The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 12 May 2020 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...
The last 15 years have witnessed increasing global recognition of the importance of men��s involvement in RMNCAH-N, GBV/VAC, SRHR including HIV/TB. The urgency of encouraging men to take responsibility for their own SRH and their partner��s is gaining momentum. However, Uganda has not developed larg...
The document titled AU COVID-19 at workplace joint communique 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 Africa, Southern Africa...
JGHS aims to advance research to support policy, practice, and education in the field of global health by publishing papers of high scientific quality from diverse stakeholders in the global health community. Our focus is on under-served populations in the low- and middle-income nations and marginal...
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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...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (28 July 2020) 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...
Malaria cases have declined from 100,830 cases in week 32 to 99,672 cases in week 33 which can be attributed to a decline in reporting rates. 16 malaria deaths were reported. The highest number of deaths were in Mbale(3), Nebbi(2), and Hoima(2). Karamoja region has consistently reported the highes...
The survey established that DS-TB patients spent on average 369 United States dollars (USD) on TB related care per episode while MDR-TB patients spend on average 3722 USD. In the prediagnosis period, major cost drivers for both types of TB were medical and travel costs with both costs being higher f...
An Act to protect the privacy of the individual and of personal data by regulating the collection and processing of personal information; to provide for the rights of the persons whose data is collected and the obligations of data collectors, data processers and data controllers; to regulate the use...
The journey towards transforming mental health care systems in Kenya has gathered momentum following the launch of the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan (2021-2025). Ministry of Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi who unveiled the 74-page document on behalf of Health Cab...
The review for the health sector performance for the fourth Quarter (April to July) was conducted between 13th and 14th July 2010 at Kabira Country Club Hotel, Kampala. The general objective of the workshop was to assess the performance of the Ministry of Health departments/Institutions against four...
It explains about what will take place during the entire training. It indicates which activities are to be done, who to do them, and when to be done
The Ministry later reviewed the two initiatives; CDPs and FHDs and found that the two approaches had a common focus to a greater extent. The Ministry recommended harmonisation of the two initiatives, which was then renamed Integrated Child Health Days (ICHDs) to have a package of services from both...
This year��s global TB report reveals that countries are making progress. About 7 million people were reported to have been reached with quality TB care in 2018, up from 6.4 million in 2017. In addition, TB-related deaths dropped from 1.6 million in 2017 to 1.5 million in 2018. However, TB remains t...
WHO has developed this manual in order to strengthen the laboratory diagnosis and virological surveillance of influenza infection by providing standard methods for the collection, detection, isolation and characterization of viruses.
Bleeding after childbirth (postpartum haemorrhage) is an important cause of maternal mortality, accounting for nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. Common causes for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) include failure of the uterus to contract adequately after birth leading to atonic PPH, t...
This Manual is intended for Training of Trainers but may be used to guide training of other professional health workers, both pre-service and in service cadres. If used appropriately, the manual helps the trainer to deliver the infection control training package in a systematic and comprehensive man...
In April 2018 a historic partnership of governments, civil society, the private sector and multilateral organisations, came together in London for a momentous Malaria Summit, delivering US $4.1 billion investment for the global malaria fight. Two days later at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Me...
Part One begins, in Chapter 1, by reviewing the dramatic decline in mortality in the 20th century. Income growth and improved educational levels - and consequent improvements in food intake and sanitation - have accounted for part of the mortality decline; but access to new knowledge, drugs and vacc...
