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Outbreak Brief 142: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 142: 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-142-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Emergency Numbers

The document titled COVID-19 Emergency Numbers 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 valuable guidance...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-emergency-numbers/?ind=1585321942432&filename=COVID-19-Emerg...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Monitoring 2018

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2017-Global-AIDS-Monitoring_en.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Revised National Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20

The Ministry of Health greatly acknowledges the contributions of various TB, TB/HIV and Leprosy stakeholders as well as institutions that supported the review of this five-year NTLP Strategic Plan, 2015/16 - 2019/20. The review was necessitated largely by the need to reflect the findings and program...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Revised%20NTLP-Stragetic%20Plan%20%282015-...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 37 Minutes ago 214 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: 6 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Roadmap for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Uganda

Uganda��s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is currently estimated at 435/100,000 live births (Uganda Demographic and Health Survey [UDHS] 2005/6). This has declined from 527/100,000 live births estimated in 1990. The current maternal mortality ratio of 435 deaths per 100,000 live births translates to...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Roadmap%20for%20Accelerating%20the%20reduc...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Child and Adolescent mental Health Policy Guidelines

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines are designed to promote Mental Health and prevent Mental, Neurological and Substance use disorders among children and adolescents. These guidelines are a statement by the Government of Uganda to set a clear direction in development of Mental,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child%20and%20Adolescent%20Mental%20Health...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 231 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 35: COVID-19 Pandemic 15 September 2020

As of 9am East African Time (EAT) 15 September 2020, a total of 1,359,724 COVID-19 cases and 32,795 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 53,567 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is no change from th...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-35-covid-19-pandemic-15-september-2020/?ind=1600773117...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda, 2022: lessons learnt and future priorities for sub-Saharan Africa

Despite recurrent outbreaks�of the Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV), the disease remains neglected�with limited investment in research and development of medical countermeasures and other innovations for its rapid containment. This research article discusses the�lessons learnt and�future�priorities for�sub-...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Sudan%20Ebola%20Virus%20outbrak%20in%20Uga...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 198 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Community Health Extension Workers National Strategy (2018- 2022)

The goal of the strategy is to establish and strengthen the community health system as part of the larger national health system, in order to bring services closer to the community and ensure equitable distribution of community and household-centred health care services. The general objective is to...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CHEW%20STRATEGY%20FOR%20UGANDA%20-%20Novem...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutrition Guidance for the general Population in the context of COVID-19 in Uganda

The current Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly disrupted the ability to produce, process, distribute, obtain and consume healthy and nutritious foods by families and individuals, leading to significant changes in food prices, availability, access, and affordability. Such rapid chan...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Nutrition%20Guidance%20for%20the%20General...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

Africa CDC becomes an autonomous agency of the African UnionAt the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Africa CDC was granted full licence to operate as an autonomous agency of the African Union. This historic appr...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Report - Financial Year 2022/23

This Annual Health Sector Performance Report for Financial Year 2022/23, is the third during the National Development Plan (NDP) III period and it mainly focuses on the progress in implementation of the health subprogram annual workplans FY 2022/23 based on the respective institutional 5 year Strate...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/PRINT_AHSPR%202022.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Putting on and Removing PPE in the context of EVD

Putting on and Removing PPE in the context of EVD presentation is an EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and pharmacies.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Putting%20on%20and%20Removing%20PPE%20in%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, March 2023

So far, seven African countries have already surpassed the target of vaccinating at least 70 of the population eligible for COVID-19 vaccination according to the WHO Liberia and Rwanda have fully vaccinated their eligible populations, while Mauritius and Botswana have vaccinated 94 percent Over 90 o...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20global%20report%20on%20trends%20in%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global wealth report 2014

The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on global household wealth. Since 2010, we have collaborated with Professors Anthony Shorrocks and Jim Davies, recognized authorities on this topic, and the principal authors of ��Personal Wea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Wealth%20Report%202014.pdf
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Use of surveys to evaluate an integrated oral cholera vaccine campaign in response to a cholera outbreak in Hoima district, Uganda

The campaign achieved high OCV coverage, but the surveys provided insights for improvement. To achieve high vaccine coverage, more effort is needed for community sensitisation, and additional resources for staff transportation and timely payment for campaign staff is required. Pretest and post-test...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Use%20of%20Surveys%20to%20evaluate%20an%20...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Operational Guide for Establishing and Implementing Mortality Surveillance in Africa, July 2024

In response to the growing necessity for accurate and timely information regarding deaths categorized by age, sex, and cause of death, underscored by the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) developed the Continental Framework d...

https://africacdc.org/download/operational-guide-for-establishing-and-implementing-mortality-surveil...
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Mortality Surveillance
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Current and planned vaccine manufacturing in Africa: Results from a joint assessment by Africa CDC, CHAI, and PATH

We engaged 19 manufacturers in total, including all manufacturers with commercial scale production capacity as well as a number of early-stage projects. We also engaged with a variety of originator companies outside of Africa interested in technology transfers to African vaccine manufacturers to und...

https://africacdc.org/download/current-and-planned-vaccine-manufacturing-in-africa-results-from-a-jo...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Vaccine Manufacturing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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