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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (28 September 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (28 September 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,...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 46, 14th - 20th November, 2016

During Week 46 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 78.1% indicating a 24.2% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 10.3% (12/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 51.7% (60/116) of the districts achieved...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Implementation of workload Indicators of Staffing need methodology in Uganda 2019

This guide presents the Workload Indictors of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology as an analytic planning and management tool for the management of human resources for health in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Implementation%20of%20w...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 48, 28th November - 4th December, 2016

During Week 48 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 83.3% indicating a 15.4% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 14.7% (17/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 68.1% (79/116) of the districts achieved...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2048%202016.pdf
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition : Guidelines

Malnutrition is the deficiency of protein,energy, as well as vitamins leading to loss of body fats and muscle tissues. It is a major public health concern in Uganda that affects both children and adults.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/IMAM%20%281%29.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving the Quality of HIV-Related Point of Care Testing

HIV-related point-of-care testing technologies have become widely available in last the few years and can potentially play a major role in achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets through increasing access to diagnostics in low- and middle-income countries. However, challenges remain regarding the appr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Handbook%20on%20HIV%20point%20of%20care%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic

Preventing a crisis such as acute shortage of PPE for healthcare workers should be prioritised by health authorities in Africa, and in this context as part of the COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 response team or IPC team should include actions to prevent PPE shortages in their planning, as adequate...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Electronic Human Resource Information System Access for Implementating Partners and all other Stakeholders

The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from Implementing Partners (IPs) across the country has been able to train key personnel from 112 districts in iHRIS - a web based electronic system. The trainees included people from the Ministry of Health Headquarters, District CAOs, HR officers, Biostatis...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS_Data_Access_Guidelines.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The role of Africa CDC during response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Lessons learnt for future pandemics preparedness, prevention, and response

The document titled The role of Africa CDC during response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Lessons learnt for future pandemics preparedness, prevention, and response offers a comprehensive insight into Disease Control and Prevention, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses...

https://africacdc.org/download/the-role-of-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-during-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Disease Control and Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Putting on and Removing PPE in the context of EVD

Putting on and Removing PPE in the context of EVD presentation is an EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and pharmacies.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Putting%20on%20and%20Removing%20PPE%20in%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Tuberculosis Medicines Web-Based Ordering and Reporting System (TWOS) Report Period: April-May 2019

The TWOS report for the period April- May 2019, summarizes facility reporting rates, timeliness of submission, patient numbers, estimates of stock status and central warehouse order fulfilment rates. It provides recommendations and actions to be taken by various stakeholders to mitigate supply issue...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/TWOS%20Report%20As%20of%201st%20June%20201...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Certified African Regional professionals: Level 1 Biorisk Management

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and int...

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The Guidebook Nutritional Anemia

Anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and young children. It is a disease with multiple causes, both nutritional (vitamin and mineral deficiencies) and non-nutritional (infection) that frequently co-occ...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Guidebook%20Nutritional%20Anemia.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 202 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan

The prevalence of infant and young child obesity is increasing in all countries, with the most rapid rises occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The number of overweight or obese young children globally increased from 31 million in 1990 to 42 million in 2015. In the African Region alone ove...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ending%20Childhood%20obesity%20implementat...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 39, 26th September - 2nd October, 2016

During Week 39 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 84.8% which represents a 36.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Since week 1 of 2016, there has been a steady national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 20.7% (24/116) distri...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 10, 29th February - 6th March, 2016

In week 10 of 2016, all 112 (100%) districts reported. Average reporting rate was maintained at 74.4%. 10 districts had (100%) all of their health facilities reporting; 53 districts (47%) achieved the national target of 80% reporting. Only one (1) districts had less than 30% of the health facilities...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Roadmap for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda 2020/21- 2024/25

The new SDG roadmap is needed in order to ensure that the SDG Coordination Framework and related interventions are in conformity with the Third National Development Plan (NDP III) programme areas. The NDP III review revealed an increase in the alignment of SDG targets to the NDP from 69 percent duri...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Roadmap%20for%20the%20Implementation%20of%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Model List of Essential Medicines 2011

The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health��care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost��effective medicines for priority conditions. Priority conditions are selected on the basis of current and estimated future public health relevance, and potential for...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Communication Strategy for Malaria Control in Uganda

Uganda ranks sixth among African countries with high malaria-related mortality rates, and has one of the highest reported malaria transmission rates in the world.� The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that globally malaria is a major cause of ill health and deaths, with approximately 16 milli...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20communication%20strategy%20for%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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
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