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Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision Services A Report of Qualitative Research in Kampala, Kayunga, Pallisa, Kasese and Mbale Districts - Uganda March, 2010

This report contains the findings of the study on ��Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Services�� commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University - Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with funding from the United States Agency for International Develop...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Factors%20that%20influence%20Decisions%20t...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Strategizing National health in the 21st century: a handbook

This handbook aims to make the case that strategizing - meaning designing plans and policies to achieve a particular goal related to the health of a nation - is absolutely critical in the 21st century. It is not only recommended by the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO), but is als...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Strategizing%20National%20Health%20in%20th...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector

The document titled COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Sector 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 Africa,...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-guidance-for-educational-sector/?ind=1594645037745&filename=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Atlas of headache disorders and resources in the world 2011

Headache disorders are among the most common disorders of the nervous system, causing substantial ill-health and disability in populations throughout the world. Despite this, they are underestimated in scope and scale, and there is little recognition of their public-health impact. It is not known ho...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Atlas%20of%20headache%20disorders%20and%20...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV Sero Behavioural Survey in Fishing Communities of the lake Victoria Basin of Uganda

The survey fieldwork was conducted in forty six fishing communities of the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda in August 2010. The main aim was to establish HIV prevalence among fishing communities, the associated drivers of risk and vulnerability; and the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS response. The surv...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Atlas 2017 Completion Guide

This document was prepared by the WHO Mental Health Atlas team aiming to support the process of data collection and processing.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20Health%20Atlas%202017.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 142: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 142: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-142-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on medications to treat Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-medications-to-treat-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 Minutes ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement of guidance and recommendations to African Union Member States on the epidemic modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic

What models got right in the African context: Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobiliz...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-of-guidance-and-recommendations-to-african-union-member-sta...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Nurses And Midwives Act

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Nurses%20and%20Midwives%20Act_1.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Applying Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) to HIV Services in Uganda

This report, which concludes Phase 1 of the ABC/M application, provides a retrospective baseline of HIV costs for one year at four different costs levels: facility, community, client, and above-site.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/USAID%20UHSS_ABCM%20Report_2022_508.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Monthly executive brief, April 2022

This report provides a monthly update on key program indicators in the health sector. It provides an overview of; OPD attendance, admissions, top causes of mortality and morbidity, teenage pregnancy, Maternal & Perinatal deaths and public health events.Overall number of teenage pregnancies were 12%...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Monthly%20Executive%20Brief_April2022.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 196 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations 986

The WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations met in Geneva from 14 to 18 October 2013. Dr M.-P. Kieny, Assistant Director-General of Health Systems and Innovation at the World Health Organization (WHO), welcomed participants on behalf of the Director-General. Dr Kieny t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Who%20expert%20comittee%20for%20pharmaceut...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2019

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic provides comparable data to enable analysis of progress towards protecting the world��s people from what is now globally the biggest single preventable cause of death. As this latest edition shows, there is much to applaud. Already 5 billion people are now c...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20report%20on%20Global%20Tobacco%20epi...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 153: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 153: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-153-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PEPFAR HIV Surge Implementing Partners Performance

This publication is about the adoption of the surge initiative to rapidly increase the number of individuals enrolled on Antiretroviral treatment to meet national targets for HIV epidemic control with six priority implementation areas emphasized in the innitial phase.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Nutrition Report 2015

The Global Nutrition Report 2015 reminds us of the paramount importance of nutrition to human well-being and productivity. The underlying message of the report is that, unless governments, donors, and stakeholders commit to and make themselves accountable for improved nutrition in our societies, ach...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Nutrition%20Report%202015.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa

The document titled Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers 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, Northern...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-infection-prevention-among-contact-tracers-in-africa/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 25: 15th-21st June 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 brin...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Planning Guidelines Supplement To the Local Government Planning Process

The multiple challenges facing the health sector in Uganda, as in many other developing countries, need a well defined course of action to address them at the different levels of the National Health System. The plans that evolve to address these health problems should have clearly set objectives tha...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Republic%20of%20Uganda%20Health%20planning...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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