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Tools for advancing tobacco control in the 21st century Tobacco control legislation: an introductory guide

WHO is disseminating this guide as a necessary tool for those working in tobacco control or in health promotion. These actors include governmental agencies, public health practitioners, lawyers, nongovernmental organizations and academia. It is hoped that the guide will add value to existing referen...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Tools%20for%20advancing%20tobacco%20contro...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 77: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 77: 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-77-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Uganda Digital Health Atlas, A Brief June 2018.

The Digital Health Atlas (DHA) -- www.digitalhealthatlas.org -- is an open-source digital health software developed by WHO as a web-based technology registration and assessment web platform to enable governments, technology implementers as well as donors to manage information about existing and new...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Digital%20Health%20Atlas-Brief.pd...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 203 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the Committee on health on the Ministerial Policy Statement and the Budget Estimates for the Health Sector for the FY 2013/2014

In accordance with Rule 177 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, the Committee on Health examined the Policy Statement on the Health Sector for the Financial Year 2013/2014. In addition, the Committee examined, critically, the recurrent and capital budget estimates for the health sector for the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/report%20of%20the%20committee%20on%20healt...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Executive Brief - Week 26

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly_Executive_Brief_wk26.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 4 days ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation

The Government of Uganda (GoU) is committed to achieving results through the efficient and effective delivery of key public services, maintaining law and order and in facilitating the transformation of the economy to enable the private sector to flourish, to expand enterprise and ultimately ensure t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Policy%20on%20Public%20Sector%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 227 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A Brief Guide to iHRIS Manage

To ensure that the right provider is in the right place with the right skills, countries require current, accurate data on human resources (HR). A strong human resources information system (HRIS) enables leaders to quickly answer the key policy and management questions affecting service delivery. Th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/A%20Brief%20Guide%20to%20iHRIS%20Manage.pd...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Situation analysis Village Health Teams 2009

Village Health Teams are community health workers and volunteers, who serve their communities and carry out health promotion and social mobilisation activities. They also carry out a range of health interventions across the spectrum of health, water and sanitation, disease surveillance and they also...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Situation%20Analysis%20Village%20Health%20...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 1, 2nd - 8th January, 2017

The new year started on a great note with 100% of the districts reporting and 82.6% of the health facilities reporting as shown in the table above. This depicts a 27.1% increase in reporting rate in as compared to the same week in 2016. Only 14.7% (17/116) of the districts had 100% of their health f...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 89: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 a.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 September 2021, a total of 8,283,763 COVID-19 cases and 210,435 deaths (CFR: 2.5%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This represents 3.6% of all cases and 4.4% of all deaths reported globally. Twenty-five (45%) AU Member States are rep...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-89-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=163...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 980

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 15 to 19 October 2012. The meeting was opened jointly by Dr Jean��Marie Okwo��bele, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, and by Dr Kees de Joncheere, Director of the Department of Essential Me...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Expert%20Committee%20on%20Biological...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 178 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Sudan

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Sudan 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-sudan/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (17 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 August 2022) 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, Nor...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-17-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The World Bank News Letter - UCREPP

The key highlight in this edition is the site handovers for the construction of modern Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the three health facilities at Arua, Hoima, and Kabale Regional Referral Hospitals that took place on the 15th, August, 23rd August, and 1st September 2023, respectively.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UCREPP%20NEWSLETTER%20SECOND%20ISSUE-2.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for the Decentralisation of the Uganda Medical Board

The Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Hospital and Lower level Health facilities division developed these guidelines for�decentralisation� of the Uganda Medical Board� in regards to retirement of civil servants on medical grounds.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Mozambique

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Mozambique 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-mozambique/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 11, 13th - 19th March, 2017

The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 81.1% reflecting a 2.6% decrease in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 12.9% (15/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 62.1% (72/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 8...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Door to door delivery service: How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a private-not-for-profit organization that was established in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau to supply medicines and health supplies to its network of over 600 health facilities. As one of their strategies to increase access to essential...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/JMS%20success%20story%20to%20print_0.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines on Hospital management boards for referral hospitals

The function of the board shall be to provide a strategic vision and direction of the hospital on behalf of the ministry of health within the framework of health policy.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Implementation of the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25

This Plan describes the M&E framework, indicators, processes, sources of data, methods and tools that the sector will use to collect, compile, report and use data, and provide feedback as part of the national Health Sector M&E mechanisms. It is intended to document what needs to be monitored, with w...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/M%26E%20Plan%20for%20MOH%20SP%20-%20FINAL%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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