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Preventing disease through healthy environments : A global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks

This report presents a wide-ranging assessment and detailed findings to show by how much and in what ways improving the environment can promote health and well-being. The realization of just how much disease and ill health can be prevented by focusing on environmental risk factors should add impetus...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision Services

This report contains the findings of the study on ��Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Services�� commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University - Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with funding from the United States Agency for International Develop...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Factors%20that%20influence%20Decisions%20t...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995

Agencies of the State, all citizens, organisations and other bodies and persons in applying or interpreting the Constitution or any other law and in taking and implementing any policy decisions for the establishment and promotion of a just, free and democratic society. (ii) The President shall repor...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antimalarial medicines

This is a detailed manual giving a step by step approach to undertaking the pharmacovigilance of antimalarials. It is intended to be a source of practical advice for Pharmacovigilance Centres. A number of WHO publications are available that provide a background to pharmacovigilance and, as far as po...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Practical%20handbook%20on%20the%20Pharmaco...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infection control : Policies and procedures

This document has policies and procedures to be used by health care workers inorder to control infection.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 36 Minutes ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Uganda Food and Nutrition Policy 2003

The Uganda Food and Nutrition Policy has been formulated within the context of the overall national development policy objective of eradicating poverty as spelt out in the Poverty Eradiation Action Plan (PEAP), and is in consonance with other policies already formulated by government

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Implementation research in health : A practical guide

This Guide presents an introduction to basic concepts used in implementation research and describes the range of approaches and applications that it can be used for. The main aim of the Guide is to support the development of and demand for implementation research that is problem-focused, action-orie...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 51 Minutes ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status-Week 24, 2021 WEEK 21ST-24TH MAY 2021

The reporting rate decreased to 71.6% in this week from 71.9% in last week. . A total of 167,291 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 77.2% from the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.3% compared to 47.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2024%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Implementation of the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25

This Plan describes the M&E framework, indicators, processes, sources of data, methods and tools that the sector will use to collect, compile, report and use data, and provide feedback as part of the national Health Sector M&E mechanisms. It is intended to document what needs to be monitored, with w...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/M%26E%20Plan%20for%20MOH%20SP%20-%20FINAL%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HPV Vaccine Communication Special considerations for a unique vaccine 2016 update

This guide presents communication guidance for countries introducing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the national or sub-national levels. HPV vaccination is a key strategy for comprehensive cervical cancer control and prevention. By the end of 2015, more than 65 countries introduced HPV vaccin...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

5S-Continuous Quality Improvement -Total Quality Management Implementation Guidelines In Uganda 2019

The Ministry of Health (MoH) working together with the other key stakeholders considers 5S-Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI or KAIZEN)-Total Quality Management (TQM) approach as the foundation of all health care service interventions in the country as outlined in the Health Sector Quality Improvem...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 87: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 a.m. East African Time (EAT) 14 September 2021, a total of 8,052,110 COVID-19 cases and 204,025 deaths (CFR: 2.5%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This represents 3.6% of all cases and 4.4% of all deaths reported globally. Twenty-three (42%) AU Member States are re...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-87-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=163...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Goal Oriented Antenatal Care Protocol

Goals are different depending on the timing of the visit. Minimum 8 contacts are aimed for in an Uncomplicated pregnancy. If a woman books later than in first trimester, preceding goals should be combined and attended to. At all visits address any identified problems, check the BP and measure the Sy...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cervical Cancer Screening in Developing Countries

Worldwide, cervical cancer comprises approximately 12% of all cancers in women. It is the second most common cancer in women but the commonest in developing countries. Cervical screening is acknowledged as currently the most effective approach for cervical cancer control. However, in many countries,...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

This report is about the strategies that have been made to ensure that the MDGs have been attained by the year 2015.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres

The document titled Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres 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,...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Quantification Report for Public Health Facilities in Uganda for FY 2016/17

The NMS Act Cap 207 states that the corporation shall advise the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Local Government and National Drug Authority on essential issues relating to the state of the Corporation and its future development as well as to...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/FINAL%20REPORT-FY2016-2017%20PROCUREMENT%2...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Finding the Balance (Part IV) and Calls to action

At 78%, vaccine acceptance was higher than in the previous PERC survey fielded earlier this year (67%), which may indicate the success of risk communication campaigns. In five surveyed countries—Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Tunisia and Zimbabwe—acceptance was 90% or higher. Vaccine acceptance was hi...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2015.

The present report of the Board for 2015 contains a thematic chapter on the health and welfare ofmankind and the international drug control system. It shows that concern for health and welfare is at the core of the international drug control system. INCB emphasizes that the system in place,when full...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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