The document titled COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for 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, Nort...
Agencies of the State, all citizens, organisations and other bodies and persons in applying or interpreting the Constitution or any other law and in taking and implementing any policy decisions for the establishment and promotion of a just, free and democratic society. (ii) The President shall repor...
The document titled Statement on Herbal Remedies and Medicines for Prevention and Treatment of 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, Easter...
• Since the beginning of the pandemic, the African Union’s response has been anchored in solidarity and collaboration and followed the “whole of Africa” approach. It has created institutions, such as the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), which are critical to the pandemic response and will a...
This report covers the experiences and lessons learned during the distribution of free long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to nine UPHOLD supported districts between December 2005 and March 2006, using the existing Home-based Management of Fever (HBMF) system as the distribution channel.
This policy has been developed to foster the development of IT as an industry as well as spearhead development of IT Enabled Services (ITES).
This document provides a framework for monitoring and evaluating PACT implementation and decision-making at the continental level.Africa CDC will use all possible mechanisms through its Regional Collaborating Centres (RCCs), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), other partners such as the World...
In Week 41 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that submitted a report this week was 85.9% which represents a 40.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Since week 1 of 2016, there has been a sustained national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 23.3% (27/11...
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This change package is written to scale up best practices on improved uptake and continuity of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). It details the specific gap, changes tested to address the gap, evidence that it worked, and how the change was implemented. The changes were tested within the context of f...
The proportion of health facilities that reported during week 50 was 80.4% reflecting a 18.2% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 16.4% (19/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 53.4% (62/116) of the districts achieved the national targe...
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests, sometimes called ��dipsticks�� or ��malaria rapid diagnostic devices�� (MRDDs), detect specific antigens (proteins) produced by malaria parasites. These antigens are present in the blood of infected or recently infected people. The RDT signifies their presence by a co...
Using weight-for-height: WHO and UNICEF recommend the use of a cut-off for weight-forheight of below -3 standard deviations (SD) of the WHO standards to identify infants and children as having SAM. The commonly used cut-off is the same cut-off for both the new 2006 WHO child growth standards (WHO st...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 20 April 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, Northe...
This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. TB infection control is a combination of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The foundation of infection control is early and ra...
The objective of the patients�� charter is to empower health consumers to demand high quality health care, to promote the rights of patients and to improve the quality of life of all Ugandans and finally eradicate poverty nationwide. The patients charter and its constant review processes will enable...
During week 40, a total of 52,261 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 34 deaths due to malaria. Malaria, Typhoid, Measles and Dysentery were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 179 babies died within one week of life and 14 moth...
IMAI/IMCI (Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness/Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) is a multi-departmental project in WHO producing guidelines and training materials for first-level facility health workers in low-resource settings. IMAI/IMCI are part of the WHO model essent...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zimbabwe 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, Norther...
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...
