The pandemic agreement: Achieving an African win for health security inequity

Cognisant of these gaps in the IHR, the World Health Organization (WHO) formed an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a new legally binding Pandemic Agreement and to facilitate the conclusion of member state negotiations by the upcoming 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2024. Und...

Outbreak Brief 41: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 27 October 2020, a total of 1,728,682 COVID-19 cases and 41,623 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 4% of all cases reported globally. Of the countries actively reporting COVID-19 epidemiologic data, thirteen countr...

Western Africa Resources Dashboard

The Africa CDC Western Africa RCC Public Health Resources Dashboard provides a centralized, interactive overview of critical public health resources across the Western African region. Designed to support evidence-based decision-making, this dashboard enables public health professionals to assess...

Cancer control, Prevention

Cancer is to a large extent avoidable. Many cancers can be prevented. Others can be detected early in their development, treated and cured. Even with late stage cancer, the pain can be reduced, the progression of the cancer slowed, and patients and their families helped to cope.

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Uganda

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Uganda 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...

Outbreak Brief 25: COVID-19 Pandemic 07 July 2020

As of 9 am EAT 7 July 2020, a total of 492,624 COVID-19 cases and 11,622 (CFR: 2.4%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 4.3% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (30 June 2020), 99,319 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 25% increase compared to...

Planning Guide to Reduce Missed Opportunities for Vaccination

Global vaccination coverage has stagnated at about 80% since 2006. This means that one-fifth of the global annual birth cohort remains unvaccinated with DTP3. Recent calls to ��reach the 5th child�� through outreach services are based on the assumption that the 5th child has no access to health serv...

Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Performance : Results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs

This Summary presents an overview of the results of thefirst, second and third rounds of WHO Product Testing of malaria antigen-detecting RDTs completed in 2008, 2009 and 2011 respectively, and is published in conjunction with the release of the results of Round 3. The results of the three rounds of...

Ministry of Health Clients Charter 2012/13 - 2014/15

The Clients Charter was introduced under the Public Service Reform Programme, as a tool to strengthen the demand side of accountability for service delivery. In this regard, the clients charter has been embranced in the health sector. This charter spells out the roles, responsibilities and commitme...

Intergrated Management of Malaria Training Facilitator's Manual Third Edition November, 2019

The purpose of this manual is to train all levels of health workers (e.g. clinical, dispensing, nursing, laboratory and records) on all aspects of malaria case management and the integrated management of malaria. Sessions which have job aids should be taught with the accompanying job aid (specifical...

Atlas of Common Clinical Presentations of Pediatric HIV Infections

Over 2 million children worldwide are living with HIV infection and 95% reside in sub-Saharan Africa with the majority infected through mother-to-child transmission. Infected children have a high mortality with 50% dying by 2 years of age. Their clinical presentation includes common childhood infect...

Tunisia: a primary health care case study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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National policy on traditional medicine and regulation of herbal medicines

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Report of assessment and partnership visit to Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco

The document titled Report of assessment and partnership visit to Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Morocco, providing valuable guidance and data for public hea...

Community-based Strategies for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in Developing Countries

Breastfeeding is an extension of maternal protection that transitions the young infant from the shelter of the in utero environment to life in the ex utero world with its variety of potentially harmful exposures. The promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding is an exceptionally cost-effect...

National Health Sector Strategic Plan II

NHSSP II (2014-2018) ensures that a comprehensive set of health services is provided as a holistic response to the health needs of the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland. The plan is built around a functional rather than structural approach, with various interlocking elements that all work towa...

Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing

The document titled Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing 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, Southern Afri...

Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Issue 30: 1 July 2019- 30 September 2019

This issue focuses on the first quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. 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 informa...

Sero-epidemiological assessment of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responsiveness and associated factors in the vaccinated community of the Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

Sayeh Ezzikouri, Raji Tajudeen, Hind Majidi, Soad Redwane, Safaa Aqillouch, Mohammed Abdulaziz, Merawi Aragaw, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Senga Sembuche, Serge Batcho, Patrick Kabwe, Elizabeth Gonese, Oumaima Laazaazia, Mohcine Elmessaoudi-Idrissi, Nadia Meziane, Abdelhakim Ainahi, M’hammed Sarih, Ahmed E....

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...