-off for both the new 2006 WHO child growth standards (WHO st...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Child%20growth%20Standards%20and%20t...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Health Accounts National Health Eependiture Financial Years 2012/13 and 2013/14

The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs.4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to a per capita spending of 1...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20Accounts-%20FINAL%20RE...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Certificate in Nursing 2018

A major challenge to the delivery of services in the health sector is the changing nature of skills demands to the various health cadres. The shifting demands of the expected performance and competencies in tasks at different levels arise from the emerging concerns that call for different approaches...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Certificate%20in%20Nurs...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 Minutes ago 214 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (16 February 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (16 February 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-16-february-2022/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Climate Change and Human Health

There is international scientific agreement that the world is getting warmer. By examining climate records, scientists have determined that the temperature of the air at the Earth��s surface has warmed by approximately 0.6�C since the late 19th century (see Figure 1-1). Evidence from tree rings, tro...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Climate%20change%20and%20human%20health.pd...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 guidance for the transportation sector

The document titled COVID-19 guidance for the transportation sector 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-guidance-for-the-transportation-sector/?ind=1590996079400&fi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Risk assessments of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens

FAO and WHO undertook a risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens in response to requests for expert advice on this issue from their member countries and from the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Guidance on this issue is needed, as salmonellosis is a leading cause of foodborne illnes...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Risk%20Assessments%20of%20Salmonella%20in%...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 32: 3rd -9th Aug 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. This issue, we showcas...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20Week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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