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Uganda Health Workforce Retention Study Manual

In 2006, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with the Capacity Project, designed a study to help the MOH better understand the specific recruitment and retention factors for health workers in Uganda. The goal of the Uganda Health Worker Retention Study is to provide the Ministry of H...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20healthworkforce%20retention%20stu...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 38 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Interim guidance on COVID-19 Rapid Antigen self-testing to African Union Member States

To counteract these gaps, the Africa CDC and partners have recommended the introduction, adoption and implementation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing to complement the existing facility-based testing protocols and improve access to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. The Africa CDC in collaborati...

https://africacdc.org/download/interim-guidance-on-covid-19-rapid-antigen-selftesting-to-african-uni...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Legal Framework Guide

Laws are foundational to public health practice.*, Laws establish and delineate the missions of public health agencies, provide authority and scope of public health functions, and appropriate necessary funds. Law, along with epidemiology, is an essential tool in public health practice. Increasingly...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Media circular for Measles-Rubella and Polio immunisation campaign

The media plays a critical role in increasing, sustaining and strengthening immunisation services. Many people, including parents, caregivers,political and civil leaders make immunisation decisions based on what they hear, see or read in the media.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MR%20-%20Fact%20sheet%20for%20the%20Media....
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report - Epi Week 36

This document is a statistical report on malaria activities that occurred at the various administrative levels during the reporting period.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin%20-%20Epi%20week%2036_0...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Emergency obstetric care as the priority intervention to reduce maternal mortality in Uganda

We conducted a survey to determine availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) to provide baseline data for monitoring provision of obstetric care services in Uganda. Methods: The survey, covering 54 districts and 553 health facilities, assessed availability of EmOC signal functions. Following...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Emergency%20Obstetric%20care%20as%20the%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Zoonotic diseases and warnings about their increasing frequency

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Review of Implementation of the Ministry of Health Work Plan for 3rd and 4th Quarters 2019/20 FY (Jan to June 2020)

The workshop to review the implementation of the Ministry of Health (MoH) work plan for the third and fourth quarters for 2019/20 financial year (FY) took place between October 6-8, 2020 in Kampala. The main objective of the workshop was to review implementation of the MoH workplan for Departments,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministry%20of%20Health%20Q3_Q4%20report%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 44 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 25: 15th-21st June 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (20 July 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-20-july-2021/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Plan to End TB 2016 -2020

Measured by the numbers of people who die each year, tuberculosis (TB) is the world��s deadliest infectious disease. Transmitted through the air and primarily targeting the lungs, this disease caused by a bacterial infection claims three lives every minute.1,2 In 2014, more than 9 million people bec...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Plan%20to%20end%20TB%202016-2020....
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Digitization and Health Information Monthly Report, December 2023

In this edition, the Division of Health Information brings you exciting updates from the Digital Health Conference that was held on the 13th and 14th of November at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The theme of the conference was ��Leveraging digital health to improve efficiency in service delivery.��

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Sector%20Digitization%20Bulletin%...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A Community Guide to Environmental Health

When we talk about environmental health, we mean the way our health is affected by the world around us, and also how our activities affect the health of the world around us. If our food, water, and air are contaminated, they can make us sick. If we are not careful about how we use the air, water, an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/A%20Community%20Guide%20to%20Environmental...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly status, week 45, 2019

Reporting rate this week was 77% which is low compared to the previous week (78.5% ) There were over 967 more malaria cases this week (189,661)com-pared to the previous week(188,694).This week,33 malaria deaths were reported. This is low compared to the previous week (43 malaria death). Hoima ,Nebbi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20week%2045%5B29...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Brief, Week 18, 1 -7 May, 2022

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.OPD attendance,maternal and neonatal deaths increased during the week. There was an increase in both malaria cases and deaths compared to the previous week (week 17)...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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The Family Planning Research and Learning Agenda for Uganda 2021-2025

Uganda has made significant progress in improving FP outcomes. However, a number of challenges and evidence gaps still exist. As Uganda moves toward setting the next targets for its Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) for 2020-2025, there is a need to elucidate evidence gaps and generat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Family%20Planning%20Research%20Le...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement for Financial Year 2020/2021

The Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement� (MPS) for FY 2020/21) has been developed through a consultative process involving the Central Government Ministries Health Sector Development Partners and the Sector Budget Working Group. The Ministry has aligned the sector outcomes for FY 2020/21 to t...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 47 Minutes ago 44 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 57: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 16 February 2021, a total of 3,759,165 COVID-19 cases and 98,915 deaths (CFR: 2.6%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 3.5% of all cases reported globally. The majority (84%) of Member States continue to report community transmission...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-57-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Oral Health policy

The policy provides a simple set of guidelines to enable local level health care managers and providers to make the best decisions they can on what oral health strategies to implement.� It is a flexible decision-making framework that enables health managers to adapt the most effective oral health in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Oral%20Health%20Policy.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status-Week 24, 2021 WEEK 21ST-24TH MAY 2021

The reporting rate decreased to 71.6% in this week from 71.9% in last week. . A total of 167,291 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 77.2% from the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.3% compared to 47.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2024%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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