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Elimination of Iodine Deficiency disorders, A manual for health workers

Iodine, named after the Greek word for violet, was first observed as a violet vapour during the making of gunpowder at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of the Earth��s iodine exists in the ocean: sea water, fish and vegetation. It was present during the primordial development of the earth, bu...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of assessment of use of CHW in differentiated HIV/AIDS service models

Health workers are central to improving health system performance. According to the Annual Health Sector Performance Report (2016) public sector health facility staffing was 71% and PNFP staffing was 73%. The health workers in the PNFP sector are mainly comprised of support or para-clinical staff. S...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20on%20the%20assessment%20of%20use%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 59: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 59: 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-59-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition

In September 2015, UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group released updated joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990 to 2014 period, which represent the most recent global and regional figures after adding 62 new surveys from 57 countries to the joint dataset. This key findings report summarizes the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Levels%20and%20Trends%20in%20Child%20Malnu...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 200 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Social determinants of sexual and reproductive health

While the last two decades have seen improvements in access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, progress in many countries has been slow and - after decades of investments - disappointing. Social activists and health analysts have highlighted the potential role that...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Social%20determinants%20of%20sexual%20and%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC COVID-19 Social Media Support Kit

The document titled Africa CDC COVID-19 Social Media Support Kit 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 Africa, Southern Afr...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-social-media-support-kit/?ind=1603786774940&filename=AfricaC...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Gender, women and primary health care renewal a discussion paper

The goal of equality between women and men is a basic principle of the United Nations (UN), which is set out in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations. This commitment to promote gender equality and women��s empowerment was reaffi rmed in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...

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Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Resources

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) would like to thank all the contributors whose efforts helped to create and develop both the original and this revised version of the Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Framework. The technical working group that contributed to the...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-event-based-surveillance-framework-2/?ind=1690455420065&fi...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Condom Programming Strategy

The development, review and production of the National Condom Programming Strategy has been achieved through wide consultations with various stakeholders at National, District and Community levels. This activity was directed through the AIDS Control Programme (STD/ACP), in close collaboration with t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Condom%20Programming%20Strategy...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2009/2010

This ministerial statement is about the vote functions of ministry of health.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Nutrition Report 2014

This report highlights the global nature of malnutrition and the successes and bottlenecks in addressing it. Malnutrition continues to affect the lives of millions of children and women worldwide. Every country is affected by some form of nutrition problem. This calls for countries to put in place a...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Reproductive Health Commodity Security Strategic Plan 2009/10 -2013/14

Reproductive Health Commodity Security is central to achieving the targets set out in the ��Roadmap for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Uganda��, and eventually, Uganda��s performance in achievement of global targets set out in the Millennium Developmen...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Reproductive%20Health%20Commodity%20Securi...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

Door-to-door delivery services: How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/JMS%20success%20story%20to%20print.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Occupational Safety and Health Implementation Strategy

The OSH implementation strategy outlines the steps to be undertaken by anyone who would like to ensure safety and health at the work place in the health sector. It simplifies the guidelines outlining the objectives of implementing a safety and health program at the work place, tools to use, areas of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20IMPLEMENTATION%20STRATEGY%20FOR%20OS...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 120: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 120: 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-120-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of World Population 2019

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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/State%20of%20the%20World%20Population%2020...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 16 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (23 June 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (23 June 2020) 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-23-june-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (27 October 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (27 October 2021) 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, No...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-27-october-2021/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

In order to properly guide Member States, the Africa Regulatory Taskforce has developed a framework(https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-emergencyexpedited-regulatory-authorisation-and-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/) for market authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, which include three sc...

https://africacdc.org/download/african-union-and-the-africa-centers-for-disease-control-and-preventi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services 2001

This document has two sets of guidelines: service policy guidelines and service standards that aim at making explicit the direction of reproductive health within the context of primary health care. The service policy guidelines spell out the general rules and regulations governing reproductive healt...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20National%20Policy%20Guidelines%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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