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Elimination of Iodine Deficiency disorders, A manual for health workers

Iodine, named after the Greek word for violet, was first observed as a violet vapour during the making of gunpowder at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of the Earth��s iodine exists in the ocean: sea water, fish and vegetation. It was present during the primordial development of the earth, bu...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
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Abuja Declaration 2013

The document titled Abuja Declaration 2013 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, Western Africa,...

https://africacdc.org/download/abuja-declaration-2013/?ind=1567074965211&filename=Abuja-Declaration-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status Report week 1, 2019

Reporting rate this week (66.6%) remained at a similar rate from the pre-vious week, 2018 W52 (64.8%) There was a slight increase in the reported malaria cases to 58,822 in 2019W1 as compared to 57,435 in 2018 W52. Adjumani & Moyo Districts with confirmed incidence rates ��10 cases per 1,000 populat...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 45 Minutes ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Nutrition Report 2016

Few challenges facing the global community today match the scale of malnutrition, a condition that directly affects one in three people. Malnutrition manifests itself in many different ways: as poor child growth and development; as individuals who are skin and bone or prone to infection; as those wh...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Nutrition%20Report%202016.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 36: 31st AUG-6th SEP 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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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Applying Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) to HIV Services in Uganda

This report, which concludes Phase 1 of the ABC/M application, provides a retrospective baseline of HIV costs for one year at four different costs levels: facility, community, client, and above-site.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/USAID%20UHSS_ABCM%20Report_2022_508.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals Africa CDC

The document titled Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals – Africa CDC offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges wit...

https://africacdc.org/download/position-statement-on-transmission-of-sars-cov-2-by-pre-asymptomatic-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of finance,planning and economic development 2011-2012 statistical abstract.

The second edition - 2011-12 provides information for the period 2004/05 - 2011/12 for the Central Government and Social Security schemes and 2004/05 - 2010/11 for Extra-Budgetary institutions and Local Governments. This particular edition includes data on Public Corporations and provides a wider co...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The state of the world's children 2009 : Maternal and Newborn Health.

The State of the World��s Children 2009 focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and actions that must be scaled up to save lives.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Maternal%20and%20Newborn%20Health.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (14 July 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (14 July 2020) 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-14-july-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Child Growth Standards

In 1993, the World Health Organization (WHO) undertook a comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references. The review concluded that the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO growth reference, which had been recommended for international use since the late...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

An AIDS Free Uganda, My Responsibility : National HIV/AIDs priority action plan 2015/16- 2017/18.

The National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2015/2016 - 2019/2020 (NSP) was developed to guide implementation of the multi-sectoral response. It provides strategic actions aimed to address the gaps and challenges identified in the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2011/2...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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,...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-28-september-2021...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 69: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 69: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-69-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=162...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Access to Information Act

An Act to provide for the right of access to information pursuant to article 41 of the Constitution; to prescribe the classes of information referred to in that article; the procedure for obtaining access to that information, and for related matters

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The 2015 Quality of Death Index Ranking palliative care across the world

Everyone hopes for a good death, or rather, ��a good life to the very end��1, but until recently there was little dedicated effort and investment to provide the resources and education that would make that possible. Public engagement and policy interventions to improve the quality of death through...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PERC: Biweekly Report (28 October 10 November 2020)

Disease Situation (28 October – 10 November) • In Africa, new cases and deaths increased by 20% and 26%, respectively, between 28 October – 10 November compared to the previous two-week reporting period (14-27 October). Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia, Kenya and Libya accounted for more than three-fo...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-biweekly-report-28-october-10-november-2020/?ind=1605600814939&f...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

6th National Quality Improvement Conference Report (3rd to 5th December 2019)

The Annual Health Care Quality Improvement Conference promotes the sharing of best practices, successes, and challenges across Uganda. The event is organized by the Ministry of Health -Standard Compliance Accreditation and Patient Protection (SCAPP) Department. The conference was held at Speke Resor...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 1, 2nd - 8th January, 2017

The new year started on a great note with 100% of the districts reporting and 82.6% of the health facilities reporting as shown in the table above. This depicts a 27.1% increase in reporting rate in as compared to the same week in 2016. Only 14.7% (17/116) of the districts had 100% of their health f...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%201%202017.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 104 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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