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HIV Sero Behavioural Survey in Fishing Communities of the lake Victoria Basin of Uganda

The survey fieldwork was conducted in forty six fishing communities of the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda in August 2010. The main aim was to establish HIV prevalence among fishing communities, the associated drivers of risk and vulnerability; and the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS response. The surv...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HIV%20Sero%20behavioural%20Survey%20in%20F...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Your Questions Answered

In the strategies for effective infection prevention and control (IPC), what does triage entail at hospitals? Triage includes screening at the entrance, identification of cases and isolation if necessary. There should be a triage (screening) area where visitors to the hospital are interviewed using...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-infection-prevention-and-control-your-questions-answered/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (30 June 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (30 June 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-30-june-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 44 Minutes ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health sector ministerial policy statement FY 2012/ 2013.

This policy statement is about the vote functions of Ministry of health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20Policy%20Statement%20For%20F...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communique by the Emergency Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

The document titled Communique by the Emergency Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Coronavirus Disease 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-by-the-emergency-meeting-of-african-ministers-of-health-on...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Introduction to IPC Standard Precautions

Introduction to IPC Standard Precautions presentation is part of the EVD IPC training materials for HC II and pharmacies, describing a practical, evidence-based approach which prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare settings with the primary goal of preventing patients and healthcar...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Introduction%20to%20IPC%20Standard%20Preca...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Assessment and management of health workers with Sudan Ebola Virus Disease occupational exposures

This protocol is intended for use when there has been a potential occupational exposure to Ebola virus, but infection is �not confirmed. It is intended for use in health care settings for exposures related to the workplace. Specifically, this�document is applicable for the Ebola virus (EBOV) belongi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%20013_Management%20of%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 Minutes ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Audit Report 2017

The HRH audits and production of reports over the seven years have been supported and funded by projects under USAID funding. The reports enabled the Ministry to monitor the staffing levels, staffing gaps and skills shortagges of the health workers (HWs) in all the Public Health Facilities; and to k...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Human%20Resources%20for%20Health%20Audit%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 Minutes ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National ehealth Policy 2016

The National eHealth Policy and Strategy are directional documents that describes long-term vision for eHealth, with a strong focus on tangible benefits and deliverables. It also describes the leadership and governance structure, cantered on the National eHealth Technical Working Group that will hel...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20eHealth%20Policy%202016_1.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Pre- Eclampsia /Eclampsia and Other Hypertensive Diseases

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Preclampsia_Eclampsia%20Management.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for Africa

The document titled COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for Africa 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, Nort...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-tiered-public-health-and-social-measure-framework-for-africa...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations 986

The WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations met in Geneva from 14 to 18 October 2013. Dr M.-P. Kieny, Assistant Director- General of Health Systems and Innovation at the World Health Organization (WHO), welcomed participants on behalf of the Director-General. Dr Kieny...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Who%20expert%20comittee%20for%20pharmaceut...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

In order to properly guide Member States, the Africa Regulatory Taskforce has developed a framework(https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-emergencyexpedited-regulatory-authorisation-and-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/) for market authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, which include three sc...

https://africacdc.org/download/african-union-and-the-africa-centers-for-disease-control-and-preventi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 48 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report - Epi Week 30

The weekly report is a statistical document demonstrating the performance of Malaria indicators at the different administrative levels of the health sector.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin%20-%20Epi%20week%2030_....
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Consolidated Guidelines on use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection.

WHO guidelines on the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection provide a public health approach for scaling up HIV care and treatment programmes and focus on simplified, harmonized and effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens for use in resource-limited sett...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20on%20the%20use%20of%20ARV%20d...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 54: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 54: 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-54-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Environmental and Social Management Framework - UCREPP

This ESMF outlines the framework and mechanisms for environmental and social impact screening, determining extent of required environmental assessment and assessment of environmental and social impacts arising from proposed project implementation, and gives generic guidance on appropriate mitigation...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/P174041%20-%20UCREPP-AF%20ESMF_disclosure....
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: COVID-19
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

Africa CDC becomes an autonomous agency of the African UnionAt the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Africa CDC was granted full licence to operate as an autonomous agency of the African Union. This historic appr...

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: 11 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 27 1st July to 7th July 2019

Reporting rate this week (83.5%) is slightly less than that reported the previous week, 2019W26 (84.9%) There was an increase in malaria morbidity this week. There were over 13,000 moremalaria cases this week (253,973) compared to 240,806 the previous week. About 7.8% (10/128) of districts reported...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Resources

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) would like to thank all the contributors whose efforts helped to create and develop both the original and this revised version of the Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Framework. The technical working group that contributed to the...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-event-based-surveillance-framework-2/?ind=1690455420065&fi...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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