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Millennium Development Goals : Uganda's Progress Report 2007

The report shows that although Uganda has made progress since the last reporting period there is still a long way to go if we are to achieve all the goals by 2015 especially the health related goals on child mortality and maternal health.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Outbreak Brief 60: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 60: 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-60-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Collaborative framework for care and control of tuberculosis and diabetes

Diabetes triples the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Consequently, rates of TB are higher in people with diabetes than in the general population, and diabetes is a common comorbidity in people with TB. Diabetes can worsen the clinical course of TB, and TB can worsen glycaemic control in people...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Collaborative%20framework%20for%20care%20a...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status week 29, 2020

Reporting rate this week was at 78.2%, a slight decline from78.7% in the previous week.This week, a total of 206,138 malaria cases were reported, an increase by 10% from the previous week.The following districts are experiencing malaria upsurges : Abim, Agago, Amudat, Bug-weri, Buyende, Isingiro, Ka...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Malaria Report 2020

In this year��s World malaria report, WHO reflects on key milestones that have shaped the global response to the disease over the last 2 decades - a period of unprecedented success in malaria control that saw 1.5 billion cases averted and 7.6 million lives saved.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (22 September 2020)

A. Executive summary ● Two studies report on a possibility of in-flight transmission of SARS-COV-2 over long commercial flights among passengers and flight attendants. The studies suggest that guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Supply Chain Assessment Capability and Performance Report, August 2018

The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), the USAID Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, and the USAID Uganda Health...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 199 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 42: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 2 November 2020, a total of 1,803,464 COVID-19 cases and 43,389 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 4% of all cases reported globally. The majority of countries (41, 75%) are still reporting community transmission....

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-42-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 25 Minutes ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Injection safety in the context of an EVD outbreak

This job aide is a description of the practices that should be in place to prevent the transmission of infections when�using injections.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2007_Injection%20safety%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health 2011 Statistical Abstract

The Ministry of Health has been producing the Annual Statistical Abstract since 2009. With support from UBOS and other implementing partners, the Annual Statistical Abstract is produced to highlight progress in the health sector basing on selected health indicators depending on the availability of d...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 6 days ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infant Mortality in Uganda 1995-2000

Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Infant%20Mortality%20in%20Uganda%20%28fina...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Couples HIV Counselling and Testing Participants Handbook 2009

After a quarter of a century of a generalized HIV epidemic, Uganda continues to experience a severe and mature HIV epidemic. Currently, 6.4% of adults and 0.7% of children are infected with HIV - about one million people nationwide.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Making Safe Blood Available in Africa.

This publication is about how to make safe blood especially for tranfusion. Making blood free of contegious diseases like HIV/AIDS thus reducing the risk of transmitting such diseases.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 15: 6th-12th 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 br...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Health Risks, Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks

The leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as hea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Health%20Risks%202009.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Safe Vaccination Administration in the Context of COVID-19 in Africa

Risk dimension Healthcare workers/vaccinators and vaccine recipients may be at risk of exposure to COVID-19, but adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) measures can reduce the risk of transmission. Administrative controls, including universal screening and triage, and environmental cont...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 days ago 193 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 19 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 19 May 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, Northern...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-19-may-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The New National Guidelines (2010) for PMTCT and Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV

Guidance on PMTCT is provided regularly to countries by WHO.�Uganda launched the first PMTCT policy guidelines in 2002,following lessons learnt from the PMTCT pilot in 2000.�Main drug was sd NVP tab for mother in labour and baby within 72 hours after delivery,�AZT from 36 weeks of gestation, in labo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20new%20PMTCT%20Guidelines-Dr.%20Esiru...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 197 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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