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Outbreak Brief 143: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 9 October 2022, a total of 12,079,592 COVID-19 cases and 255,843 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) 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 hi...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the alert internationally as a public...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 3 Likes
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 289 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Couples HIV Counselling and Testing Participants Handbook 2009

After a quarter of a century of a generalized HIV epidemic, Uganda continues to experience a severe and mature HIV epidemic. Currently, 6.4% of adults and 0.7% of children are infected with HIV - about one million people nationwide.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Expanded Programme On Immunisation Multi Year Plan 2012-2016

The Uganda EPI multiyear plan for 2012-2016 highlights the areas of focus for the immunization programme over the next 5 years based on previous programme performance, priorities for the health sector as stipulated in the Health Sector Strategic Investment Plan (2010/11 - 2014/15) and the global and...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Outbreak Brief 105: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 105: 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Household cleaning and decontamination for confirmed/probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases

This document is a detailed step-by-step procedure for cleaning and decontaminating of the house where a confirmed/probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case (s) have been treated. This should be done as soon as possible, within a maximum of 3 days after the departure�of the confirmed / probable case.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 55 Minutes ago 128 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: 5 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025

This report enables us to see for the first time that the number of people using tobacco in the world is declining, despite population growth. The number of male tobacco users, which previously was increasing every year, finally turned the corner in 2018 and is projected to decline each year from 20...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Risk Recognition & IPC Assessment

Seeing a potential problem doesn��t mean the problem will�definitely happen.�We take action to keep something bad from happening. Risk Recognition & IPC Assessment presentation is a descriptive 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: 28 Minutes ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The World Health Report 2002, Reducing risks, Promoting healthy life

The report describes the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health. This is of great interest in itself but, more importantly, the report also calculates how much of this present burden could be...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

July-September 2016 Facility Tracer Medicines Stock Status Report

The quarterly report on the facility stock status of the 41 tracer items (in different baskets) provides information about the stock situation of health facilities in the country in order to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders to make appropriate logistics decisions that ensure an eff...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 133: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 133: 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-133-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (08 September 2020)

A. Executive summary ● Results from two open non-randomised phase I/II studies with 76 participants assessed the safety and immunogenicity of rAd26 and rAd5 vector-based COVID-19 vaccine in Russia. Findings suggest that the heterologous rAd26 and rAd5 vector-based COVID-19 vaccine has a good safety...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 102: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 102: 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-102-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PPE for screening and triage in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure for PPE screening and triage in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Scaling up Antiretroviral Therapy: Experience in Uganda

Uganda was one of the first African countries to respond aggressively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, moving rapidly to institute measures aimed at preventing HIV transmission. HIV prevalence rates once described as being among the highest in Africa and tending toward 30% have declined to under 10 % withi...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Implementation of the Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20

The M&E Plan for the HSDP 2015/2016 - 2019/20 has been developed to operationalize the strategic orientation provided for comprehensive M&E in HSDP 2015/2016 - 2019/20. It focuses on the main M&E activities and aligns them to the existing national and international structures and frameworks. This P...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/M%26E%20Plan%20for%20HSDP_Final%202016.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 Minutes ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zambia

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

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 Minutes ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guiding principles for feeding infants and young children during emergencies

Meeting the specific nutritional requirements of infants and young children,1 including protecting, promoting and supporting optimal feeding practices (Annex 2), should be a routine part of any emergency relief response. Indeed, it should be at the centre of efforts to protect the right of affected...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 48 Minutes ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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