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Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established in Kenya in 1979 through the Science and Technology (Repealed) Act, Cap 250 of the Laws of Kenya operated under the Scie...

https://www.kemri.go.ke/
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 35 Minutes ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of the World Population 2017

In today��s world, gaps in wealth have grown shockingly wide. Billions of people linger at the bottom, denied their human rights and prospects for a better life. At the top, resources and privileges accrue at explosive rates, pushing the world ever further from the vision of equality embodied in the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/State%20of%20the%20World%20Population%2020...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 12 hours ago 42 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Household cleaning and decontamination for confirmed/probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases

This document is a detailed step-by-step procedure for cleaning and decontaminating of the house where a confirmed/probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case (s) have been treated. This should be done as soon as possible, within a maximum of 3 days after the departure�of the confirmed / probable case.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2003_Household_Cleaning_...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 42 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 51: 14th -20th Dec 2020

We are pleased to share our 51st 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20Week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 28 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The National Immunisation Strategy (NIS) 2024-2028

The National Immunisation Strategy (NIS) replaces the comprehensive Multi-Year Plan (cMYP) as a country-specific guiding tool for the planning, coordination and implementation of immunisation activities. The strategy clearly defines what is to be achieved in the next five years, in terms of the anti...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/NATIONAL%20IMMUNISATION%20STRATEGY%20%28NI...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 51 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Managment of Puerperperal Sepsis/Pyrexia

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Puerperal%20Sepsis.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 41 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COMMUNITY USE OF FACE MASKS (2)

Background: According to current evidence, SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – is primarily transmitted from people with the disease through respiratory droplets and contact routes. There are increasing indications that people with asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic or early stages of infection...

https://africacdc.org/download/community-use-of-face-masks-2/?ind=1601885321529&filename=Community u...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Schemes of Service for the Nursing and Midwifery Cadre

The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Act (1996) section 2 defines a nurse and a midwife as ��persons trained and qualified in the promotion of health, prevention of disease and care of the sick and registered or enrolled under section 24 of the same Act��. A nurse or midwife therefore provides holistic ca...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Schemes%20of%20Service%20for%20the%20Nursi...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 40 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control 2019 update

Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the most important cause of death from a single infectious microorganism.1 Although recent decades have witnessed increased efforts in the fight to end TB, fundamental gaps are hampering these efforts, particularly in resource-constrained settings and in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Guidelines%20on%20Tuberculosis%20Inf...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 28 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Preventing youth violence: an overview of the evidence

This manual reviews what is known about the prevalence and consequences of youth violence, the underlying risk factors and scientific studies on the effectiveness of youth violence prevention programmes. It also provides brief notes on how to strengthen youth violence prevention efforts. The prevent...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Preventing%20youth%20violence-an%20overvie...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Environmental Health policy

This Policy� establishes the enviromental health priorities of the Government of Uganda and provides a frame work for the development of services and programmes at national and local government levels.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Essential Medicines and Health Supplies Management Manual, Third Edition

This manual represents the revised and updated edition of the Essential Medicines and Health Supplies�(EMHS) Management Manual, following its initial publication in 2012. The Department of�Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM) of the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with�development partn...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20Essential%20Medicines%20and%20Ess...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 40 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global status report on road safety 2018

The Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclis...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Status%20Report%20on%20Road%20Saf...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Helping Health Workers Learn A book of methods

Such a world-wide goal is very worthy. But in some ways it is dangerous. For there is a risk of trying to reach that goal in ways that become so standardized, so impersonal, so controlled by those in power, that many of the human qualities essential to health��and to health care�� are lost. There is...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Helping%20Health%20Workers%20Learn_compres...
Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Bulletin - week 31

The malaria weekly bulletin�for Epi week�31�(1st August - 7th August 2022).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2031.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outcome Statement on the 2nd Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference under the theme Youth Leadership for a Safer and Healthier Africa

Africa has a high disease burden which not only poses a threat to the health of its people but also impedes its progress towards achieving the Goal 1.3 Healthy and well-nourished citizens of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Africa is also the youngest continent in terms of population, with approx...

https://africacdc.org/download/2nd-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-africa-cdc-unde...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Decentralization of Uganda Medical Board

Theme: Workforce Development
Sub Theme: Human Resource Planning
Category: Last updated: 11 hours ago 111 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Now these countries want to build on the many successes of the past 15 years, and go further. The new set of goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aims to end poverty and hunger by 2030. World leaders, recognizing the connection between people and planet, have set goals for the land, the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%202030.p...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 38 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 50: 7th-13th Dec 2020

We are pleased to share our 50th 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20Week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 38 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

The PIP Framework aims to balance virus sharing with benefit sharing on an equal footing. Advances in vaccine, antiviral and diagnostic technology alone are not enough to protect a world against a pandemic. Whereas access to health services and products remains unequal around the world, the influenz...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pandemic%20influenza%20preparedness%20revi...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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