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Couples HIV Counselling and Testing Participants Handbook 2009

After a quarter of a century of a generalized HIV epidemic, Uganda continues to experience a severe and mature HIV epidemic. Currently, 6.4% of adults and 0.7% of children are infected with HIV - about one million people nationwide.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Weekly Malaria Report - Epi Week 33

This Weekly Malaria Report is a representation of the different malaria activities across the various administrative levels of the health sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Malaria Weekly Status report Week 13, 2019

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...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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The New National Guidelines (2010) for PMTCT and Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV

Guidance on PMTCT is provided regularly to countries by WHO.�Uganda launched the first PMTCT policy guidelines in 2002,following lessons learnt from the PMTCT pilot in 2000.�Main drug was sd NVP tab for mother in labour and baby within 72 hours after delivery,�AZT from 36 weeks of gestation, in labo...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Saving Mothers, Saving Families : The MTCT-Plus Initiative case Study

The MTCT-Plus Initiative was conceived in 2001 as a response to the five-point Call to Action on HIV/AIDS issued by Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General. Designed to increase access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in resource-limited settings, the Initiative built on the dramatic changes that...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Study On Reproductive Health And HIV/AIDS Among Persons With Disabilities In Kampala, Katakwi And Rakai Districts

The study on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among disabled persons was commissioned by Disabled Women��s Network and Resource Organisation (DWNRO), with support from Action Aid Uganda.� The study was conducted in Kampala, Katakwi and Rakai Districts.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Primary Screening tool

Primary Screening is to assess potential EVD symptoms before entering a health facility.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Uganda Services Availability and Readiness Assessment 2013

SARA Identifies at the percentage of facilities that offer a particular health intervention (service availability) as well as whether facilities offering the service have the minimum set of items (equipment, trained staff and guidelines, diagnostic capacity, and medicines) in order to provide an ade...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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The use of Rapid Syphilis Tests

Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 25 17th June to 23rd June 2019

Reporting rate this week (82.9%) is five percentage points higher to that in the previous week, 2019W24 (77.9%)�There were an increase in malaria morbidity this week. About 27,000 more malaria cases occurred this week (268,567) compared to 241,802 the previous week. About 8.6% (11/128) of districts...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services 2001

This document has two sets of guidelines: service policy guidelines and service standards that aim at making explicit the direction of reproductive health within the context of primary health care. The service policy guidelines spell out the general rules and regulations governing reproductive healt...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care is t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
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National Strategic Plan For HIV&AIDS 2011/12-2014/15(revised)

The Government of Uganda through Uganda AIDS Commission and with support from the national HIV/AIDS Partnership revised the National Strategic Plan (2007/08-2011/12) for HIV/AIDS and aligned it to the National Development Plan (NSP). This four-year NSP for HIV/AIDS is a national multi-sector tool fo...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Safe Male Circumcision For HIV Prevention

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has developed this communication strategy to promote Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) in Uganda. The goal of the communication strategy is to contribute to the reduction in HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections incidences through in...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comparative Study of Malaria Risk factors and Access to Healthcare Services By Batwa and Non-Batwa Communities in Kanungu District Southwestern Uganda

This study focused on risk factors for contracting malaria and access to health centre/hospital-based healthcare services by making a comparison of the Batwa indigenous people and their non-Batwa neighbours in Kanungu district. The researcher investigated how the two independent variables namely: ri...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Bulletin-Epi week 23

The statistical brief is a Ministry of Health, weekly report on Malaria.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Uganda, 2016 - 2020

This United Nations Development Assistance Framework for 2016-2020 is a result of a highly consultative process under the high-level modality for engagement between the Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team which deliberated and approved the Results Framework that underpins the UN...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
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Ministry of Health Clients Charter 2012/13 - 2014/15

The Clients Charter was introduced under the Public Service Reform Programme, as a tool to strengthen the demand side of accountability for service delivery. In this regard, the clients charter has been embranced in the health sector. This charter spells out the roles, responsibilities and commitme...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Success story: Improving Malaria Treatment and Saving Lives in Uganda

Malaria is the leading cause of sickness and death in Uganda. Prevention, correct diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reduce malaria cases and mortality as well as lower the risk of resistance to antimalarial medicines and decrease medicine waste and misuse. However, due to inappropriate practice...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Medical Equipment Policy

Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and sta...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
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