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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 12 May 2020

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-12-may-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of Uganda

IECD Policy includes a variety of strategies and services to provide basic health care, adequate nutrition, nurturing and stimulation within a caring, safe and clean environment for children and their families. IECD hence calls for multi-sectoral collaboration to fulfill needs of the children.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Integrated%20early%20childhood%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in DRC

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in DRC 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 Afr...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-drc/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25

The MoH Strategic Plan has been developed in line with the long-term national development goals and objectives as spelt out in the Vision 2040, the second National Health Policy, the third National Development Plan 2020/21-2024/25 whose goal is��Improving productivity of labour for increased competi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MoH%20Strategic%20Plan%202020_25.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 191 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Higher Diploma in Anaesthesia 2017

Anaesthesia training program. Uganda��s population has increased to 34 million people which calls for increase Health Centre IVs (HCIVs), districts, and Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs). The training programme will take two (2) years, consisting of four (4) semesters with assessments carried out f...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Higher%20Diploma%20in%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 1988/89

The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was conducted at a time when Uganda needed baseline information for planning and implementing national and regional programmes. The survey was conducted as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme in which surveys are being...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Demographic%20and%20Health%20Surv...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 21 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National expanded program on immunization review report

This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunizat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NIPR%20Comprehensive%20Report%20_Final.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 189 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection

These Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection were developed in accordance to the requirements and recommended process of the WHO Guideline Review Committee, and provide public health approach guidance on evidence-based practices for testing, treating and managing LTBI in infec...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20on%20Management%20of%20latent...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

5S-Continuous Quality Improvement -Total Quality Management Implementation Guidelines In Uganda 2019

The Ministry of Health (MoH) working together with the other key stakeholders considers 5S-Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI or KAIZEN)-Total Quality Management (TQM) approach as the foundation of all health care service interventions in the country as outlined in the Health Sector Quality Improvem...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/5S-CQI-TQM%20Guidelines%20signed%20copy%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on the Use of Dexamethasone for Severely ill COVID-19 Patients

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-the-use-of-dexamethasone-for-severely-ill-covid-19-patie...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Practical Guideline for Dispensing at Lower Level Health Centres 2014 : National Guidelines for Medicines Information at HC II and HC III

The PGD 2014 is a vital tool for dispensers and staff to use in their daily tasks of administering medicines. It provides information and instructions on medicines, such as general use, dosage, side effects, interactions, and use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The PGD also describes the dispens...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Practical%20Guideline%20for%20Dispensing%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-cameroo...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 Minutes ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Performance Management Resource Package 2018

The guidelines provide for the context, definition of key terms, how to conduct performance planning, monitoring, appraisal, improvement, managing under performance, rewarding excellent performance while at the same time sanctioning poor performance.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Performance%20Management%20Resource%20Pack...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 148 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2030%20Agenda%20for%20Sustainable%20Develo...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Status of Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council 2018

When modern medicine was introduced in Uganda by Dr Albert Cook in 1897,the colonial government enacted instruments to guide the profession by 1933. The profession has since undergone several acts. Currently council is being guided by UMDPC Act 1998.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20status%20of%20Uganda%20Medical%20and...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector

The document titled COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector 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,...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-guidance-for-educational-sector/?ind=1594645037745&filename=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Test to Treat Guidelines for African Union Member States

As of early 2022, there are increasingly a broad array of therapeutics available to prevent the serious consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Test to Treat is a concept of facilitating expedited access to treatment by allowing patients to easily receive both COVID-19 testing and rapid access to ava...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-test-to-treat-guidelines-for-african-union-member-states/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 207 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The 8th National Quality Improvement Conference 24th - 26thNovember 2021

The 8th Uganda National Quality Improvement Conference will take place 24th - 26th November 2021. We have always used this important conference to share successes, innovations, best practices used to improve the quality of health care. This year we shall focus on ��Fostering Health System Resilience...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Call%20for%20abstracts%20QI%20Conference%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for national Tuberculosis programmes on the management of Tuberculosis in children

Important recent changes or additions to guidelines for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children have made it necessary to revise the first edition of Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, published by WHO in 2006. Like the 2006 guidance,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidance%20for%20national%20TB%20programme...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential Maternal and Newborn Clinical Care Guidelines for Uganda October 2021

Uganda��s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) though on a reducing trend, it remains unacceptably high at 336 per 100,000 live births (UDHS 2016). The under-5 mortality rate has reduced from 90 (2011) to 64 per 1,000 live births (UDHS 2016). However, despite the reduction in child Mortality, the Neonatal...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Essential%20Maternal%20and%20Newborn%20Cli...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 256 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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