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Community Health Extension Workers National Policy 2018

In 2001, Ministry of Health established the Village Health Teams (VHT) strategy as an innovative approach to empower communities to participate in improving their own health as well as strengthen the delivery of health services at both the community and house hold levels. Despite implementing this s...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Communique of the High-Level Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Cross Border Collaboration for and Response to Ebola Virus Disease

Kampala, 12th October 2022

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 14, 30th Mar5th Apr 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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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Integrating mental health into primary care: A global perspective

As these and other stories in the report poignantly illustrate, primary care starts with people.And, integrating mental health services into primary care is the most viable way of ensuring that people have access to the mental health care they need. People can access mental healthservices closer to...

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Theme: Emergency Preparedness
Sub Theme: Primary Health Care
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Issue 30: 1 July 2019- 30 September 2019

This issue focuses on the first quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this informa...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Recommendations for Stepwise response to COVID-19

This document provides a high-level mapping of outbreak stages with guidance on how to time the minimum uptake of different interventions that have been recommended by Africa CDC, driven by evidence and science.

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Development Report 2020; Trading for Development in the age of Global value

This Report concludes that Global Value Chains (GVC)� can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty, provided that developing countries undertake deeper reforms and industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies. Technological change is likely to be more of a boon than...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The world health report 1999

Part One begins, in Chapter 1, by reviewing the dramatic decline in mortality in the 20th century. Income growth and improved educational levels - and consequent improvements in food intake and sanitation - have accounted for part of the mortality decline; but access to new knowledge, drugs and vacc...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Weekly Malaria Report, Week 19, 9 May - 15 May 2022

There has generally been a gradual increase in the number of confirmed cases, incidence, and the number of upsurge districts. This explains the increasing number of districts with an inadequate stock of ACTs and RDTs.The reporting rate has also generally been low It is important to note that since t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HCF Cleaning and disinfection procedures during EVD

HCF Cleaning and disinfection procedures during EVD presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material for Health Centre IIs and Pharmacies.�The holding area in pharmacies and HCF II such as chair or any equipment�touched by a suspect EVD case will require cleaning and disinfection after�the case...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings

The document titled Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings 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 Afric...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Refugee Health Report Uganda, June 2019

A total of 253,176 consultations were made in all the refugee serving health facilities in the refugee settlements in Uganda compared to 241,134 of May 2019. 78% of the consultations were Refugees and 22% were the host populations. Top morbidity causes were Malaria at 47%, skin diseases at 6%, water...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 194 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health, Weekly Executive Brief - Week 25

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 13 hours ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan 2010/11 - 2014/15

The Second National Health Policy (NHP II) puts the client and community at the forefront and adopts a client-centered approach with consideration of both the supply and demand side of healthcare. Good quality of care enhances clients�� satisfaction and their use of services. It increases job satisf...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 77: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 77: 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-77-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The present report provides a further update on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account the discussions of the Executive Board at its 140th session. Part I reports on global and regional progress made by Member States towards achieving Goal 3 (ensure healthy lives and...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Family Planning Performance Update- July 2021

The Family Planning monthly performance update for July, 2021 update has been compiled using our service statistics data (DHIS 2) as one of the principal instruments to monitor program performances. Reporting rates improved while Reporting rates on time slightly dropped when compared to the previous...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) 2020/21 - 2024/25

This National Development Plan (NDP) is the third in a series of six NDPs that will guide the nation in delivering the aspirations articulated in Uganda Vision 2040. The NDPIII (2020/21 - 2024/25) is anchored on the progress made, challenges encountered and lessons learnt from previous planning and...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 232 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sexual and reproductive health - laying the foundation for a more just world through research and action Biennial Report 2004 2005

The attitudes of sexually active couples to contraception are shaped by various factors: prevailing social and cultural norms; their own assessment of the risks of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; and their perce...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

International Health Regulations

The International Health Regulations (“the IHR” or “Regulations”) were adopted by the Health Assembly in 1969, having been preceded by the International Sanitary Regulations adopted by the Fourth World Health Assembly in 1951. The 1969 Regulations, which initially covered six “quarantinable diseases...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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