Health Sector Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan 2010/11 - 2014/15

The Second National Health Policy (NHP II) puts the client and community at the forefront and adopts a client-centered approach with consideration of both the supply and demand side of healthcare. Good quality of care enhances clients�� satisfaction and their use of services. It increases job satisf...

Family Planning Performance Update- August 2021

Reporting rate for August slightly dropped compared to July, but Reporting rate on time modestly improved. Stock-out of Injectable contraception increased by 2% (about 902 facilities). An increase in the number of integrated outreach services. Uptake of post-partum family planning intervention remai...

Weekly malaria Status report for week 33, 2018

Malaria cases have declined from 100,830 cases in week 32 to 99,672 cases in week 33 which can be attributed to a decline in reporting rates. 16 malaria deaths were reported. The highest number of deaths were in Mbale(3), Nebbi(2), and Hoima(2). Karamoja region has consistently reported the highes...

Uganda HIV Counselling and testing Policy 3rd Edition December, 2010

In Uganda HCT began in 1990 with VCT as the main model of implementation. In 2002 the MoH planned to place high-quality VCT services within the reach of every Ugandan by developing the 1st VCT policy. This worked well but only a small percentage of the population accessed the services. With the adve...

National health facility master facility list 2018

This Health Facility Master List is a complete listing of both public and private health facilities in the country. There are 6,937 health facilities and each are established under unique administrative units i.e. Region, district, health sub-district, sub-county etc. The need to uniquely identify...

The use of Rapid Syphilis Tests

Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission...

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...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 37, 9th - 15th September, 2019

We are pleased to share with you our 37th weekly epidemiological bulletin. This weekly 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 respondin...

Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the alert internationally as a public...

Experiences and perceptions of health professionals towards the quality of care for people living with HIV in Tunisia: a qualitative study

Abstract

Introduction: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to be a public health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries, including Tunisia. In 2020, 32% of people living with HIV were on treatment. Management of HIV infection remains a real chal...

Support Program to combat current and Future Public Health Threats (Labour Management Procedures Report)

The fast-changing COVID-19 landscape thrust the AU and Africa CDC into a pivotal leadership role at a time when global health governance failed to deliver equitably. The AU and Africa CDC acted out of necessity to mitigate the impact of leaving the most vulnerable populations and places in a cycle o...

How to Use an Infrared Thermometer

General Instructions on how to Use an Infrared Thermometer.

Africa Region Subject Matter Expert (Af-RSME) under the Regional Training and Certification Program for Biosafety and Biosecurity Professionals in the Africa Region

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and int...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 11, 9th15th Mar 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 bring...

Laboratory Equipment Management, A Guidance to African Union Member States

In recent years, African countries have made great advances in capacity for laboratory testing for clinical use, surveillance and public health emergency management, and for research and development through substantial investments in infrastructure, including the deployment of large numbers of labor...

Policy Paper: Research and Development Priorities for COVID-19 in Africa

The document titled Policy Paper: Research and Development Priorities for COVID-19 in 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, N...

Presidential Initiative On Healthy Eating & Healthy Lifestyle

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...

World report on disability 2011.

In response to this situation, the World Health Assembly (resolution 58.23 on ��Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation��) requested the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General to produce a World report on disability based on the best available scientific evidence. T...

Legal Status of Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine

In this document, medical providers and practices are generally described as traditional, complementary/alternative, or allopathic. ��Provider�� and ��practitioner�� are used interchangeably. In a few cases, particularly in the European section, the cumbersome term ��non-allopathic physician�� is us...

malaria quarterly bulletin

The aim of this bulletin is to inform district,national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this information at all levels in order to foster improvement of our efforts and t...