This weekly epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue,...
The document titled Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks 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 Afric...
The document titled Internal Directive on Project Closure 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, Western Africa, providing valuab...
The document titled Africa CDC response to Ebola in DR Congo offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Democratic Republic of Congo, providing valuable guidance and data for public health profession...
Reporting rate this week (85,4%) represents an almost 20% improvement in reporting rate from the pre-vious week, 2019W12 (65.9%) There were almost 20,000 malaria cases more this week (117,040) ) compared to 97,077 reported the previous week. While there may be a real increase in the number of malari...
All the 112 (100%) districts reported in week 10, 2017 with an average reporting rate of 84%, only 15.5% (18/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 60% (70/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80%. Only one Kagadi district; had �� 40% of its health faciliti...
This report is published as part of the Arab NGO Network for Development’s Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights (AWR) series. The AWR is a periodic publication by the Network and each edition focuses on a specific right and on the national, regional and international policies...
The thirty-eighth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 18 November 2016. Dr Suzanne Hill, Director, WHO Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP), opened the meeting. She welcomed all...
District: State/Province: Country: Date of visit: Date of last visit:Surveillance 1a. Total number of patients seen at this healt...
This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. This issue, we showcas...
This assessment report is the result of a combined effort of staff from the Uganda Ministry of Health, Maternal Child Health Technical Working Group-ETAT Steering Committee, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USAID Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity, World H...
We are pleased to share our 42nd weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2020. This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and respond...
Reporting rate this week (83.5%) is slightly less than that reported the previous week, 2019W26 (84.9%) There was an increase in malaria morbidity this week. There were over 13,000 moremalaria cases this week (253,973) compared to 240,806 the previous week. About 7.8% (10/128) of districts reported...
The Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS) is a unique and effective mechanism for delivering results in developing countries. This UNFPA thematic fund has a focused mission to ensure a secure, steady and reliable supply of quality reproductive health commoditie...
This brief builds on the September 2020 “Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Using Data to Find a Balance” report from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC). It delves deeper into findings from PERC’s 24,000-person survey conducted in 18 African Union (AU) Member States betwee...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 20 April 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, Northe...
Pain in children is a public health concern of major significance in most parts of the world. Although the means and knowledge to relieve pain exists, children��s pain is often not recognized, is ignored or even denied. These guidelines address the pharmacological management of persisting pain in ch...
This manual was developed by the Pharmacy Division, Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Securing Ugandans�� Right to Essential Medicines (SURE) Program with assistance from health workers representing all levels of care. The purpose of this manual is to provide health workers with a refere...
The Uganda Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan (HSSIP) (2010/11- 2014/15) is the key Ministry of Health document to guide the health sector. It is the sector��s comprehensive national plan and provides the guiding framework for the detailed planning and implementation of health sector activi...
Untreated HIV infection leads to progressive immunodeficiency and increased susceptibility to infections, including TB. HIV is driving the TB epidemic in many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and, increasingly, in Asia and South America.TB in populations with high HIV prevalence is a lead...
