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Social determinants of sexual and reproductive health

While the last two decades have seen improvements in access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, progress in many countries has been slow and - after decades of investments - disappointing. Social activists and health analysts have highlighted the potential role that...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS ethical aspects : A report of an international symposium.

Throughout the symposium, global trends and perspectives concerning ethical aspects on HIV/AIDS� were reviewed by National and International experts including a researcher, health practitioner, a legal specialist, and a representative of suportive groups who made presentations and participated in a...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Poverty Status Report : Reducing vulnerability, equalising opportunities and transforming livelihoods.

The reduction of poverty and vulnerability is an integral part of Uganda��s national development. This report considers the national development process from the point of view of an individual household. From this perspective, socioeconomic transformation means that all households are made more secu...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 33 Minutes ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Distribution of Free Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Nine UPHOLD-Supported Districts in Uganda

This report covers the experiences and lessons learned during the distribution of free long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to nine UPHOLD supported districts between December 2005 and March 2006, using the existing Home-based Management of Fever (HBMF) system as the distribution channel.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

UNAIDS data 2019

Globally, new HIV infections among young women aged 15-24 years were reduced by 25% between 2010 and 2018. This is good news, but of course it remains unacceptable that every week 6000 adolescent girls and young women become infected with HIV. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of women a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UNAIDS%20data%202019.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Integrating Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support (NACS) into health service delivery - Reference Manual

The Ministry of Health and development partners have provided targeted nutrition interventions to selected�districts and health facilities using the nutrition assessment, counselling, and support (NACS) approach in�services for people living with HIV (PLHIV).�The NACS approach strengthens the broade...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MYCAN%20REFERENCE%20MANUAL%202021.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Decentralization of Uganda Medical Board

Theme: Workforce Development
Sub Theme: Human Resource Planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 231 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Trends in Molecular testing for Lung Cancer

https://rbc.gov.rw/rnhrr/pub?code=297

Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 15 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019, Illuminating Inequalities

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is one tool for measuring progress against SDG 1. It compares acute multidimensional poverty for more than 100 countries and 5.7 billion people and monitors changes over time.

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 hour ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic

The document titled Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-community-social-distancing-during-covid-19-outbreak/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Framework for Public Health Workforce Development, 2020-2025

The Task Force prepared this Framework for Workforce Development to describe actions that Africa CDC, Member States, and partners will take to increase both the quantity and quality of African public health professionals, including:

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-15

The 2014-15 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (2014-15 UMIS) was implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Uganda Ministry of Health from December 2014 to January 2015. The funding for the UMIS was provided by the United States Agenc...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 211 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Your Questions Answered

In the strategies for effective infection prevention and control (IPC), what does triage entail at hospitals? Triage includes screening at the entrance, identification of cases and isolation if necessary. There should be a triage (screening) area where visitors to the hospital are interviewed using...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Development of a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Strategy

Dr. Yenew Kebede Tebeje Head of Division of Laboratory Systems and Network

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Sub Theme:
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, September 2023

Currently, 14 African Union member states have vaccinated at least 70 percent of their eligible populations with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the WHO Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe have fully vaccinated their populations, while Botswana has immunized 94 percent of theirs Mauritius, Seychel...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-mastercard-foundation-saving-lives-and-livelihoods-newslet...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 142 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: 2 days ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communique of the High-Level Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Cross Border Collaboration for and Response to Ebola Virus Disease

Kampala, 12th October 2022

https://africacdc.org/download/communique-of-the-high-level-emergency-ministerial-meeting-on-cross-b...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on herbal remedies and medicines for prevention and treatment of COVID-19

The document titled Statement on herbal remedies and medicines for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 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, Easter...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-herbal-remedies-and-medicines-for-prevention-and-treatme...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak response Plan in West Africa WHO and the Governments of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leon

At the beginning of the outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, this event was graded as a Level 2 based on the Emergency Response Framework (ERF). On 24 July 2014, the Director-General took the decision, based on the ongoing severity of the outbreak and a report of a case travelling from Liberia to Nigeria...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019.

An Act to protect the privacy of the individual and of personal data by regulating the collection and processing of personal information; to provide for the rights of the persons whose data is collected and the obligations of data collectors, data processers and data controllers; to regulate the use...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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