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Malaria Bulletin-Epi week 23

The statistical brief is a Ministry of Health, weekly report on Malaria.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2023%20.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 95 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Millennium Development Goals and Tobacco Control

This study demonstrates the relevance of tobacco control in achieving each of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals. It outlines the occurrence of the high yet increasing prevalence of tobacco use in the developing world, and documents the negative impact that tobacco cultivation and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Millenium%20development%20goalks%20a...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 88 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Pharmaceutical Sector Strategic Plan iii 2015-2020

The third National Pharmaceutical Sector Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20 (NPSSP III) has been developed to support the implementation of the National Medicines Policy (NMP) 2015. The NPSSP III was developed through wide consultations with diverse stakeholders including representatives from the privat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Pharmaceutical%20Sector%20Strat...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 97 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Stock Status Report as at 1st June 2019

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20SSR%201st%20June%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 96 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines For Integrated Management Of Acute Malnutrition in Uganda January 2016

Malnutrition can be either under-nutrition or over-nutrition (obesity). This guideline will specifically deal with acute malnutrition as a form of under nutrition. Under nutrition is the result of deficiency of protein, energy, minerals as well as vitamins leading to loss of body fats and muscle tis...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/IMAM_Guidelines-for-Uganda-Jan-2016-FINAL-...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Development Plan 2015

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Development%20Plan_0.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 89 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (16 February 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (16 February 2021) 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-16-february-2021/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 95 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food Eighty-fifth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 1008

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) met in Geneva from 17 to 26 October 2017. The meeting was opened by Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses of the World Health Organization (WHO), on behalf of the directors-general of WHO and the Fo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Evaluation%20of%20certain%20veterinary%20d...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 87 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Risk Ranking and Prioritization of Epidemic-Prone Diseases

A. Background The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) identify mapping and using priority health risks and resources as one of the core capacities in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR). Effective preparedness and swift response to epidemic is the goal of Africa Centres...

https://africacdc.org/download/risk-ranking-and-prioritization-of-epidemic-prone-diseases/?ind=17004...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 54 Minutes ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 21: 18th - 24th May 2020

This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20Week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 95 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 149: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-149-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 94 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO/HTM/GMP/2014.4 WHO policy brief for the implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)

Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem, with substantial risks for the mother, her fetus and the newborn. In areas with moderate to high transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a package of interventions for controlling malar...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Policy%20brief%20for%20the%20impleme...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 93 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic

Preventing a crisis such as acute shortage of PPE for healthcare workers should be prioritised by health authorities in Africa, and in this context as part of the COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 response team or IPC team should include actions to prevent PPE shortages in their planning, as adequate...

https://africacdc.org/download/strategies-for-managing-acute-shortages-of-personal-protective-equipm...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 84 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Public health emergency operations centre bronchure

Preparing for and protecting against public health threats is a key aspect of GOU's mission. In order to attain a resilient nation to disasters depends on how well the Government is prepared, organized, and coordinated. The emergency could be acute or evolving in form of disease outbreak, natural�di...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Public%20health%20Emergency%20operations%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential environmental health standards in health care

Essential environmental health standards in health care contains guidelines for setting standards of safety conditions to provide adequate health care. This document also recommends measures for minimizing the risk of health care-associated diseases for patients, staff and carers.3 These guidelines...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Essential%20environmental%20health%20stand...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 91 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: 6 hours ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The document titled Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/strategies-for-managing-acute-shortages-of-ppe-during-the-covid-19-pa...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 96 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Presidential First-track initiative on ending HIV and AIDS in Uganda

Over the years, Uganda's efforts in combating HIV and AIDS have registered considerable progress. We succeeded in bringing down the HIV prevalence rate from a peak of 18 per cent in the 90s to 6-7 percent at the turn of the century. In the last 3-4 years there have been significant improvement in th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Presidential%20Fast%20Track%20Action%20Pla...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 103 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

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

https://africacdc.org/download/african-antibiotic-treatment-guidelines-for-common-bacterial-infectio...
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Sub Theme:
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 115 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Accounts FY 2014/15 -2015/16

Current Health Expenditure was 4,944 Billion UGX in financial year 2014/15 equivalent to US$ 1.7 Billion and which represents 1.1% of Gross Domestic Product and for financial year 2015/16 , the CHE was 5,309 billion UGX equivalent to US$ 1.8billion , The health expenditure per capita on average for...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NHA_FINAL%20-UGANDA-1%20FY%202016-17_2017-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 101 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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