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Guidance for Awake Prone Ventilation in the non-intubated Conscious Patient

This document provides guidance for African Union Member States on the use of awake prone positioning in non-intubated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. It is intended for use among clinicians taking care of moderate to severe COVID-19 cases. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought with it the need...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies A WHO Handbook

Until the outbreak of an exotic communicable disease or other dramatic event, the elaborate infrastructures and mechanisms that protect public health on a daily basis often go unnoticed and attract little media1 interest. In the midst of a public health emergency2 the situation becomes very differen...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health

The document titled Guidance for the Continuation of Essential Health 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, Souther...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-for-the-continuation-of-essential-health/?ind=1594644323851&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Overcoming Barriers to Effective Anemia Interventions during Antenatal Services in Uganda

Anemia is a major public health problem worldwide. It affects mainly preschool children and pregnant women in low-income countries. At the global level, anemia prevalence is over 30%. In sub-Saharan Africa, anemia prevalence levels are not well documented due to inadequate and insufficient technique...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Overcoming%20barriers%20to%20effective%20A...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Humanitarian Action for Children 2019 Overview

Violence against children takes many sinister forms. In homes, schools, communities and online around the world, it manifests itself in debilitating physical and emotional abuse. In humanitarian emergencies - especially those driven by relentless armed conflicts - violence can result in death, serio...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Integrated Human Resources Information System (iHRIS) : Trainers Guide for HRIS Manage

Integrated Human Resources Information System (iHRIS) is a management tool that enables an organization to design and manage a comprehensive human resources strategy.�HRIS Manage helps an organization manage its workforce more effectively and efficiently

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/IHRIS%20Trainers%20Guide%20for%20HRIS%20Ma...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The WHO Application of ICD-10 to deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium: ICD-MM

Reducing maternal mortality by 75% is the Millennium Development Goal 5a. To reach this goal, countries need an accurate picture of the causes and levels of maternal deaths. However, efforts to document the progress in decreasing maternal mortality must make adjustments for inconsistencies in countr...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for Establishing a National Laboratory Quality Framework

The document titled Guidance for Establishing a National Laboratory Quality Framework offers a comprehensive insight into Laboratory Systems and Network, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Afri...

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Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Leadership For Primary Health Care

The extension of Health care to all people has been an objective of the national Health systems for many years and since the Alma-Ata confrence on Primary Health Care in 1978,Countries have pursued this aim with greater vigour.

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Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Lighthouse A centre for comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Malawi

The Lighthouse Trust was established in 2001 to provide a continuum of quality care and counselling as well as to improve the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including the terminally ill, in Lilongwe.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20lighthouse%20a%20centre%20for%20comp...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Medical Equipment Policy

Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and sta...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance....

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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2016

This Agenda is a plan of action for people, the planet, and prosperity.� It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms� and� dimensions,� including� extreme� poverty,� is� the� greatest� global� challenge and� an indispensable r...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control A guide to essential practice

This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care, in order to offer quality serv...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Basic packages of health services for Uganda

This package of health services is a standard guideline that will be used by health care providers, administrative and political leaders and the communites themselves as realistic targets that can be achieved. The package is currently being costed but even in the absence of the cost estimate, it is...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 70: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 70: 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-70-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality

It has been 12 years since world leaders committed to Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which sets out to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020

– Using antimicrobials without prescription can cause antimicrobial resistance, always seek the advice of a health care professional before using antimicrobials against any infection.– Using antimicrobials without prescription can cause antimicrobial resistance, always seek the advice of a health ca...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-world-antimicrobial-awareness-week-2020-resources-and-soci...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

LUniversit des Sciences de la Sant

Bienvenue à l’Université des Sciences de la Santé (USS) de Libreville, établissement public.

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Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 23 hours ago 197 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak

The document titled Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak 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, Western Africa...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-joint-continental-strategy-for-covid-19-outbreak/?ind=15844467...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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