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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 31: 27th Jul-2nd Aug 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. This issue, we showcas...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Community Health Departments for hospitals

The health status of the Ugandan population is poor, with infant mortality rate of 97/1000 live birth (UDHS 1995) and Maternal mortality rate of 506/1000 live birth.The health status indicators reflect slow improvement over the past years.

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Call for Papers for a Special Edition on the COVID19 in Africa

The document titled Call for Papers for a Special Edition on the COVID‐19 in 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, Northern A...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Climate Change Profile Uganda

A landlocked country, Uganda��s regions - the mountain regions, lowlands, and the cattle corridor - differ in their vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Agriculture is the main economic sector, accounting for 25% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employing 70% of the labour force. Uganda faces...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations 986

The WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations met in Geneva from 14 to 18 October 2013. Dr M.-P. Kieny, Assistant Director-General of Health Systems and Innovation at the World Health Organization (WHO), welcomed participants on behalf of the Director-General. Dr Kieny t...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Uganda Digital Health Atlas, A Brief June 2018.

The Digital Health Atlas (DHA) -- www.digitalhealthatlas.org -- is an open-source digital health software developed by WHO as a web-based technology registration and assessment web platform to enable governments, technology implementers as well as donors to manage information about existing and new...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 198 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Population and Housing Census 2014

Demographic and socio-economic data are useful for planning and evidence-based decision making in any country.� �Such data are collected through Population Censuses, Demographic and Socio-economic Surveys, Civil Registration Systems and other Administrative sources. In Uganda, however, the Populatio...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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,...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A policymakers guide

The document titled Promoting mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A policymaker’s guide 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,...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 50 Minutes ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Operational Guide for Establishing and Implementing Mortality Surveillance in Africa, July 2024

In response to the growing necessity for accurate and timely information regarding deaths categorized by age, sex, and cause of death, underscored by the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) developed the Continental Framework d...

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Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Mortality Surveillance
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC COVID-19 Social Media Support Kit

The document titled Africa CDC COVID-19 Social Media Support Kit 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 Africa, Southern Afr...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-social-media-support-kit/?ind=1603786774940&filename=AfricaC...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Implementation research in health : A practical guide

This Guide presents an introduction to basic concepts used in implementation research and describes the range of approaches and applications that it can be used for. The main aim of the Guide is to support the development of and demand for implementation research that is problem-focused, action-orie...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status-Week 31 August 2021 2ND8TH AUG 2021

The reporting rate reporting rate increased to 75.2% in this week from 73.2% in last week. A total of 96,942 malaria confirmed cases were reported, decreased by 31.5% from 141,545 in the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 48.6% compared to 68.9% last week. The highest Test positivity...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources For Health Audit Report October 2010

This is the second HRH audit report that is intended to provide the Health Sector with up to date information on the current staffing in the public health sector. The available information was compiled between July and December 2010 and indicates that nationally, the proportion of approved positions...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 215 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 58: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 58: 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-58-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Abnormal Vaginal Discharge in Pregnancy

For Pregnant women with foul smelling sero-sanguinious (mixture of blood and puss) discharge, suspect cancer of the cervix and perform vaginal speculum examination The couple should use a condom or abstain from sexual intercourse during the course of treatment.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Year 2024-2028

This Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan is anchored on the�inclusive partnership between UNEPI and the stakeholders.�It establishes a common platform to monitor the National�Immunization Strategy (NIS 2024-2028) for the accomplishment�of program objectives hence attaining the program mission goal�...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines to Implement the Policy on Prevention and Response to Sexual Harassment

These guidelines provide guidance on definition of sexual harassment; applicable legal and policy frameworks; and outline strategies for prevention and response services and implementation mechanism for addressing sexual harassment in the health sector. The guidelines also provide detailed response...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Gender Based Violence
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Fertilizer Policy

Agriculture is and will, in the medium term, remain central to Uganda��s economic growth and poverty reduction. It employs nearly 80% of the population1, contributes approximately 25% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generates 40% of the country��s exports.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

MoH, Weekly Executive Brief - Week 29

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: 1 day ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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