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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 52, 26th December - 1st January, 2017

During week 52, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 81% reflecting a 28.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 14.7% (17/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 63.8% (74/116) of the districts achieved the national target...

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Global Nutrition report 2017

This report was produced by an Independent Expert Group empowered by the Global Nutrition Report Stakeholder Group. The writing was a collective effort by the group members, led by the co-chairs and supplemented by additional analysts and contributors

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
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Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks

The document titled Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks 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 Afric...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-support-program-to-combat-covid-19-and-future-public-healt...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Integrated Management of Malaria Training Health Worker's Manual

There has been great progress made in the control of malaria in Uganda with the incidence rate reducing from 272 cases per 1000 population in 2016/17 to 191 cases per 1000 population in 2017/18. The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and other...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Intergrated%20management%20of%20malaria%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Report on Recommendations of the Health Policy Review Commission

The Commission of Inquiry was appointed by the Mister of Health, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda to review the rehabilitation and social infrastructure in the field of health service delivery under the chairmanship of Professor Raphael Owor.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20and%20Recommendations%20of%20the%...
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Sub Theme: Other
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Achieving the Milestones Set Out in th NRM Manifesto 2016-2021 The Health Sector Performance for the First Year

The government policy on health is to ensure that all Ugandans have access to high quality and affordable health care so as to contribute to social and economic development. Accordingly, the Mission of the MOH is to provide the highest level of health services to all people in Uganda through deliver...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Sector%20Achievements%20-%20Manif...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the alert internationally as a public...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 3 Likes
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 45: 4th Oct -10th Nov 2019

During week 45, the reporting rates were as follows,�National rate was 78.0% less than 78.2% in week 44,�Central regional had 68.2% more than 67.9% in week 44 Eastern region had 76.3% less than 77.7% in week 44,�Western was 85.5%) less than 86.2% in week 44,�Northern was (82.1%) less than 86.9% in W...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Pre-Labour Rupture of Memranes

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Quick User Guide for Human Resource Information System Manage

HRIS Manage helps an organization manage its workforce more effectively and efficiently. Using the system, the Human Resource (HR) professionals can create a centralized information base on all human resource management aspects such as standard titles, job classifications and job descriptions spread...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS_Manage_Quick_User%20Guide.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
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Global vaccine action plan 2011-2020.

The Global Vaccine Action Plan builds on the success of the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006-2015, which was launched in 2005 as the first 10-year strategic framework to realize the potential of immunization. Developing the plan has brought together multiple stakeholders involved in imm...

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Sub Theme: Other
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 5 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 5 May 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, Northern...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-5-may-2020/?ind=1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 8 18th to24th Feb 2019

Reporting rate this week (87.8%) represents an about 10 percentage point increase from the previous week, 2019W7 (78%) There was a 6% increase reported malaria cases (100,336 in W6 vs. 106,503 this week. Key to note in this regard are net increases in Gomba, Butambala and Kyotera Districts which had...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 12 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 12 May 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, Northern...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-12-may-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening

Despite strong global consensus on the need to strengthen health systems, there is no established framework for doing so in developing countries, and no formula to apply or package of interventions to implement. Many health systems simply lack the capacity to measure or understand their own weakness...

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
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Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes

Importance of a One Health approach ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Role of Africa CDC and national public health institutes in improving public health …………. 5 Purpose of this One Health framework …………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Section 1: Goals, objectives, and activities ………………………………………...

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Tackling the twin threats of pandemics and climate change: an agenda for action

The document titled Tackling the twin threats of pandemics and climate change: an agenda for action 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, Souther...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Rural Women Entrepreneurship in Uganda a Synthesis Report on Policies, Evidence, and Stakeholders

There is growing emphasis in the policy debate on rural women��s entrepreneurship as a poverty alleviation strategy and a preferred tactic to spur economic development. To this end, this synthesis report puts into perspective the nature of Uganda��s rural woman entrepreneurs, paying close attention...

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Sub Theme: Other
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WHOs Quality, Safety and Standards work in immunization

WHO��s quality, safety and standards work in the area of immunization focuses on enabling the use of vaccines, other biological medicines and immunization related equipment that meet current international norms and standards of quality and safety

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