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Guidance on Emergency Expedited Regulatory Authorisation and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa

The document titled Guidance on Emergency Expedited Regulatory Authorisation and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Clinical Guidelines, 2023

The guidelines are based on principles of scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness�and prioritization of conditions to maximize the health benefit�with limited resources.�The regular update of clinical guidelines and essential medicines lists�is one of the key interventions in the Health Sector Devel...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Clinical%20Guidelines%202023.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 Minutes ago 523 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Planning Guidelines Supplement To the Local Government Planning Process

The multiple challenges facing the health sector in Uganda, as in many other developing countries, need a well defined course of action to address them at the different levels of the National Health System. The plans that evolve to address these health problems should have clearly set objectives tha...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Republic%20of%20Uganda%20Health%20planning...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (25 May 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 May 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, Northe...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-25-may-2022/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 39 Minutes ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Nutrition Report 2014

This report highlights the global nature of malnutrition and the successes and bottlenecks in addressing it. Malnutrition continues to affect the lives of millions of children and women worldwide. Every country is affected by some form of nutrition problem. This calls for countries to put in place a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Nutrition%20Report%202014%281%29....
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 34 Minutes ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promotion of immunisation in Uganda.

This booklet has been developed to provide basic information on immunisation for leaders to enable them mobilise their communities to promote and utilise immunisation services. The booklet explains the importance of immunisation, the childhood immunisable diseases and the roles of community leaders...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Promotion%20of%20Immunisation%20in%20Ugand...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Diagnosis and management of severe falciparum malaria Learners Guide Communicable

This Learner's Guide, Part I of the module on the Diagnosis and Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria, is made up of teaching materials, problems and a picture quiz covering all the activities involved in diagnosing and managing severe falciparum malaria at the hospital level. This guide is based...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Diagnosis%20and%20management%20of%20severe...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 138 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: 11 hours ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

How to investigate drug use

In 1985 WHO convened a conference in Nairobi on the rational use of drugs, since that time efforts have been increased to improve drug uses practices.An essential tool for such work is an objective measure of drug use in health facilities.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/How%20to%20investigate%20drug%20use%20in%2...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resource Information System Data Quality Guidelines

In the bit to improve healthcare service delivery in the country, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has focused its efforts on improving the management of its human resource i.e. Health Workers (HW). This is being achieved through the use of quality of Health Workforce data generated from the Human Resou...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS%20Data%20Quality%20Guidelines.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Guidelines on use of Ferritin Concentrations to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations

Accurate determination of iron status is crucial for diagnostic and screening purposes in the clinical setting and to guide public health interventions at the population level. In an individual patient, diagnosis of iron deficiency or overload will help guide management, including further investigat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Guidelines%20on%20use%20of%20Ferriti...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

This report is about the strategies that have been made to ensure that the MDGs have been attained by the year 2015.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Millenium%20Development%20Goals%20Report%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Journal of Global Health Science

JGHS aims to advance research to support policy, practice, and education in the field of global health by publishing papers of high scientific quality from diverse stakeholders in the global health community. Our focus is on under-served populations in the low- and middle-income nations and marginal...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Journal%20of%20Global%20Health%20Science%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 127 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: 1 hour ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Re-Aligned Organization Structure (Final), Ministry of Health-Uganda, January 2017

The final draft re-aligned structure of the Ministry was presented to the Senior Top�Management Team and members of the Senior Management Team on 6th��January 2017, and�the final draft re-aligned structure was approved with changes. �The structure was finalized�based on final changes from the Senior...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Re-aligned%20MoH%20structure%202017.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National expanded program on immunization review report

This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunizat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NIPR%20Comprehensive%20Report%20_Final.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Reproductive health strategy

Reproductive and sexual health2 is fundamental to individuals, couples and families, and the social and economic development of communities and nations. Concerned about the slow progress made in improving reproductive and sexual health over the past decade, and knowing that the international develop...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Reproductive%20Health%20Strategy.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health BI-Annual Report Improving HRH Evidence for Decision Making April 2012 - September 2012

This is a Human Resources for Health Report which is an analysis of the data provided by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda with funding and technical support from the USAID funded Uganda Capacity program (UCP) covering the period April to September 2012. The Ministry of Health recogni...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Bi-annual%20Report%20%28%20Final%292012.pd...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Stock Status Report as at 1st February 2021

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making. This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate s...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20SSR%201st%20February%202021_Final-1....
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Health Centre IV Health Unit Management Committees 2019

These guidelines outline the composition, roles, responsibilities, and management of the proceedings of the Health Unit Management Committees for Health Centre IVs in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HUMC%20for%20HC%20IV.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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