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The reporting rate remained almost the same 75.1% in this week from 75.2% in last week. A total of 132,442 malaria confirmed cases were reported, decreased by 36.6% from 96,942 in the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.6% compared to 48.6% last week. The highest Test positivity rat...

HIV AND AIDS Uganda Country progress Report; 2013

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Safe Male Circumcision For HIV Prevention

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Regional Collaborating Centres: Oversight, Core Functions, and Priorities

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National Information And Communication Technology Policy

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