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Ministry of Health Stock Status Report as at 1st August 2019

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20SSR%201st%20August%202019%5B24420%5D...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of sepsis

Sepsis arises when the body��s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. It can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death, if not recognized early and managed promptly. It is a major cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countri...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Management%20of%20sepsis.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Practical Guideline for Dispensing at Higher Level Health Centres 2015 : National Guidelines for Medicines Information at HC IV and Hospitals

The information herein has been aggregated across several reliable and evidence-based sources such as the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs), British National Formulary, Martindale and World Health Organisation Model Formulary. It has been summarised and adapted to harmonise with the Uganda C...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Practical%20Guideline%20for%20Dispensing%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Repor t Financial Year 2016/2017

The annual Health Sector Performance Report for financial year 2016/17 provides progress of the annual health sector work plan as well as the overall health sector performance against the set targets agreed upon with key stakeholders in financial year 2016/17. In addition, the report provides curre...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AHSPR%202016_17%20Final_25_9_2017.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 396 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 20: COVID-19 Pandemic 2 June 2020

No new country or territory is reporting cases for the first time but one country (Rwanda) is reporting deaths for the first time this week. The distribution of cumulative cases (proportion of global cases %) from the WHO reporting regions (excluding Africa) are as follows: Eastern Mediterranean Reg...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-19-covid-19-pandemic-26-may-2020-2/?ind=1591267802263&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 38: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 38: 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-38-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance

The document titled Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance 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 Af...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-resumption-of-travel-and-cross-border-surveillance/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Guidelines, August 2017

Globally, reduction of maternal and new born mortality remains a high priority in the Sustainable Development targets as unfinished MDG agenda. In 2013, about 0.3 million women died as result of pregnancy related causes. Sub-Saharan Africa alone contributed more than half of these deaths. Uganda is...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Maternal%20and%20Perinatal%20Death%20Surve...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Mainstreaming%20Malaria...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 Minute ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Guidelines for Prevention , Testing, Care and Treatment of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be caused by infectious such as viruses, bacteria and non-infectious agents such as toxins, drugs, alcohol. Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by viruses. The commonest causes of viral hepatitis include one of the five heterotype...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Guidelines%20for%20Prevention%20a...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Issue 10: April June 2015

This is the 10th issue of the Uganda Malaria Quarterly Bulletin that focuses on the second quarter of 2015. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stakeholders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encou...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ugand%20Malaria%20Bulletin%20Issue%2010%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Practical Guideline for Dispensing at Lower Level Health Centres 2014 : National Guidelines for Medicines Information at HC II and HC III

The PGD 2014 is a vital tool for dispensers and staff to use in their daily tasks of administering medicines. It provides information and instructions on medicines, such as general use, dosage, side effects, interactions, and use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The PGD also describes the dispens...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Practical%20Guideline%20for%20Dispensing%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Child's Day and SNIDS Communication Campaign Evaluation

Vitamin A deficiently was recognized as one of the major public health problems contributing significantly to under 5 years mortality, increases susceptibility to infection, lowers immunity leading to frequent ill health and poor growth among children under five years of age.� n 1999 the Ministry of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child%20days%20and%20SNIDS%20Communication...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, May 2017

This report provides an overview of the WHO Secretariat��s consultations with the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other relevant international organizations, specifically FAO and OIE, and with the newly created Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pandemic%20influenza%20preparedness%20revi...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Where There Is No Dentist

A healthy tooth is a living part of the body. It is connected by ��life-lines�� of blood and nerve to a person��s heart and brain. To separate the tooth from the body, or even to interrupt those ��life-lines��, means death to the tooth. It also means pain and injury to the body, to the person

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Where%20there%20is%20no%20dentist.pdf
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme

The document titled Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 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, providin...

https://africacdc.org/download/kofi-annan-fellowship-in-public-health-leadership-programme/?ind=1605...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 134: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 134: 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-134-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (06 October 2020)

A. Executive summary • Two preprint studies demonstrated that SARS-CoV2 D614G substitution enhances infectivity, replication fitness, and early transmission in hamsters. Findings indicate the D614G variant exhibited significantly faster droplet transmission between hamsters and clinical evidence tha...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-06-october-2020/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Question and Answer Booklet on the Planned National Health Insurance Scheme

Health Insurance is the way of financing health care where individuals or households contribute money to a common pool and when they fall sick they access a defined package of health services withouthaving to pay from their pockets.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Questions%20and%20Answer%20Booklet%20on%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 58: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 58: 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-58-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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