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Outbreak Brief 19: COVID-19 Pandemic 26 May 2020

As of 9 am EAT 26 May 2020, a total of 115,346 COVID-19 cases and 3,471 (CFR: 3%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 2% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (19 May 2020), 27,164 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 31% increase in new cases...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-19-covid-19-pandemic-26-may-2020/?ind=1590569033209&fi...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Poliomyelitis

Strong progress continues to be made since the Health Assembly called for the worldwide eradication of poliomyelitis in 1988.2 At the time, poliomyelitis was endemic in more than 125 countries around the world and more than 350 000 children a year were paralysed for life by poliovirus. Today, transm...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Poliomyelitis.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

TB Surge Implementing Partners Performance

This publication is about the TB statistics in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/PEPFAR%20TB%20Surge%20Partner%20Performanc...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 24 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: 14 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of an Emergency Meeting of Africa Ministers of Health on the COVID-19 Outbreak

The document titled Report of an Emergency Meeting of Africa Ministers of Health on the COVID-19 Outbreak 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, S...

https://africacdc.org/download/report-of-an-emergency-meeting-of-africa-ministers-of-health-on-the-c...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public health and social measures in Tunisia

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public health and social measures in Tunisia 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-tunisia-3/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of the World Children Report 2019

Globally, at least 1 in 3 children is not growing well due to malnutrition in its more visible forms: stunting, wasting and overweight. At least 1 in 2 suffers from hidden hunger due to deficiencies - often not visible - in essential nutrients

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/State%20of%20the%20World%20Children%202019...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Lessons learned in Home Management of Malaria

The document is a comparative analysis and documentation of the processes that have enabled teams to implement HMM in various settings. It complements other WHO publications on the subject (WHO, 2004, 2005) in that it focuses on the processes, challenges, and lessons learnt in implementing the HMM s...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Lessons%20learned%20in%20Home%20Management...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for the Decentralisation of the Uganda Medical Board

The Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Hospital and Lower level Health facilities division developed these guidelines for�decentralisation� of the Uganda Medical Board� in regards to retirement of civil servants on medical grounds.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Decentralisation%20of%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (03 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (03 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-03-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Certificate in Medical Theatre Techniques Filed Placement Logbook April 2017

The content of this logbook predominantly includes practical areas and exposure experiences that cannot be acquired within the training institution��s environment. This logbook will, therefore, be used to record practical experiences, exposures and the assessment there of, while at placement/practi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Logbook%20for%20Medical%20Theatre%201.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 46 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Primary Screening tool

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

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/EVD%20Primary%20Screening%20tool_0.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2015/2016

The Govemment of Uganda continues to facilitate the attainment of a good standard of health for all the people in Uganda. The goal of the Health Sector is therefore to reduce morbidity and mortality as a contribution to poverty reduction as well as economic and social development of the people of Ug...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20Policy%20Statement%20for%20F...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 26 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health sector ministerial policy statement for FY 2016/17

This ministerial statement is about the vote functions of ministry of health. A vote function is a set of programmes, projects and local government grants, defining the roles and responsibilities of a vote / institution and contributing towards the attainment of vote and overoll objectives.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20Policy%20Statement%20FOR%20F...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Injection safety in the context of an EVD outbreak

This job aide is a description of the practices that should be in place to prevent the transmission of infections when�using injections.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2007_Injection%20safety%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Quarterly Monitoring report for Kayunga, Mityana, Mbale, Zombo and Rukungiri Districts

The Government is Implementing the second phase of the energy for Rural transformation programme, which will acceslerate investments and increase in regional coverage.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Quarterly%20monitoring%20report%20for%20ka...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Harmonised Policy on Facilitating Government Officials and Members of Non-Governmental Entities participating in activities funded by Development Partners

Harmonisation of Development Partner practices on the provision of allowances is critical for the effective delivery of off-budget interventions and avoiding contradictions in how�implementing agencies facilitate public officials to do their work in service of the people of�Uganda.�This revised poli...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Revised%20LDPG%20Facilitation%20Policy_Fin...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 43 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic

The document titled Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-community-social-distancing-during-covid-19-outbreak/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework Uganda The Way Forward October 2017

Uganda has been hosting refugees for a long time, but the years 2016 and 2017 have presented the highest ever recorded inflows of refugees into the country with the current numbers standing at close to 1.3 million. After realizing the protracted nature of displacement in the region, Uganda adopted a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CRRF%20brochure%20.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental health policy, plans and programmes

This module is part of the WHO Mental Health Policy and Service guidance package, which provides practical information to assist countries to improve the mental health of their populations.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20health%20policy%20Plans%20and%20p...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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