This publication provides guiding principles for WHO Member States to promote the involvement of people with tuberculosis (TB) and the community in TB care and prevention. These recommendations are designed to support health policy-makers - and patients�� groups and local partners - in including com...
Uganda has developed a National HIV Prevention Strategy to guide national efforts in the next phase of HIV prevention in the country in order to significantly reduce new HIV infections by about 30% by 2015. This, in line with the targets in the NDP would result in 40% reduction of the projected numb...
The Total Market Approach 2020/21-2025/26 strategy�elaborates how the multi-sectoral approach, especially�with increased involvement from the private sector, will�play a role in not only addressing fertility concerns�but also increasing access to quality comprehensive�family planning services and in...
This Human Resources for Health Bi Annual Report provides critical HRH information captured between March 2013 - June 2013. The report would not have been possible without the timely submission of the required data by different government officers in the public service. Special appreciation is exten...
This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunizat...
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...
To ensure that the right provider is in the right place with the right skills, countries require current, accurate data on human resources (HR). A strong human resources information system (HRIS) enables leaders to quickly answer the key policy and management questions affecting service delivery. Th...
One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015. If this is to be achieved, maternal deaths related to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) must be significantly reduced. In support of this, health workers in developing coun...
A. Executive summary ● Two studies report on a possibility of in-flight transmission of SARS-COV-2 over long commercial flights among passengers and flight attendants. The studies suggest that guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk...
The WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response aims to accelerate implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy - with immediate action addressing gaps in access to care and the multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) crisis - in order to reach th...
The document titled Africa CDC: Establishing Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Networks for Rapid Disease Detection and Response, Control, Prevention, and Clinical Care in Africa offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critic...
Nine years have elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first road map for neglected tropical diseases, which set targets for 2020. With exemplary country leadership and the continued support of industry and partners, we have been able to push back many of these diseases, bri...
There is growing emphasis in the policy debate on rural women��s entrepreneurship as a poverty alleviation strategy and a preferred tactic to spur economic development. To this end, this synthesis report puts into perspective the nature of Uganda��s rural woman entrepreneurs, paying close attention...
Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.
All the 112 districts reported in week 23, 2016 with an average reporting rate of 80.4% which was similar to that of 80.8%, for the previous week and a 17.5% increase as compared to the same week in 2015. 19.6% of the districts had 100% of all their health facilities reporting; 55% of the districts...
In Uganda, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a public health problem. Although once considered the diseases of the affluent, it is noticeable that NCDs affect even those with low social economic status. The major shift in individuals�� health behaviours and lifestyles especially due to the rapid u...
Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...
Background. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are p...
These two events��the launch of the first United Nations agency dedicated to addressing population growth and the reproductive health needs of the world��s people, and the declaration of a global commitment to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights��have fundamentally shaped the live...
The document titled Ebola Virus Disease Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo 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, Southern Africa, Weste...
