The Organization must regularly invest in longer-term capital projects, in order to provide an effective and secure working environment for its staff. A Real Estate Fund was established under resolution WHA23.14 (1970) in order to provide funds for, inter alia, major maintenance and repairs to WHO b...
This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 16th week of 2018.
FAO and WHO undertook a risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens in response to requests for expert advice on this issue from their member countries and from the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Guidance on this issue is needed, as salmonellosis is a leading cause of foodborne illnes...
This Agenda for Global Action will guide the initial steps in a coordinated global, regional and national response to the worldwide shortage and mal-distribution of health workers, moving towards universal access to quality health care and improved health outcomes. It is meant to unite and intensify...
This issue of the National Malaria Control Program newsletter is spiced up with a number of stories showing the LLIN 2017/2018 journey. Key among the stories is Nalweyiso��s story who envisages opening up a retail shop in her house as a result of savings from Malaria treatment. Nalweyiso is grateful...
Vector-borne diseases pose a major threat to the health of societies around the world. They are caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, sandflies, triatomine bugs, blackflies, ticks, tsetse flies, mites, snails and lice.1 The major global vector-borne diseases...
The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has continued to spread across the world leaving death and economic devastation in its wake. Although the number of confirmed cases in Uganda remain very low in comparison to other countries, the containment adopted to curb the spread of the virus have affect...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 59: 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...
L’évaluation externe conjointe de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) menée entre 2016 et 2019, l’Indice de sécurité sanitaire mondiale (GHSI) et les consultations régionales coordonnées par les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (CDC Afrique), une institution techniqu...
This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving these goals. The challenges the Goals represent are staggering. But there are clear signs of hope. The data on the following pages and other evidence suggest that providing every child with a primary school education is within our grasp.
In response, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), supported by its regional and global partners, in collaboration with AU Member States, in 2019 launched the Regional Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative (BBI). The goal of the BBI is to strengthen the biosafety and bio...
The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2023 defines the strategies, actions, and priorities the Government of Uganda will adopt to improve the country��s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies. This plan is the first, full-fledged strategy of its kind in U...
This guidance for conducting early action reviews (EARs) results from a shared vision of the importance of collective learning during and following a public health event. That vision, and the close collaboration that led to the development of these resources, is shared among the World Health Organiz...
This document provides information on the election that will take place in the Health Assembly to appoint the Director-General.
The content of this logbook predominantly includes practical areas and exposure experiences that cannot be acquired within the training institution��s environment. This logbook will, therefore, be used to record practical experiences, exposures and the assessment there of, while at placement/practi...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 129: 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...
This is the second HRH audit report that is intended to provide the Health Sector with up to date information on the current staffing in the public health sector. The available information was compiled between July and December 2010 and indicates that nationally, the proportion of approved positions...
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response
Article (23) of the Africa CDC Statute states that “In the execution of its strategic work plan, the Africa CDC will network and harness public health assets in each region including through its Regional Coordinating Centers (RCCs). The coordination and support of the RCCs is to ultimately bring int...
In Uganda, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a public health problem. Although once considered the diseases of the affluent, it is noticeable that NCDs affect even those with low social economic status. The major shift in individuals�� health behaviours and lifestyles especially due to the rapid u...
