Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Resources

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) would like to thank all the contributors whose efforts helped to create and develop both the original and this revised version of the Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Framework. The technical working group that contributed to the...

Outbreak Brief 62: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 62: 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...

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2015 Report

The Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) constitutes representatives of the United Nations Children��s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the United Nations Population Division. The child mortality estimates presented in this report have been reviewed by U...

Report on Midyear Health Sector Performance Review: (July to December) FY 2010/11

The review for the health sector performance for the first and second Quarters (July to December 2010/11 Financial Year) was conducted from 13th to 14th January 2011 at Kabira Country Club Hotel, Kampala. The general objective of the workshop was to assess the performance of the Ministry of Health d...

2022 Integrated HIV Management Guidelines

Preface

Eswatini has made significant strides towards achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets set for 2025. This is evidenced by preliminary data from SHIMS3, which reported that 94% of adults 15 years and older living with HIV are aware of their status, 97% of those aware of their status...

Quality Of Care Implementation Guide For Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health & Nutrition Services

The Quality of Care Implementation Guide for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal,�Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N) provides practical guidance�on�RMNCAH-N�quality�improvement�activities�by�level of�care�and�facilitate�implementation�of RNMCAH-N health service quality standards in acco...

The World health report : 2003 : shaping the future.

A key message of this report is that real progress in health depends vitally on stronger health systems based on primary health care. In most countries, there will be only limited advances towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and other national health priorities without the develo...

Atlas of Common Clinical Presentations of Pediatric HIV Infections

Over 2 million children worldwide are living with HIV infection and 95% reside in sub-Saharan Africa with the majority infected through mother-to-child transmission. Infected children have a high mortality with 50% dying by 2 years of age. Their clinical presentation includes common childhood infect...

Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2021

The document titled Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2021 offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Afric...

Outbreak Brief 154: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 154: 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...

Ministry Of Health Knowledge Management Portal Website User Manual

The Ministry of Health Knowledge Management Portal integrates health information for evidence-based decision making and includes the latest Ministry publications and HRH-related resources and statistics from other sources such as Uganda��s Human Resources Information System and the HRH Global Resour...

Review of Implementation of The Ministry of Health Work plan Semi-annual (1st and 2nd QUARTERS) July to December 2018 - FY 2018/19

The workshop to review the implementation of the Ministry of Health (MoH) work plan for the first and second quarters for 2018/19 financial year will take take place from 2nd to 3rd April 2019 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. The main objective of the workshop is to conduct a performance review of...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 50, 12th - 18th December, 2016

The proportion of health facilities that reported during week 50 was 80.4% reflecting a 18.2% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 16.4% (19/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 53.4% (62/116) of the districts achieved the national targe...

WHO medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use 2008 update.

This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods. It is based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 3rd edition (2004) and its 2008 Update, one of WHO��s evidence-based guidelines. It tells family planning providers if a woman presenting...

Internal Directive on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the financing of Terrorism

The document titled Internal Directive on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the financing of Terrorism 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, S...

Antiretroviral Treatment Policy for Uganda June 2003

Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan countries to be affected by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The first Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) case reported in the country was recognized in 1982. Following this report, efforts were mounted to deal with the epidemic. The ef...

One year and Half Journey: The Africa CDCs Program on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Injuries and Mental Health

In April 2022, Africa CDC developed the continental strategic priorities on NCDs, Injuries and Mental health including enhancing capacity to develop and implement policies to prevent, protect and manage them; political advocacy for better financing; workforce development; and increased access to ess...

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 1988/89

The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was conducted at a time when Uganda needed baseline information for planning and implementing national and regional programmes. The survey was conducted as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme in which surveys are being...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (13 April 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (13 April 2022) 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,...

Outbreak Brief 36: COVID-19 Pandemic 22 September 2020

As of 9am East African Time (EAT) 22 September 2020, a total of 1,412,310 COVID-19 cases and 34,072 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 52,586 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 2% decrease in...