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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
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Empowering Africas healthcare future: the crucial role of human capital development in bio- and pharmaceutical manufacturing

The recently unveiled African Union’s Bio-manufacturing Workforce Development Workshop Report 2023 and the United Nations Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 spotlight the critical role of a skilled and adaptable workforce. Additionally, the commitment of BRICS member states, Africa CDC, and...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: New Public Health Order
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, October 2022

Today, Rwanda has a 77 percent vaccination rate, surpassing the 70 percent target set by the WHO in 2021. Countries that have attained vaccination between 50 percent and 70 percent include Morocco at 61.9 percent, and Tunisia at 52.8 percent. Meanwhile, about 22.7 percent of the continent’s populati...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 123 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...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Interim guidance on COVID-19 Rapid Antigen self-testing to African Union Member States

To counteract these gaps, the Africa CDC and partners have recommended the introduction, adoption and implementation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing to complement the existing facility-based testing protocols and improve access to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. The Africa CDC in collaborati...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 48: 23rd-29th Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 48th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 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 respond...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (01 December 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (01 December 2020) 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, N...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Tuberculosis report 2017

The purpose of WHO��s Global Tuberculosis Report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in care and prevention at global, regional and country levels.1 This is done in the context of recommended global TB strategies and associated targets, and broa...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 49: 2nd -8th Dec 2019

This weekly epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakehold-ers at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, pre-venting and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Uganda in Figures 2019

This booklet provides summary statistics from various statistical publications compiled by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The statistics give indication of current social and economic trends in the country. Reference should be made to more detailed published

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 7 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Summary 2016 Program Review River Blindness Elimination Programs 2017

The Carter Center River Blindness Elimination Program held its 21st annual review, March 27-29, 2017 at its Atlanta headquarters. The review focused on the 2016 RBEP achievements, challenges, and operational research and provided recommendations for 2017 activities in each of the RBEP assited countr...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Atlas of Health and Climate

Human health is profoundly affected by weather and climate. Extreme weather events kill tens of thousands of people every year and undermine the physical and psychological health of millions. Droughts directly affect nutrition and the incidence of diseases associated with malnutrition. Floods and cy...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
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Cancer control, Palliative care

Palliative care meets the needs of all patients requiring relief from symptoms, and the needs of patients and their families for psychosocial and supportive care. This is particularly true when patients are in advanced stages and have a very low chance of being cured, or when they are facing the ter...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 5 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 5 May 2020 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 115 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The occupational safety and health Act, 2006

This publication is basically about� the terminologies used in health ministry of Uganda.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Guideline and systematic review on hand hygiene and the use of chlorine in the context of Ebola

"Ebola threatens everything that makes us human," says Bruce Aylward of World Health Organisation. With calm measure, Bruce walks us through how the Ebola epidemic exploded.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Risk assessment form for health workers with an occupational exposure to Ebola

This form should be completed for all health workers who have been exposed to a patient with Ebola, their body fluids, or�objects contaminated with body fluids. The form aids in the risk assessment for health workers (HW��s) after exposure to�determine the risk categorization of each HW and inform t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children

Every year some 10.6 million children die before they reach their fifth birthday. Seven out of every 10 of these deaths are due to diarrhoea, pneumonia, measles, malaria or malnutrition. The WHO manual Management of Severe Malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers and the...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global wealth report 2014

The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on global household wealth. Since 2010, we have collaborated with Professors Anthony Shorrocks and Jim Davies, recognized authorities on this topic, and the principal authors of ��Personal Wea...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 17 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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