Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for the treatment of COVID-19 patien...
This guidance complements the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Physical Distancing, which includes further details on how to engage communities, implement physical distancing, and support organisations, and the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Use of Face Masks.
Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more...
More than ten years ago, the Ministry of Health adapted a Generic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Technical Guidelines supported by World Health Organization-Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in collaboration with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atl...
Decentralized health systems were established in Uganda in the 1990s along with the political devolution of certain central government responsibilities to the district local governments. In the health sector, district overall administrative and technical management was under the district health team...
This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving these goals. The challenges the Goals represent are staggering. But there are clear signs of hope. The data on the following pages and other evidence suggest that providing every child with a primary school education is within our grasp.
Uganda 2022 Progress Brief on Family Planning, commitments and National Goals.
Uganda has a draft National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill, 2019 that provides for the establishment of a NHIS. The proposed health insurance scheme will pool resources, where the rich will subsidize the treatment of the poor and the healthy will subsidize the treatment of the sick, young and e...
The serious consequences of malaria in pregnancy are attributed to the sequestration of malaria parasites in the placenta, leading to impeded trans-placental nutrient transport. This, combined with malaria-induced anaemia, compromises foetal growth and results in low birth weight and a subsequent in...
The report describes the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health. This is of great interest in itself but, more importantly, the report also calculates how much of this present burden could be...
The Uganda Food and Nutrition Policy has been formulated within the context of the overall national development policy objective of eradicating poverty as spelt out in the Poverty Eradiation Action Plan (PEAP), and is in consonance with other policies already formulated by government
This National Development Plan (NDP) is the third in a series of six NDPs that will guide the nation in delivering the aspirations articulated in Uganda Vision 2040. The NDPIII (2020/21 - 2024/25) is anchored on the progress made, challenges encountered and lessons learnt from previous planning and...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 82: 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...
According to the 2004-2005 Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioural Survey, 6.3% of men and women age 15-49 who are currently in union are HIV positive, compared to 1.6% of those never in union (Uganda Ministry of Health & ORC Macro 2006). Furthermore, 5% of cohabiting couples are HIV discordant, with the m...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has long prioritised assuring and improving quality of care for all people in Uganda. In an effort to continuously improve quality of service delivery and health outcomes across the country, the Ministry of Health wanted to develop a platform for all practitioners, imple...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 85: 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...
The Africa CDC Western Africa RCC Public Health Resources Dashboard provides a centralized, interactive overview of critical public health resources across the Western African region. Designed to support evidence-based decision-making, this dashboard enables public health professionals to assess...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Liberia 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...
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. However, like many developing countries, Uganda is resource constrained, has an inadequate health de...
As of 24 March 2020, 1,988 total COVID-19 cases and 58 (CFR 3%) deaths have been reported in 43 African countries. Africa CDC is working with all affected countries and is mobilizing laboratory, surveillance, and other response support where requested. See Table 1 for the full list of countries in...
