Outbreak Brief 23: COVID-19 Pandemic 23 June 2020

As of 9 am EAT 23 June 2020, a total of 315,410 COVID-19 cases and 8,334 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 3.6% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (16 June 2020), 63,544 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 25% increase compared to...

Evaluation of Certain Food Additives Report 1014, 2019

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) met in Geneva from 12 to 21 June 2018. The meeting was opened by Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses of the World Health Organization (WHO), on behalf of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghe...

A Roadmap Towards Universal Health Coverage In Uganda 2020/21 to 2029/30

Uganda has made major progress over the last two decades to move towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Significant reform efforts include establishing a well-defined essential package of health services, improving the financing of healthcare by introducing free health services in public hospitals...

The Uganda National land Policy Final Draft

In Uganda, land continues to be a critical factor, as it is the most essential pillar of human existence and national development. Uganda has never had a clearly defined and / or consolidated National Land Policy since the advent of colonialism in the nineteenth century. This National Land Policy, t...

Public health emergencies in war and armed conflicts in Africa: What is expected from the global health community?

The document titled Public health emergencies in war and armed conflicts in Africa: What is expected from the global health community? offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...

Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 9 25th Feb to 3rd Mar 2019

Reporting rate this week (86.4%) represents change from the previous week, 2019W8 (86.7%).�There was a 10% drop reported in malaria cases (106,503 in W8 vs. 95,761 this week.�The West Nile districts of Adjumani (13) & Moyo (13) reported incidence rates >10 cases/1,000 population. Further south, Nama...

Malaria Weekly update report for week 19, 2018

Weekly reporting improved to 74% in week 19 from 60% in the previous week,28 deaths due to malaria have been reported this week. Confirmed incidence of Malaria is highest in West Nile, greater than 6 people per 1,000 population. Test Positivity Rate is highest in the Western Region, West Nile and so...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 16, 18th - 24th April, 2016

In week 16 2016 all the 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 77%. 12 (11%) districts had 100% all of their health facilities reporting and 52% of the districts achieved the national target reporting rate of at least 80%. No district had less than a third of their facilities repor...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (20 October 2020)

A. Executive summary  Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from samples collected during the early phase of the pandemic in Kenya identified 8 global lineages and at least 76 independent SARS-CoV-2 introductions into the Kenyan coast. The dominant B.1 lineage (European origin) accounted for...

Uganda Pharmaceutical Sector Report 2010

In June 2010, the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Securing Ugandans�� Right to Essential Medicines (SURE) Program, collected data for the 2010 Pharmaceutical Sector Report. This report presents the findings of t...

Critical Staffing needs for Support by Partners

As the lead institution on the continent in the fight against COVID-19, Africa CDC had anticipated that COVID-19 outbreak would inevitably impact Africa and has been working actively with African Union Member States and partners on preparedness and response to the disease in the continent.As part of...

Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision Services A Report of Qualitative Research in Kampala, Kayunga, Pallisa, Kasese and Mbale Districts - Uganda March, 2010

This report contains the findings of the study on ��Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Services�� commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University - Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with funding from the United States Agency for International Develop...

Ministry of Health 2012 Statistical Abstract

Despite a general increase in the resources allocated to the health sector from both Government of Uganda and donor projects over the last 5 years, the percentage of government allocation to health as a proportion of the total Government of Uganda budget has significantly declined from FY 2009/10

Outbreak Brief 36: COVID-19 Pandemic 22 September 2020

As of 9am East African Time (EAT) 22 September 2020, a total of 1,412,310 COVID-19 cases and 34,072 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 52,586 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 2% decrease in...

Rapid Situation Analysis of Community Health Workforce in Uganda

This report presents the results of the community health worker rapid assessment conducted in 61districts of Uganda. The assessment was conducted between May and June 2016 to quickly develop a preliminary understanding of the community health worker situation in Uganda.

Zoonotic diseases and warnings about their increasing frequency