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Equity, social determinants and public health programmes

The report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, issued in September 2008, challenged conventional public health thinking on several fronts. The report responded to a situation in which the gaps, within and between countries, in income levels, opportunities, health status, life expecta...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Equity%20social%20determinants%20and%20pub...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health

The document titled Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health 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, Souther...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-for-the-continuation-of-essential-health/?ind=1594644323851&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2000/2001

The Government of Uganda (GOU) is implementing Result Oriented Management (ROM) across the public service as a means of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Ugandan Public Service. ROM is an approach to management, which seeks to make the best use of resources available by setting clea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AHSPR%202000-2001.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors

This manual complements and is consistent with the Essential Care Practice Guide for Pregnancy and Childbirth which is prepared mainly for the primary health care level. Together these manuals will provide guidance for health workers who are responsible for the care of pregnant women and newborns at...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Injection Safety in the context of an EVD outbreak

Unsafe use of injections contributes to the spread of diseases, including EVD.�Injection Safety in the context of an EVD outbreak presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and pharmacies.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Indicators for monitoring health indices and the health sector strategic and investment plan (HSSIP) in Uganda : The user's indicator manual

The HIMS is a routine monitorng system that plays a specific role in the monitoring and evaluation process. The HIMS is intended to provide warning signals through the use of indicators.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Indicators%20for%20monitoring%20health%20i...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, June 2022

COVID-19 in Africa: Where we are today Africa has registered more than 11.7 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia are among countries with the highest number of cases on the continent. Meanwhile, only about 18% percent of the contine...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential Medicines Reproductive Health:Guiding Principles for Their Inclusion on National Medicines Lists

After immunisation for common childhood illnesses, appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care.2 In 1977, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first list of essential medicines. The model list was designed to prioritise the mo...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Linen and laundry management

Contaminated linen poses a risk of infection and should only be handled in personal protective equipment (PPE). Linen and laundry management presentation is an EVD IPC training material for Health facilities and pharmacies.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 111: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 February 2022, a total of 11,188,490 COVID-19 cases and 248,812 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 3% of all cases and 4.2% of all deaths reported globally. Thirty-four (60%) AU MS are reporting C...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-111-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Health Risks, Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks

The leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as hea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Health%20Risks%202009.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 145: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 145: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-145-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National HIV Testing Services Policy and Implementation Guidelines Uganda

The revised HTS policy and Implementation guidelines replace the 2010 Uganda HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Policy and National Implementation guidelines for HCT, 2010. It is informed by new evidence generated from implementation of HTS at international, regional and national levels as well as le...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UGANDA%20HTS%20POLICY%20AND%20IMPLEMENTATI...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention And Control Plan

Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Cholera
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 61: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The curve continues to trend downward to the level reported in October 2020. The majority (91%) of Member States continue to report community transmission. Of the countries actively reporting COVID-19 epidemiologic data, 21 are reporting case fatality rates higher than the global case fatality rate...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-61-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 122: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 16 May 2022, a total of 11,559,637 COVID-19 cases and 252,641 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs highe...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-122-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mpox Surveillance Reporting Protocol for African Union Member States

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/mpox-surveillance-reporting-protocol-for-african-union-member-states/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 268 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

TB Impact Measurement Policy and recommendations for how to assess the epidemiological burden of TB and the impact of TB control

Global targets for reducing the epidemiological burden of tuberculosis (TB) - measured as incidence, prevalence and mortality - have been set for 2015 within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by the Stop TB Partnership. The targets are that the TB incidence rate should be fa...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TB%20impact%20measurement.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (17 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 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-17-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Screening, Holding, Notification at a Healthcare Facility during an EVD outbreak

Screening, Holding, Notification at a�Healthcare Facility�during an EVD outbreak presentation is an EVD IPC training material describing how to observe all persons entering the�facility by taking non- contact temperature, and asking relevant questions. The key outcome is to�determine if patient is�...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Screening_Holding_Notification%20.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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