This report presents the synthesized results from the Local Government Performance Assessment (LGPA) for 2019; conducted between September - December 20191 . The 2019 LGPA is the third edition of the assessment under the new framework of the InterGovernmental Fiscal Transfer Reforms (IGFTR) introduc...
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. We are faced now with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late��We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her pa...
The document is a statistical report on malaria activities occurring at the various administrative levels during the reporting period.
This Magazine summarises the news events that shaped the Health sector in the previous financial year (2018/19) and part of the current FY 2019/20). In addition, this publication details some of the major achievements posted by Ministry of Health that are in line with its Vision of ��Having a health...
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...
As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 25 July 2022, a total of 11,956,739 COVID-19 cases and 254,857 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs high...
The outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa is unprecedented in its scale, severity, and complexity. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are still affected by this outbreak, and are struggling to control the epidemic against a backdrop of extreme poverty, weak health systems and social...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (03 August 2022) 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, Nor...
With the expansion of testing, the cumulative number of cases reported in Africa has increased rapidly, however given the fact that majority of cases could be mild or asymptomatic, the true number of infections, their age and sex distribution, and the proportion that are severe or fatal is still unc...
The job aide is used to ring fence the minimum perimeter area once an Ebola case has been confirmed.� �This perimeter is defined either from the home of the case or�around the health facilities where the case was treated.
The reporting rate decreased to 71.2% this week from 73.2% in last week. A total of 141,835 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 0.3% from 142,303 last week. Test positivity rate this week was 52.3% compared to 51.6% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in Buteb...
The health sector comprises a number of votes responsible for different aspects of service delivery. The Ministry of Health (Vote 014) is the central agency in charge of policy analysis and formulation, strategic planning, provision of nationally coordinated services such as emergency preparedness,...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 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, North...
Tremendous progress in child survival has been made over the past two decades. The total number of deaths among children and young adolescents under 15 years of age dropped by 56 per cent from 14.2 (14.0, 14.5)1 million in 1990 to 6.2 (6.0, 6.7) million in 2018. Still, one child or young adolescent...
Anemia is a major public health problem worldwide. It affects mainly preschool children and pregnant women in low-income countries. At the global level, anemia prevalence is over 30%. In sub-Saharan Africa, anemia prevalence levels are not well documented due to inadequate and insufficient technique...
This guidance complements the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Physical Distancing, which includes further details on how to engage communities, implement physical distancing, and support organisations, and the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Use of Face Masks.
Elle permettrait de mobiliser les ressources nécessaires, de renforcer la coordination régionale, de sensibiliser davantage, et d’assurer une réponse rapide et efficace pour maîtriser la propagation de la maladie et protéger la santé publique sur le continent Africain.
Management of Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage
The document titled Statement on medications to treat Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 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, Nor...
The reporting rate increased to 73.1% in this week from 72.9% in last week. A total of 158,358 malaria confirmed cases were reported, an increase by 1.3% from 156,300 in the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 50.1% compared to 49.8% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were re...
