WHO guidelines on the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection provide a public health approach for scaling up HIV care and treatment programmes and focus on simplified, harmonized and effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens for use in resource-limited sett...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (13 October 2021) 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, No...
Background There has been increasing use of body worn labels or tags, impregnated with chemical disinfectants, and worn on a lanyard or clipped to clothing, with the purpose of protecting against SARS-COV-2 virus. These are marketed as air purifier capable of removing viruses, bacteria and smog and...
This manual is intended to provide process evaluation technical assistance to OSH staff, grantees and partners. It defines process evaluation and describes the rationale, benefits, key data collection components, and program evaluation management procedures. It also discusses how process evaluation...
International travel has become increasingly easy and readily available. Ever greater numbers of people are using international air travel for many reasons including business, tourism, immigration, asylum seeking or humanitarian activities. There is a potential risk of transmission of tuberculosis (...
This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community district, and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – September 2018 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 Africa,...
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, the planet, and prosperity.� It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms� and� dimensions,� including� extreme� poverty,� is� the� greatest� global� challenge and� an indispensable r...
The number of cases of HIV and AIDS among women and adolescent girls in Brazil has been gradually increasing since the epidemic began. In the period from 1980 to June 2007, were identified 314,000 cases of AIDS among males and 160,000 among females1.
The Statistical Abstract is an annual publication compiled by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, which provides the statistical summary on various socio-economic indicators for Uganda. Some figures in this edition may vary from those in the earlier editions due to the updates. Note that some of the CY 201...
A. Background The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) identify mapping and using priority health risks and resources as one of the core capacities in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR). Effective preparedness and swift response to epidemic is the goal of Africa Centres...
The recently unveiled African Union’s Bio-manufacturing Workforce Development Workshop Report 2023 and the United Nations Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 spotlight the critical role of a skilled and adaptable workforce. Additionally, the commitment of BRICS member states, Africa CDC, and...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 134: 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...
The World report on ageing and health responds to these challenges by recommending equally profound changes in the way health policies for ageing populations are formulated and services are provided. As the foundation for its recommendations, the report looks at what the latest evidence has to say a...
Malaria cases have declined from 100,830 cases in week 32 to 99,672 cases in week 33 which can be attributed to a decline in reporting rates. 16 malaria deaths were reported. The highest number of deaths were in Mbale(3), Nebbi(2), and Hoima(2). Karamoja region has consistently reported the highes...
The HIMS is a routine monitorng system that plays a specific role in the monitoring and evaluation process. The HIMS is intended to provide warning signals through the use of indicators.
The overall purpose of the review was to estimate the extent to which the Member State mechanism had progressed in achieving its objectives in the period 2012-2016; to identify gaps and remaining challenges; and to make recommendations on the way forward.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) reviewed its Client Charter 2012/13 - 2014/15 in line with the long term international and national development goals and objectives as spelt out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Vision 2040, Second National Health Plan (NHP II), National Development Plan...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 38: 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...
The quarterly report on the facility stock status of the 41 tracer items (in different baskets) provides information about the stock situation of health facilities in the country in order to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders to make appropriate logistics decisions that ensure an eff...
