Hand hygiene can save your life

The document titled Hand hygiene can save your life offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuable gui...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 2, 9th - 15th January, 2017

The proportion of health facilities that reported during week 2 was 85% reflecting a 25.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 18% (21/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 70% (81/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80...

Integrated Quantification Report for Essential Medicines and Health Supplies, FY 2023/24 - 2025/26

The Ministry of Health (MoH) Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM) coordinated the first integrated quantification process for Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS) for the public and PNFP sector for Financial Years 2023/24 - 2025/26.�Quantification is a core component...

The World health report 2000 : health systems : improving performance

Today and every day, the lives of vast numbers of people lie in the hands of health systems. From the safe delivery of a healthy baby to the care with dignity of the frail elderly, health systems have a vital and continuing responsibility to people throughout the lifespan. They are crucial to the he...

Global wealth report 2014

The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on global household wealth. Since 2010, we have collaborated with Professors Anthony Shorrocks and Jim Davies, recognized authorities on this topic, and the principal authors of ��Personal Wea...

National HIV Testing Services Policy and Implementation Guidelines Uganda

The revised HTS policy and Implementation guidelines replace the 2010 Uganda HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Policy and National Implementation guidelines for HCT, 2010. It is informed by new evidence generated from implementation of HTS at international, regional and national levels as well as le...

Nutrition During Pregnancy And Breastfeeding

Safe preparation of food HIV and nutrition Eat a variety of foods What supplements do you need? Pregnant and breastfeeding women need to

Uganda National Drug policy 2002

The publication of this first comprehensive and detailed Uganda National Drug Policy marks a significant step forward in the overall development of national health services in general and national pharmaceutical services in particular. Now for the first time we have available a vital reference point...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (11 August 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (11 August 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, Nor...

COVID-19 Update: Keeping safe and healthy through the holidays

The likelihood that someone at a family gathering will be carrying the SARS-COV-2 virus is directly related to the number of infected people that are present in that community. In areas that are experiencing high transmission, there is a high likelihood that someone at your holiday gathering could b...

HIV AND AIDS Uganda Country progress Report; 2013

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 26: 22nd-28th June 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...

Outbreak Brief 49: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 49: 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...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (25 August 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 August 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, Nor...

HIV and Infant Feeding Counselling Tools

The fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) �� to reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate �� is ambitious, but achievable. Currently, more than 10 million children under five die each year, four million of them in the first month. It is estimated that around two-t...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 45: 4th Oct -10th Nov 2019

During week 45, the reporting rates were as follows,�National rate was 78.0% less than 78.2% in week 44,�Central regional had 68.2% more than 67.9% in week 44 Eastern region had 76.3% less than 77.7% in week 44,�Western was 85.5%) less than 86.2% in week 44,�Northern was (82.1%) less than 86.9% in W...

National Condom Programming Strategy

The development, review and production of the National Condom Programming Strategy has been achieved through wide consultations with various stakeholders at National, District and Community levels. This activity was directed through the AIDS Control Programme (STD/ACP), in close collaboration with t...

Interim guidance on COVID-19 Rapid Antigen self-testing to African Union Member States

To counteract these gaps, the Africa CDC and partners have recommended the introduction, adoption and implementation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing to complement the existing facility-based testing protocols and improve access to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. The Africa CDC in collaborati...

Statement on COVID-19 and the training of healthcare professionals in Africa

Healthcare workforce development is critical to meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) and other health-related SDGs and to achieve universal healthcare coverage (UHC)2(p3) in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic further compounds the already ill equipped, under-staffed strained, and over-stretched...

Internal Directive on Project Closure

The document titled Internal Directive on Project Closure offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuab...