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National Village Health Teams(VHT) Assessment in Uganda

Uganda adopted the Village Health Teams (VHTs) strategy in 2001 as a bridge in health service delivery between community and health facilities. This assessment sought to establish the VHT programme functionality in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20VHT%20Assessment%20in%20Uganda%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines 2017

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines are designed to promote Mental Health and prevent Mental, Neurological and Substance use disorders among children and adolescents. These guidelines are a statement by the Government of Uganda to set a clear direction in development of Mental,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child%20and%20Adolescent%20Mental%20Health...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for Uganda (EMHSLU) 2023

The Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for�Uganda (EMHSLU) 2023 reflects the policy of the�Ministry of Health, for the appropriate procurement�of safe and efficacious essential medicines, health and�laboratory supplies in public institutions.�The EMHSLU 2023 was compiled based on�recommend...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda-EMHSLU-2023-Publication-Interractiv...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 205 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Behaviour change, risk communication and outbreak response: a best-practice workshop

The document titled Behaviour change, risk communication and outbreak response: a best-practice workshop 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, So...

https://africacdc.org/download/behaviour-change-risk-communication-and-outbreak-response-a-best-prac...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Internal Directive on Project Closure

The document titled Internal Directive on Project Closure 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, providing valuab...

https://africacdc.org/download/internal-directive-on-project-closure/?ind=1706216031469&filename=Int...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Public Private Partnership in Health

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to mainstreaming, establishing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating partnerships between the Government of Uganda and the private health sector within existing laws, policies and plans. This document is a means to achieving the br...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Policy%20on%20Public%20Private%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 195 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Pocket book of hospital care for children : Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources.

This pocket book is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pocket%20book%20hospital%20care%20for%20ch...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Certificate in Nursing 2018

A major challenge to the delivery of services in the health sector is the changing nature of skills demands to the various health cadres. The shifting demands of the expected performance and competencies in tasks at different levels arise from the emerging concerns that call for different approaches...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Certificate%20in%20Nurs...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 238 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Weekly Malaria Report Week 17, 25 April- 1 May 2022

A total of 196,070 malaria confirmed cases were reported, up by 10% cases reported last week Reporting decreased to 70% from 77% last week 68 Districts reported malaria upsurge Malaria incidence increased to 4.6/1000 this week from 4.2/1000 last week. This week, malaria incidence was highest in Mara...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2017%202022....
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 150 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: 5 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status-Week 24, 2021 WEEK 21ST-24TH MAY 2021

The reporting rate decreased to 71.6% in this week from 71.9% in last week. . A total of 167,291 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 77.2% from the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.3% compared to 47.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2024%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

TB Impact Measurement Policy and recommendations for how to assess the epidemiological burden of TB and the impact of TB control

Global targets for reducing the epidemiological burden of tuberculosis (TB) - measured as incidence, prevalence and mortality - have been set for 2015 within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by the Stop TB Partnership. The targets are that the TB incidence rate should be fa...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TB%20impact%20measurement.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, May 2022

Shots in arms: Update on Saving Lives and LivelihoodsThe following are key highlights of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative since its launch:Second Global COVID-19 Summit: In recognition of the Foundation’s significant commitment and action to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations, Mastercard Found...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

The document titled Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-pooled-testing-for-severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-coro...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Decentralization of Uganda Medical Board

Theme: Workforce Development
Sub Theme: Human Resource Planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 231 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

IPC | Legal Framework, Background and Annotations

As such, healthcare facilities play a key role in effective preparedness and response. By ensuring IPC standards are implemented appropriately, healthcare facilities can provide safe services not only on a daily basis but also when there is a surge in healthcare need.

https://africacdc.org/download/infection-prevention-and-control-ipc-legal-framework-background-and-a...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Infection Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A heavy burden : The indirect cost of illness in Afriaca.

The diseases afflicting the African population are responsible for a substantial loss in health, estimated at 704 765 879 DALYs in 2015 alone. In the WHO African Region, total losses amounted to 629 603 271 DALYs. Out of that total, 416 671 978 DALYs (59.1 %) were from communicable, maternal, perina...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Productivity%20cost%20of%20illness%202019-...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa

As the pandemic continues to evolve across Africa, there is a need for African Union Member States to re-evaluate, re-strategize, and re-invigorate their COVID-19 response activities across the continent to ensure their countries are prepared to handle an inevitable second, and potentially third wav...

https://africacdc.org/download/responding-to-the-second-wave-of-covid-19-in-africa/?ind=160708107236...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Using Routinely Collected Health Records to Identify the Fine-Resolution Spatial Patterns of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in Rwanda

Background. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are p...

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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of World Population 2019

These two events��the launch of the first United Nations agency dedicated to addressing population growth and the reproductive health needs of the world��s people, and the declaration of a global commitment to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights��have fundamentally shaped the live...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/State%20of%20the%20World%20Population%2020...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 4 hours ago 189 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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