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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (05 January 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (05 January 2022) 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, No...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 18: COVID-19 Pandemic 19 May 2020

[1] WHO COVID-19 surveillance guidance and case definition: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/surveillance-and-case-definitions[2] WHO coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation reports: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/si...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-18-covid-19-pandemic-19-may-2020/?ind=1590238266804&fi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 133: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 133: 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-133-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Plan to End TB 2016 -2020

Measured by the numbers of people who die each year, tuberculosis (TB) is the world��s deadliest infectious disease. Transmitted through the air and primarily targeting the lungs, this disease caused by a bacterial infection claims three lives every minute.1,2 In 2014, more than 9 million people bec...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Plan%20to%20end%20TB%202016-2020....
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Status of Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council 2018

When modern medicine was introduced in Uganda by Dr Albert Cook in 1897,the colonial government enacted instruments to guide the profession by 1933. The profession has since undergone several acts. Currently council is being guided by UMDPC Act 1998.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20status%20of%20Uganda%20Medical%20and...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 191 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Planning Guidelines Supplement To the Local Government Planning Process

The multiple challenges facing the health sector in Uganda, as in many other developing countries, need a well defined course of action to address them at the different levels of the National Health System. The plans that evolve to address these health problems should have clearly set objectives tha...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Republic%20of%20Uganda%20Health%20planning...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 144: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 19 October 2022, a total of 12,086,731 COVID-19 cases and 255,912 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs h...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-144-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for the treatment of COVID-19 patien...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-the-use-of-dexamethasone-for-severely-ill-covid-19-patie...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 106: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 106: 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-106-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 137 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/6th%20National%20QI%20Conference%20Report%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 199 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PMTCT STRATEGIC VISION 2010-2015: Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals

This PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015 defines WHO��s commitment to help countries achieve agreed international goals on PMTCT, increase access to quality PMTCT services and integrate these services with maternal, newborn and child health and sexual and reproductive health programmes. The objectives...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/PMTCT%20Strategic%20Vision%202010%20-%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Policy 1999

According to the Burden of Disease Study in Uganda (Ministry of Health, 1995), over 75% of the life years lost due to premature death were due to ten preventable diseases. Perinatal and maternal conditions (20.4%), malaria (15.4%), acute lower respiratory tract infections (10.5%), AIDS (9.1%) and di...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National_Health_Policy_1999_1.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Newsletter September 2019

The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – September 2019 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, Western Africa, providing valua...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-newsletter-september-2019/?ind=1583833198416&filename=Afri...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Your Questions Answered

In the strategies for effective infection prevention and control (IPC), what does triage entail at hospitals? Triage includes screening at the entrance, identification of cases and isolation if necessary. There should be a triage (screening) area where visitors to the hospital are interviewed using...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 17 March 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 17 March 2020) 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, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-march-17-2020/?in...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-02-february-2021/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2015 Statistical Abstract

The Statistical Abstract is an annual publication compiled by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, which provides the statistical summary on various socio-economic indicators for Uganda. Some figures in this edition may vary from those in the earlier editions due to the updates. Note that most of the 2014...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UBOS%20Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 3 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors

This manual complements and is consistent with the Essential Care Practice Guide for Pregnancy and Childbirth which is prepared mainly for the primary health care level. Together these manuals will provide guidance for health workers who are responsible for the care of pregnant women and newborns at...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Managing%20Complications%20in%20Pregnancy%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Vaccination Advocacy Infographics

As part of the “Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022”, a global goal of 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage has been set by the WHO and Africa CDC, to be achieved in collaboratively through COVAX, African Vaccine Acquisition Trust and other partners.On a continental level it has...

https://africacdc.org/download/vaccination-advocacy-infographics/?ind=1639395502168&filename=COVID-1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Safe and unsafe abortion

A central aim of the UK Government��s policy is to empower and enable women and adolescent girls1 to have sexual and reproductive choices; to avoid unwanted sexual contact, injury and infection; to make informed decisions about childbearing; and to face fewer risks in the course of pregnancy and chi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/safe%20and%20-unsafe-abortion%202014.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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