Human Development Report 2019

The 2019 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically grounded discussions of major development issues, trends and policies.

World Malaria Report 2017

The World malaria report aims to track achievements towards the primary GTS goals on malaria morbidity, mortality and attainment of elimination, as presented in Table 1.1. To better contextualize the progress towards these goals, the report also tracks the total funding for malaria control and elimi...

Community HIV Counselling and Testing A Handbook on Participatory Needs Assessment

Community HIV Counselling and Testing (COHCT) is an approach that utilises existing community competencies in dealing with HIV/AIDS in general, and HIV counselling and testing in particular. The COHCT concept is premised on the knowledge that HIV counselling and testing is an entry point into HIV pr...

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 980

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 15 to 19 October 2012. The meeting was opened jointly by Dr Jean��Marie Okwo��bele, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, and by Dr Kees de Joncheere, Director of the Department of Essential Me...

Information Technology policy for Uganda : Final draft

This policy has been developed to foster the development of IT as an industry as well as spearhead development of IT Enabled Services (ITES).

WHO guidelines for the management of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta

One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015. If this is to be achieved, maternal deaths related to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) must be significantly reduced. In support of this, health workers in developing coun...

Outbreak Brief 12: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 12: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Wester...

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2015/2016

The annual Health Sector Performance Report for financial year 2015/16 provides progress of the annual health sector work plan as well as the overall health sector performance against the set targets agreed upon with key stakeholders in financial year 2015/16. The report is the first annual review u...

Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for the treatment of COVID-19 patien...

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 1988/89

The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was conducted at a time when Uganda needed baseline information for planning and implementing national and regional programmes. The survey was conducted as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme in which surveys are being...

Sant-OGOOUE_IVINDO dans la Rpublique Gabonnaise