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Guidance for national Tuberculosis programmes on the management of Tuberculosis in children

Important recent changes or additions to guidelines for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children have made it necessary to revise the first edition of Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, published by WHO in 2006. Like the 2006 guidance,...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Female sex worker HIV prevention projects: Lessons learnt from Papua New Guinea, India and Bangladesh

The set of case studies in this collection emerged from a session entitled Best Practices in Female Sex Worker Projects held at the Fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Manila, October 1997. Preparation for the session began in May 1997 when UNAIDS sponsored an effort to...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda population -Based HIV Impact Assessment UPHIA 2016-2017

The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 209 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation

This policy has been designed to address gaps in existing legislation and administrative practices with respect to the tracking the performance and evaluation of public policies and investments. The planning, monitoring and evaluation of results is inadequate across the public sector.� Plans are not...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Introduction to IPC Standard Precautions

Introduction to IPC Standard Precautions presentation is part of the EVD IPC training materials for HC II and pharmacies, describing a practical, evidence-based approach which prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare settings with the primary goal of preventing patients and healthcar...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Programming strategies for Postpartum Family Planning

Family planning (FP) is an essential component of health care provided during the antenatal period, immediately after delivery and during the first year postpartum (WHO 2009). Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is defined as the prevention of unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies throug...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 191 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 107: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 107: 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
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 45: 4th Oct -10th Nov 2019

During week 45, the reporting rates were as follows,�National rate was 78.0% less than 78.2% in week 44,�Central regional had 68.2% more than 67.9% in week 44 Eastern region had 76.3% less than 77.7% in week 44,�Western was 85.5%) less than 86.2% in week 44,�Northern was (82.1%) less than 86.9% in W...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

iHRIS Train Import

The integrated Human Resource Information System (iHRIS) is a computerized Human Resources management tool consisting of electronic databases for storing, reporting, and analysing data from the time professionals enter pre-service training to when they leave the workforce to ensure timely availabili...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial policy statement for FY 2017/2018 : Vote 014.

This ministerial policy statement is about the vote functions of Ministery of health.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promotion of immunisation in Uganda.

This booklet has been developed to provide basic information on immunisation for leaders to enable them mobilise their communities to promote and utilise immunisation services. The booklet explains the importance of immunisation, the childhood immunisable diseases and the roles of community leaders...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 206 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence 1018

The forty-first meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) was held from 12-16 November 2018 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 198 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, July 2022

COVID-19 in Africa: Where we are today Africa has registered about 12 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia are among countries with the highest number of cases on the continent. Meanwhile, only about 19.5% percent of the c...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (16 March 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (16 March 2022) 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, Nort...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-16-march-2022/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 136 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...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Intergrated Management of Malaria Training Facilitator's Manual Third Edition November, 2019

The purpose of this manual is to train all levels of health workers (e.g. clinical, dispensing, nursing, laboratory and records) on all aspects of malaria case management and the integrated management of malaria. Sessions which have job aids should be taught with the accompanying job aid (specifical...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Report, 26 August 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa

The increase in the number of mpox cases in Africa since the beginning of 2024, coupled with the spread of the disease in newly affected countries, has led to urgent measures being taken at the continental level. These include: • Assessed the severity level of the mpox epidemic during the recent ris...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 273 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Village Health Team Guide for Training the Trainers of Village Health Teams

The Ministry of Health is implementing the Village Health Team (VHT) strategy to ensure that every village in Uganda has capacity to mobilize individuals and households for better health. VHT members are community volunteers who are selected by communities to provide correct health information, mobi...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Delivering HIV test results and messages for re-testing and counselling in adults

These recommendations focus on re-testing for HIV. This document is intended to inform a diverse audience including HIV policy-makers, HIV testing and counselling and national AIDS programme managers, site managers, trainers and HIV testing and counselling providers. HIV testing and counselling set...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Maternal, Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) - Participant's Manual

The Government of Uganda has prioritized the nutrition of mothers, infants, young children and adolescents as reflected in the Maternal, Infant, young Child and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) Guidelines, 2021 and MIYCAN Action Plans, 2021-2025.�Implementation of the Guidelines and Action Plans requir...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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