Healthcare waste management (HCWM) in Uganda is well below minimum hygiene standards and as a result, healthcare workers, patients, and communities are exposed to nosocomial infections both within Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) and the surrounding communities. Furthermore, negative impacts on Uganda��...
As part of the “Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022”, a global goal of 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage has been set by the WHO and Africa CDC, to be achieved in collaboratively through COVAX, African Vaccine Acquisition Trust and other partners.On a continental level it has...
The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2011 report. It highlights the progress made towards the global malaria targets set for 2015 and describes current challenges for global malar...
This Change Package-Flip Chart is a field guide in the implementation of the Improved�Uptake and Continuity of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Uganda
The overall goal of these guidelines is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases which is in line with the Health Sector Development Plan goal (HSDP 2015/16-2019/2020); ��To accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essen...
The reduction of poverty and vulnerability is an integral part of Uganda��s national development. This report considers the national development process from the point of view of an individual household. From this perspective, socioeconomic transformation means that all households are made more secu...
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...
Mpox is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). The disease presents symptoms similar to smallpox but with lesser severity. The first human case of mpox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and has subsequently been recognized as an endemic d...
Major progress in global tuberculosis (TB) control followed the widespread implementation of the DOTS strategy. The Stop TB Strategy, launched in 2006, builds upon and enhances the achievements of DOTS. New objectives include universal access to patient-centred treatment and protection of population...
Reporting rate this week (85,4%) represents an almost 20% improvement in reporting rate from the pre-vious week, 2019W12 (65.9%) There were almost 20,000 malaria cases more this week (117,040) ) compared to 97,077 reported the previous week. While there may be a real increase in the number of malari...
This Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET) curriculum consists of three major parts, sequentially developed by combined panels of practitioners and tutors, guided by DACUM process and TVET Facilitators as follows: Part I: Occupational Profile Part II: Training Modules Part III: Sample Asses...
COVID-19 in Africa: Where we are today Africa has registered about 12 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia are among countries with the highest number of cases on the continent. Meanwhile, only about 19.5% percent of the c...
Cameroon: Since last update (21 July 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 103 new cases (3 confirmed;100 suspected) and no new deaths of cholera. Cumulatively 19,489 cases (1,890 confirmed; 17,599 suspected) and463 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) of cholera have been reported from Cameroon. The outbreak...
The document titled Home Management, Critical Care and Discharge Criteria for COVID-19 Patients 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...
Fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, delivery and uptake are critical to protecting lives and stimulating economic recovery. With only 15% of the African population reported to be fully vaccinated as of 16 March 2022, African Union (AU) Member States need to identify innovative and effective...
The year 2014 was one of sharp contrasts for the world��s children - posing new challenges for UNICEF��s work to improve their lives and emphasizing the critical necessity of investing in heir resilience, before, during, and after emergencies. In November, we marked the 25th anniversary of the Conve...
National immunization programmes across the globe continue to seek alternative strategies to explore the reasons for stagnating vaccination coverage and to design tailored strategies to address them. This suite of documents provides an additional strategy in the toolbox of a programme manager at the...
The 2016 HIV and AIDS Country Progress Report 2016 is an assessment of progress made on the first year (2015/16) of the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Pan (NSP), 2015/16 -2019/20). Progress has been assessed according to the four NSP thematic areas of HIV Prevention; Treatment, Ca...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are major causes of acute and chronic liver disease (e.g. cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma) globally, and cause an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually. It is estimated that, at present, 248 million people are living with chronic H...
The job aide is used to ring fence the minimum perimeter area once an Ebola case has been confirmed.� �This perimeter is defined either from the home of the case or�around the health facilities where the case was treated.
