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Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, February 2023

Over 12 million COVID 19 cases have been reported on the African continent since the outbreak began Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia have the highest number of reported cases.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 68: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 68: 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 A...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-68-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PrEP Change Package, Flip Chart

This Change Package-Flip Chart is a field guide in the implementation of the Improved�Uptake and Continuity of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Uganda

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 10, 29th February - 6th March, 2016

In week 10 of 2016, all 112 (100%) districts reported. Average reporting rate was maintained at 74.4%. 10 districts had (100%) all of their health facilities reporting; 53 districts (47%) achieved the national target of 80% reporting. Only one (1) districts had less than 30% of the health facilities...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2010%202016.pdf
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 166 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 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Village Health Team Strategy and Operational Guidelines

Village Health Teams (VHTs) were established by the Ministry of Health to empower communities to take part in the decisions that affect their health; mobilize communities for health programs, and strengthen the delivery of health services at house-hold level.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/VHT-strategy-and-operational-guidelines.pd...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 182 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.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 39, 23rd - 30th September, 2019

We are pleased to share with you the 39th weekly epidemiological bulletin. This weekly bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveil-lance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public hea...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Egypt

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Egypt 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 A...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-egypt/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines to the Local Government Planning Process Health Sector Supplement

The republic of Uganda is an East African state currently under multiparty dispensation. Service delivery is decentralized to local governments as per the 1997 local Government Act. The Central government, however, retains the role of setting standards and providing guidelines to local governments....

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 169 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 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Malaria Treatment 2005

Malaria continues to be the most frequent cause of ill health in Uganda. The greatest toll hits young children and pregnant women. Malaria impacts negatively on the household, community incomes and the national economy, thus keeping the rural communities trapped in perpetual poverty.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Fetal Distress Without Cord Prolapse

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Management%20of%20Fetal%20Distress%20witho...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Tuberculosis Medicines Web-Based Ordering and Reporting System (TWOS) Report Period: April-May 2019

The TWOS report for the period April- May 2019, summarizes facility reporting rates, timeliness of submission, patient numbers, estimates of stock status and central warehouse order fulfilment rates. It provides recommendations and actions to be taken by various stakeholders to mitigate supply issue...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TWOS%20Report%20As%20of%201st%20June%20201...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 54 Minutes ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global status report on road safety 2018

The Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclis...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Status%20Report%20on%20Road%20Saf...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, February 2023

Fifty-four (98%) MS are currently providing COVID-19 vaccination to the general population. Cumulatively, 898 million doses have been administered on the continent. Of these doses administered, 440.7 million people have been partially vaccinated, 412.2 million have been fully vaccinated, and 45.1 mi...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Anthrax in humans and animals

Anthrax essentially ceased to be regarded as a disease of major health or economic importance after the enormous successes of Max Sterne��s veterinary vaccine developed in the 1930s, and subsequent analogs in the former Soviet Union, in dramatically reducing the incidence of the disease in livestock...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Changing Malaria Treatment Policy to Artemisinin-Based Combinations

This document provides guidance to countries on what actions need to be taken when countries consider changing their national policy for the first-line treatment for malaria to an ACT consistent with WHO recommendations. It addresses operational and technical considerations for both the public and p...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 28, 11th - 17th July, 2016

Comparable to the previous week, all 112 districts reported and with an average reporting rate of 83.3% in week 28, 2016. This represents a 15.5% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. A total of 23% (26/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 50% (66/112) o...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19

As we cannot cover every situation here, this guidance can be adapted for individual situations as they arise. This guidance is focused on how to practically implement environmental decontamination and should be delivered as a part of a planned and resourced program, (1) which is integrated fully wi...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-environmental-decontamination-in-the-context-of-covid-19/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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