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Improving Maternal and Newborn Care in Northern Uganda

This report is about improving maternal and newborn care in Northern Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Improving%20Maternal%20and%20Nnewborn%20Ca...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Published Papers Indexed in PUBMED CENTRAL (PMC)

1. Carnevale CR, Woldetsadik MA, Shiver A, Gutierrez M, Chhea C, Ilori E, Jani I, Ma-Cauley J, Mukonka V, Nsanzimana S, Ospina ML, Raji T, Spotts Whitney EA, Bratton S. Benefits and Challenges of Consolidating Public Health Functions into a National Public Health Institute: A Policy Analysis. Health...

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Child and Adolescent mental Health Policy Guidelines

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines are designed to promote Mental Health and prevent Mental, Neurological and Substance use disorders among children and adolescents. These guidelines are a statement by the Government of Uganda to set a clear direction in development of Mental,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child%20and%20Adolescent%20Mental%20Health...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Water and Sanitation Sector Gender Statistics Profile

Development of the Gender Statistics Gender Statistics Profiles is anchored in the Beijing Platform for Action, which underscores the need for gender analysis as one of the critical starting points for Gender Mainstreaming. The main objectives of compiling the Gender Statistics Gender Statistics Pro...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Water%20and%20Sanitation%20Sector%20Gender...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 12 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO recommendations for clinical mentoring to support scale-up of HIV care, antiretroviral therapy and prevention in resource-constrained settings

This publication discusses the rationale and relevance of clinical mentoring to the public health approach to scaling up HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (antiretroviral therapy). This discussion is based on the Planning Consultation on Clinical Mentoring: Approaches and Tools to Support Scaling-...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Recommendations%20for%20clinical%20m...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 74: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 74: 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-74-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Report on Vision 2019

The World report on vision seeks to stimulate action in countries to address these challenges by proposing integrated people-centred eye care (IPCEC) as an approach to health system strengthening that builds the foundation for service delivery to address population needs

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20Report%20on%20Vision%202019.pdf
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World health statistics 2017: monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals

World Health Statistics 2017 focuses on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets by bringing together data on a wide range of relevant SDG indicators. In some cases, as indicator definitions are being refined and baseline data are being collected, pro...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20Health%20Statistics%202017_0.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Quality Improvement For Mental Health

Everyone in need should have access to basic mental health care. This key principle, identified by the World Health Organization, requires that mental health care be�affordable, equitable, geographically accessible, available on a voluntary basis and of adequate quality.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 2025 Strategic Plan

The document titled Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan offers a comprehensive insight into Biosafety and Biosecurity, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Sou...

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Questions and answers on COVID-19 vaccine

When injected with the vaccine, the body responds to the germ proteins in the vaccine by producing specific antibodies that attach to the proteins and prepare the body to fight infection by the germ. When the real germ then infects the body, the antibodies attach to proteins on the surface of the ge...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda population -Based HIV Impact Assessment UPHIA 2016-2017

The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Population%20Based%20HIV%20Impact...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin-Week 22

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ug%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin2024Wk23%20...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Child Poverty and Deprivation in Uganda

With 57% of our population below the age of 18, Uganda is a young country and there is no doubting that our future lies with our children. In 2040, when our national Vision is to be a middle income country, children being born now will be the productive engine of our economy. The Child Poverty Repor...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Children%27s%20health%20status%20in%20Ugan...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 3: 13th-19th Jan 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week_03_Epi_bulletin%202020.pdf
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2018 Report

Over the last two decades, the world made substantial progress in reducing mortality among children and young adolescents (including children under age 5, children aged 5��9 and young adolescents aged 10��14). Still, in 2017 alone, an estimated 6.3 million children and young adolescents died, mostly...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Child-Mortality-Report-2018.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

First 100 Days: Delivering the New Deal

H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya was appointed as the first Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in February 2023 by the 36th Africa Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Upon assuming office on the 20th April 2023, he committed to three fundamental...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 236 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence 998

The thirty-seventh meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 16 to 20 November 2015. Mr Cornelis de Joncheere, Director, WHO Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP), opened the meeting. He welcomed all participants on beh...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Redistribution Strategy for Prevention of Expiry and Handling of Expired Medicines and Health Supplies

Uganda is currently using both a push (kit -based) and pull (order -based) system to supply essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) to health facilities. Higher-level health facilities (Hospitals and Health Centres level (HCIV) utilize the pull system by requesting EMHS from the National Medi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Redistribution%20Guidelines%202012.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, August 2024

Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...

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