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Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes Dont be a victim Protect yourself

Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Avoiding%20heart%20Attack%20and%20Strokes....
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 178 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutrition Program Report - Monthly Health Facility, April 2023

This document is a statistical report highlighting the performance of the key nutrition program indicators for the month of April 2023.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Nutrition%20Monthly%20Report_April%20%2020...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing

This document provides a framework for monitoring and evaluating PACT implementation and decision-making at the continental level.Africa CDC will use all possible mechanisms through its Regional Collaborating Centres (RCCs), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), other partners such as the World...

https://africacdc.org/download/monitoring-and-evaluation-framework-for-the-partnership-to-accelerate...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Access to Information Act

An Act to provide for the right of access to information pursuant to article 41 of the Constitution; to prescribe the classes of information referred to in that article; the procedure for obtaining access to that information, and for related matters

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Access%20to%20Information%20act%2020...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Global Health 50/50 Report 2018

The report shows that, although gender is one of the most significant social determinants of health outcomes, the global health community remains largely gender-blind. This holds true both in ensuring gender parity in leadership across public, private and civil society organisations and in deliverin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20health%20Report-2018_Final.pdf
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PERC: Biweekly Report (24 November 07 December 2020)

The document titled PERC: Biweekly Report (24 November – 07 December 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, Northern Africa, So...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-biweekly-report-24-november-07-december-2020/?ind=1608459057259&...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) Framework for Action

The Framework for Action answers the call made by the African Union Commission and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a summit in April 2021 to develop a framework that will enable Africa to manufacture 60 percent of its vaccine needs locally by 2040. The bold programs it outl...

https://africacdc.org/download/partnerships-for-african-vaccine-manufacturing-pavm-framework-for-act...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 220 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Report 2023: Realizing Africa CDCs Autonomy Making Measurable Impact in Africas Health Security

I am delighted to present the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Annual Report 2023, encapsulating the efforts undertaken by Africa CDC over the past year – our second year of autonomy. This period was marked by significant health challenges for the continent, including p...

https://africacdc.org/download/annual-report-2023-realizing-africa-cdcs-autonomy-making-measurable-i...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 194 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Lab success story; No more guesswork: Lab staff and patients benefit from Lab SPARS

The Apapai Health Centre IV laboratory in Serere district, Eastern Uganda, is busy today with ten patients waiting to have their lab tests taken. The laboratory technician, Samuel Oule, is confident that he has enough of the right laboratory supplies to run tests for all the patients he will see tod...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Lab%20spars%20success%20story.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National HIV Testing Services Policy and Implementation Guidelines - Uganda

This policy provides a framework for establishing systems that ensure that the rights of persons in Uganda to access non-discriminatory HTS services are realized. This policy and guidelines will operate within the scope of the national and international policies; in alignment with national plans and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HTS%20Policy%20and%20Implementation%20Guid...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 53 Minutes ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Surgical Care in Uganda: A Stratified Randomized Evaluation of Nationwide Public Sector Surgical Capacity and Core Surgical Indicators

Access to safe surgery is critical to health, welfare, and economic development. In 2015, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery recommended that all countries collect surgical indicators to lend insight into improving surgical care. No nationwide high-quality data exist for these metrics in Uganda...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Access%20to%20safe%20surgery%20in%20UG%202...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report on National Quantification of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies

The April 2007 Technical review meeting (4th MOH TRM) noted that whereas there were positive steps taken to improve on overall management of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS), stock outs of essential medicines were still common. This was mainly attributed to under funding but the actual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20on%20national%20Quantification%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Practical Guideline for Dispensing at Lower Level Health Centres 2014 : National Guidelines for Medicines Information at HC II and HC III

The PGD 2014 is a vital tool for dispensers and staff to use in their daily tasks of administering medicines. It provides information and instructions on medicines, such as general use, dosage, side effects, interactions, and use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The PGD also describes the dispens...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 56: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 56: 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-56-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Digital Transformation Strategy

In Africa, where health systems1 are faced with numerous challenges, including insufficient funding, inadequate infrastructure, and shortages of skilled healthcare workers, digital transformation presents a unique opportunity to address these challenges and improve health outcomes for millions of pe...

https://africacdc.org/download/digital-transformation-strategy/?ind=1678192583701&filename=Africa-CD...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health, Weekly Executive Brief - Week 25

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly_Executive_Brief_wk25.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 hours ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (08 December 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (08 December 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-08-december-2021/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of Uganda

IECD Policy includes a variety of strategies and services to provide basic health care, adequate nutrition, nurturing and stimulation within a caring, safe and clean environment for children and their families. IECD hence calls for multi-sectoral collaboration to fulfill needs of the children.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Integrated%20early%20childhood%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 38: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 38: 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-38-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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