Unsafe abortion is entirely preventable. Yet, it remains a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in much of the developing world. Over the past decade, the World Health Organization has developed a systematic approach to estimating the regional and global incidence of unsafe abortion...
Reporting rate this week (71.3) represents an almost 14% decline in reporting rate from the previous week, 2019W13 (85.4%) There were almost 28,000 malaria cases less this week (89,355) compared to 117,040 reported the previous week.�There were 22deaths this week, the same as in the previous week. H...
Headache disorders are among the most common disorders of the nervous system, causing substantial ill-health and disability in populations throughout the world. Despite this, they are underestimated in scope and scale, and there is little recognition of their public-health impact. It is not known ho...
This, the firstWorld report on violence and health, is an important part of WHO��s response to Resolution WHA49.25. It is aimed mainly at researchers and practitioners. The latter include health care workers, social workers, those involved in developing and implementing prevention programmes and ser...
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 report describes the country-level experiences of applying for support from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) in Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana and Lesotho; as well as early implementation experiences in the first three countries. The aim of the initiative is to raise immuni...
Suspected pediatric clinical cases compatible with a multi-system inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 have been reported in children and adolescents in Europe and North America. Based on initial laboratory findings, this syndrome is likely related to COVID-19. The syndrome has features wh...
The SARA/DQR serves as a monitoring and evaluation tool of the national health strategy and provides key information on progress of health system strengthening over time. It facilitates identification of gaps and weaknesses responsible for suboptimal service provision and intervention coverage that...
The document titled Handbook for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Operations and Management 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 A...
This publication discusses the rationale and relevance of clinical mentoring to the public health approach to scaling up HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (antiretroviral therapy). This discussion is based on the Planning Consultation on Clinical Mentoring: Approaches and Tools to Support Scaling-...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 69: 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...
Global targets for reducing the epidemiological burden of tuberculosis (TB) - measured as incidence, prevalence and mortality - have been set for 2015 within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by the Stop TB Partnership. The targets are that the TB incidence rate should be fa...
The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from Implementing Partners (IPs) across the country has been able to train key personnel from 112 districts in iHRIS - a web based electronic system. The trainees included people from the Ministry of Health Headquarters, District CAOs, HR officers, Biostatis...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 10 March 2020) 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, W...
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 NACS approach strengthens the broade...
Management of MDR-TB: a fi eld guide was created to help health workers carry out these tasks. It is a job aid that medical offi cers and TB nurses are meant use frequently during the day for quick reference. This module is closely related to other clinical guideline modules in the Integrated Manage...
The revised support supervision guidelines are aligned to the comprehensive support supervision strategy 2019 which was designed to step-up efforts to support supervision at all levels of health care through improved planning, coordination and resourcing to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency o...
In accordance with the UN approach, and to meet the specific needs of African nations, the African Union (AU) established a Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2018. This Task Force represents the AU agencies involved in human, animal and plant health sectors that collaborate to measure, preve...
The number of people living with HIV who are accessing referral centres in the country has continued to grow since the introduction of universal and free antiretroviral therapy (ART). People also now have access to treatment for coinfection with TB and hepatitis B and C. Similarly, clinical and labo...
Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan countries to be affected by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The first Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) case reported in the country was recognized in 1982. Following this report, efforts were mounted to deal with the epidemic. The ef...
