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

Today, Rwanda has a 77 percent vaccination rate, surpassing the 70 percent target set by the WHO in 2021. Countries that have attained vaccination between 50 percent and 70 percent include Morocco at 61.9 percent, and Tunisia at 52.8 percent. Meanwhile, about 22.7 percent of the continent’s populati...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control

Vector control is a vital component of malaria prevention, control and elimination strategies because it can be highly effective in providing personal protection and/or reducing disease transmission. This 1st edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for malaria vector control has be...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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World health report 2004

The World Health Report 2004 shows how projects like this can bring the medical treatment that saved Joseph Jeune to millions of other people in poor and middle-income countries and how, crucially, such efforts can drive improvements in health systems. Effectively tackling HIV/AIDS is the world��s m...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Roadmap for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda 2020/21- 2024/25

The new SDG roadmap is needed in order to ensure that the SDG Coordination Framework and related interventions are in conformity with the Third National Development Plan (NDP III) programme areas. The NDP III review revealed an increase in the alignment of SDG targets to the NDP from 69 percent duri...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Child health in the Community

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Children under five years of age bear a disproportionate share of the global burden of disease. While major gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality during previous decades, stagnation or even reversals of trends have been observed recent...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 15: 6th-12th Apr 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 br...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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National policy on traditional medicine and regulation of herbal medicines

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 42, 14th - 20th October, 2019

During week 42, a total of 39,657 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 41 deaths due to malaria. Typhoid, Measles, Malaria, Dysentery, SARI and Animal bites were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 132 babies died within one week...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, June 2024

Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution.

This report is about the members of state and their contributions to WHO inorder for the organisation to deliver the approved programme budget.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
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National Health Sector Strategic Plan II

NHSSP II (2014-2018) ensures that a comprehensive set of health services is provided as a holistic response to the health needs of the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland. The plan is built around a functional rather than structural approach, with various interlocking elements that all work towa...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning 1 Like
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Integrating Nutrition Assessment, Counselling and Support to Health Service Delivery - Facilitators Manual

The Ministry of Health and development partners have provided targeted nutrition interventions to selected�districts and health facilities using the Nutrition Assessment, Counselling, and Support (NACS) approach in�services for people living with HIV (PLHIV).�The approach strengthens�the capacity of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MYCAN%20FACILITATORS%20MANUAL%202021.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention And Control Plan

Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Cholera
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Ministry of Health Weekly Malaria Report, Week 18, 2 - 8 May 2022

A total of 221,271 malaria confirmed cases were reported, up by 13% cases reported last week Reporting Increased to 74% from 70% last week 67 Districts reported malaria upsurge weeks. Manafwa, Budaka, Kween, Bukwo, Bugiri, Nabilatuk are in upsurge and have inadequate ACT stock Malaria incidence incr...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Semi-Annual (First and Second Quarters) Performance Review Report, FY 2011/12

The review for the health sector performance for the first and second quarters (July to December 2011/12 Financial Year) was conducted from 6th to 8th January 2012 in a workshop held at Imperial Royal Hotel, Kampala

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Psychoactive drugs : Improving prescribing practices.

The schedue provides for control of 98 psychotropical substances which are assigned to one of the four schedues.

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Directive on Grievance Redress Mechanisms

1. A significant component of Africa CDC’s work is undertaken through projects implemented directly by Africa CDC or through Implementing, Partners. While the objectives of projects are aimed at producing positive impacts, they may also give rise to uncertainties, unintended consequences or action...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Ministerial policy statement for FY 2010/ 2011

This ministerial statement is about the vote functions of ministry of health.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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National Antimicrobial Stewardship Newsletter Volume 1 : JUNE 2021

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has many drivers, with antibiotics use in the human and animal sectors being the most significant and modifiable factor. We all must work towards preservation of the available antimicrobials through judicious and thoughtful antimicrobial use in all sectors. All of us h...

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Sub Theme: Other
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Guidelines on establishment of health unit management committees for HCIII

The function of the committee is to monitor the general administration of the HCIII on behalf of the Local Council and the Ministry of Local Government. this shall be done within the policy and guidelines of Ministry of Health.

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Sub Theme: Other
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