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Outbreak Brief 48: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 48: 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-48-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic-2/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 112 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promotion of immunisation in Uganda.

This booklet has been developed to provide basic information on immunisation for leaders to enable them mobilise their communities to promote and utilise immunisation services. The booklet explains the importance of immunisation, the childhood immunisable diseases and the roles of community leaders...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Promotion%20of%20Immunisation%20in%20Ugand...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Elimination%20of%20Iodine%20Deficiency%20D...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The World Health Report 2002, Reducing risks, Promoting healthy life

The report describes the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health. This is of great interest in itself but, more importantly, the report also calculates how much of this present burden could be...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20world%20health%20report%202002.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Systems Reforms in Uganda: Processes and Outputs

During the 1970s and 1980s, Uganda went through a period of political and economic upheaval, resulting in the breakdown of many services. In the health sector this was characterized by general system failure. Funding was grossly insufficient, leading to problems of meagre and late salaries for healt...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Sytems%20Reforms%20in%20Uganda.pd...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 137: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Au 30 Août 2022 à 18 heures, heure de l’Afrique de l’Est (HAE), un total de 12 044 531 cas de COVID-19 et 255 5931 décès (CFR : 2,1%) ont été signalés par les 55 États membres de l’Union africaine (UA). Cela représente 2% de tous les cas et 4% de tous les décès signalés dans le monde. Quarante (73%)...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-137-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 106 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During COVID-19 Outbreak

The document titled Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During COVID-19 Outbreak 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-policy-recommendation-for-african-union-meetings-and-trave...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 85: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 85: 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-85-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=163...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030

Nine years have elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first road map for neglected tropical diseases, which set targets for 2020. With exemplary country leadership and the continued support of industry and partners, we have been able to push back many of these diseases, bri...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ending%20the%20neglect%20to%20attain%20the...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, Adopted by the Conference at its one Hundred and Eighth Session, Geneva, 21 June 2019

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 108th (Centenary) Session on 10 June 2019, and Recalling that the Declaration of Philadelphia affirms that all human beings,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Convention%20on%20elimination%20of%20viole...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Human Rights
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control A guide to essential practice

This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care, in order to offer quality serv...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Comprehensive%20cervical%20cancer%20contro...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Accounts FY 2008/09 and FY 2009/10

NHA is an internationally accepted methodology used to determine a nation��s total health� expenditure� patterns,� including� public,� private,� and� donor� spending.� NHA� methodology� tracks the flow of health funds from a specific source (where the money comes from), to its� specific intermediary...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20accounts%20Report%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS update 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 6000 adolescent girls and young women become infected with HIV every week. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of wome...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2019-global-AIDS-update_en.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Prevention and Control Strategy 2006-2010

This document reflects the recommendations of the OSP report. The aim is to set out a revised and clearly defined strategic framework which takes into account AMREF��s comparative strengths, while also considering the goalsand objectives of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Global Strategic Plan 200...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20indicator%20survey%202009-1.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Development Report 2007, Development and the Next Generation

This Report has been prepared by a core team led by Emmanuel Y. Jimenez and comprising Jean Fares, Varun Gauri, Mattias K. A. Lundberg, David McKenzie, Mamta Murthi, Cristobal Ridao-Cano, and Nistha Sinha. The team was assisted by Amer Hasan, Sarojini Hirshleifer, Natsuko Kiso, and Annette Richter,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20Development%20Report%202007.pdf
Theme: Workforce Development
Sub Theme: Human Resource Development
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Status report Week 35, 2018

Confirmed Malaria cases per 1000: (Number of Malaria cases positive by microscopy and RDT/ district population )x 1000�Total Malaria cases per 1000. (Number of Confirmed + Presumed malaria cases) / district population)*1000 �Malaria Deaths: Number of Malaria deaths per week��% of Test Negative Treat...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Update%20week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cancer control, diagnosis and treatment

Treatment aims to cure disease, prolong life, and improve the quality of remaining life after the diagnosis of cancer is confirmed by the appropriate available procedures. The most effective and efficient treatment is linked to early detection programmes and follows evidence-based standards of care....

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Child-Focused Policy Research Agenda

With more than 56% of the population below 18 years of age, and over 78% under the age of 35, Uganda��s vision of becoming a middle-income country by 2040 remains highly contingent on the Government��s ability to safeguard its children��s right to contribute to national development.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National_Child-Focused_Policy_Research_Age...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 29 Minutes ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 4: 20th-26th Jan 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. In this issue, we brin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week_04_Epi_bulletin.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 26 Minutes ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infant Mortality in Uganda 1995-2000

Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Infant%20Mortality%20in%20Uganda%20%28fina...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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