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Poliomyelitis

Strong progress continues to be made since the Health Assembly called for the worldwide eradication of poliomyelitis in 1988.2 At the time, poliomyelitis was endemic in more than 125 countries around the world and more than 350 000 children a year were paralysed for life by poliovirus. Today, transm...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Performance review of the implementation of the Ministry of Health work plan for the first and second quarters FY2021/22

The Semi-Annual Health Sector Performance review meetings highlight progress, challenges, lessons learnt and proposes a mechanism for improvement. The meeting focuses on the progress in the implementation of approved work plans and Budgets for FY 2021/22 and trends in performance for selected indica...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/FINAL%20MOH%20Q1Q2%20PERFORMANCE%20REPORT_...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Care Waste Management Plan 2009/10- 2011/12

Healthcare waste management (HCWM) in Uganda is well below minimum hygiene standards and as a result, healthcare workers, patients, and communities are exposed to nosocomial infections both within Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) and the surrounding communities. Furthermore, negative impacts on Uganda��...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Implementation Framework for the Integrated Human Resources for Health Information System in the Health Sector

Uganda like many of the developing countries is faced by a number of human resource challenges. An analysis of the Human Resources for Health (HRH) situation reveals a crisis in the country characterized by a critical shortage of health workers with nearly 50% of the districts operating below 50% of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS_Implementation%20Framework.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Anthrax in humans and animals

Anthrax essentially ceased to be regarded as a disease of major health or economic importance after the enormous successes of Max Sterne��s veterinary vaccine developed in the 1930s, and subsequent analogs in the former Soviet Union, in dramatically reducing the incidence of the disease in livestock...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Obstetric Fistula : Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

Despite its devastating impact on the lives of girls and women, obstetric fistula is still largely neglected in the developing world. It has remained a ��hidden��condition, because it affects some of the most marginalized members of the population��poor, young, often illiterate girls and women in r...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Obstetric%20Fistula%202006.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Teacher's Guide for Certificate in Nursing 2018

The Guide emphasises practical teaching, projects and acquisition of skills by the learner. The competences that learners are expected to acquire are clearly spelt out in each Module Unit covered in the Semester. ��You�� should ensure that learners are well versed with practical work. The teaching m...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving Maternal and Newborn Care in Northern Uganda

This report is about improving maternal and newborn care in Northern Uganda.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 40 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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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 39: 21st-27th SEP 2020

We are pleased to share our 39th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 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 respond...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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The Brain Drain and Retention of Health Professionals in Africa

The African continent is facing a health crisis occasioned by a number of factors that have affected the sector over the past two decades or more. These factors include the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the reemergence of old communicable diseases such as TB and Malaria, and the apparent paradox of increasing...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National policy on traditional medicine and regulation of herbal medicines

Traditionalȱ medicineȱ (TM)ȱ hasȱ alwaysȱ maintainedȱ itsȱ popularic

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Alert Notification: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8

1. Situation Summary: As of 22 November 2020, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 outbreak in wild birds and poultry has been reported in 12 countries, mainly in western Europe. The virus has been carried across from Southern Russia to Kazakhstan, and now Eastern Europe through migratory...

https://africacdc.org/download/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n8-notification/?ind=1606210...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 116: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 116: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-116-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Round 1 Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIAs) Polio Campaign Report, June 2022

The 2022 Ugandan polio SIA was conceived with the notion that the number of unimmunized children over the years through routine immunization and the additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization in the region led to the accumulation of susceptibility overtime leading to cVDPV2 o...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households

This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. TB infection control is a combination of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The foundation of infection control is early and ra...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Delivering HIV test results and messages for re-testing and counselling in adults

These recommendations focus on re-testing for HIV. This document is intended to inform a diverse audience including HIV policy-makers, HIV testing and counselling and national AIDS programme managers, site managers, trainers and HIV testing and counselling providers. HIV testing and counselling set...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, May 2023

Response: The MoH has activated the emergency operation centre and has also deployed a multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary team to Dakar to support with response activities. A total of 87 contacts were identified from two districts namely Guediawaye (83 contacts) and Dakarciity centre (4). All contac...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-may-2023/?ind=16920...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Higher Diploma in Anaesthesia Field Placement Logbook August 2017

The content of this logbook predominantly includes practical areas and exposure experiences that cannot be acquired within the training institution��s environment. This logbook will, therefore be used to record practical experiences, exposures and the assessment there of, while at placement/practic...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 40 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Pandemic Influenza preparedness and response : A WHO guidance document.

This document should be used as a guide to inform and harmonize national and international preparedness and response before, during and after an influenza pandemic. Countries should develop or update national influenza preparedness and response plans that address the recommendations in this Guidance...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 42 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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