The report shows that, although gender is one of the most significant social determinants of health outcomes, the global health community remains largely gender-blind. This holds true both in ensuring gender parity in leadership across public, private and civil society organisations and in deliverin...
The attitudes of sexually active couples to contraception are shaped by various factors: prevailing social and cultural norms; their own assessment of the risks of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; and their perce...
In order to set the best stage for health care personnel to make maximum use of their skills and knowledge, the Ministry of Health of Uganda (MoH) recommends the 5S method as the foundation for all quality improvement initiatives in the country. The 5S method was developed in the mid-1980s by the au...
A. Background The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) identify mapping and using priority health risks and resources as one of the core capacities in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR). Effective preparedness and swift response to epidemic is the goal of Africa Centres...
We are pleased to share our 51st weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 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 respond...
Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem, with substantial risks for the mother, her fetus and the newborn. In areas with moderate to high transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a package of interventions for controlling malar...
Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more...
En décembre 2022, le CDC Afrique a organisé la première Pré-conférence des Jeunes (YPC) en marge de la deuxième Conférence Internationale annuelle sur la Santé Publique en Afrique (CPHIA), donnant le coup d’envoi d’un engagement stratégique à long terme avec les jeunes professionnels africains dans...
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...
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response.The 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AIDS...
The document titled Hand hygiene can save your life offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuable gui...
The Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for Uganda (EMHSLU) 2016 is a list of safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medicines and health supplies that suit the health care needs of the majority of the Ugandan population. Access to essential medicines and health supplies is fundamental to en...
In 2009, Uganda received support from the Global Program for Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS) to assist the�Ministry of Health in developing a national strategy. The strategy focused on logistics management to improve the functionality of the national and district Reproductive Health...
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...
Facility reporting rates are calculated based on the total number of active ART facilities as of 1st October 2019. An ART facility is considered active if it submitted at least one order and or report in the last twelve months. The reporting rates for this cycle were 99% for PNFP facilities, 90% for...
This job aide is a step-by-step procedure to guide the assessment of the health facility during response to a case or in preparedness. Form to be used exclusively in the context of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Article (23) of the Africa CDC Statute states that “In the execution of its strategic work plan, the Africa CDC will network and harness public health assets in each region including through its Regional Coordinating Centers (RCCs). The coordination and support of the RCCs is to ultimately bring int...
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established in Kenya in 1979 through the Science and Technology (Repealed) Act, Cap 250 of the Laws of Kenya operated under the Scie...
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has gained popularity within the global health policy and academic circles as countries strive to meet the UHC target established under the Sustainable Development Goal agenda. To accomplish this goal, developing countries such as Rwanda, Ghana and others have pursued...