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Health environment , managing the linkages for sustainable development, a toolkit for decision-makers : synthesis report.

The initiative supports environment and health actors working together to address issues of common concern. Traditionally, health and environment sectors have acted independently of one another, each in defined domains. While much can and has been achieved, HELI aims to add a further dimension by fo...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 16: 13th -19th Apr 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 br...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2021

The document titled Resources for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2021 offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Afric...

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The Interagency List of Essential Medicines for Reproductive Health 2006

The Interagency List of Essential Medicines for Reproductive Health is first presented in the format used in previous reproductive health lists - by clinical groups, with certain medicines repeated in different groups. Relevant standard treatment guidelines developed by the WHO Department of Reprodu...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

STRENGTHENING UGANDAS HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH STANDARDIZING DIGITAL HEALTH

This handbook provides a set of requirements for the digital health standards and enterprise�architecture framework for Uganda��s Health System. To derive these requirements, an exploratory�study on the landscape for digital health in Uganda��s Health System was conducted to understand�the challenge...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mak-Health-Report_0.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Compendium of Concepts and Definitions on Gender Statistics

Harmonization of concepts, definitions and terminologies is a prerequisite for quality statistics, and there is an urgent need for such action in Gender Statistics to increase its coherence and comparability. Uganda Bureau of Statistics periodically produces a Compendium of Statistical Concepts and...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation : Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade

This study follows on from the 2002 study entitled WTO Agreements and Public Health: A Joint Study by the WHO and the WTO Secretariat. This earlier study examined the linkages between trade and health policies in general to enable trade officials and health officials to better understand and monitor...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 117 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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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 60 Minutes ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 37: COVID-19 Pandemic 29 September 2020

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 29 September 2020, a total of 1,465,023 COVID-19 cases and 35,750 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union Member State Countries. This is 4% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 52,713 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-37-covid-19-pandemic-29-september-2020/?ind=1601387967...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

The document titled Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...

https://africacdc.org/download/medical-ppe-production-in-africa-promoting-local-manufacturers-to-sup...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Rapid advice : treatment of tuberculosis in children

The World Health Organization (WHO) first published guidance for national tuberculosis control programmes on managing tuberculosis in children (hereafter called ��the Guidance��) in 2006. The Guidance follows the principles of a public health approach aimed at optimizing outcomes, including the qual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Treatment%20of%20Tuberculosis%20in%20Child...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic : Guidance on encouraging beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling & appropriate use of HIV case-reporting

This document is a follow-up to the Technical Consultation on Notification, Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS in Windhoek, and the International Consultation on HIV Reporting and Disclosure (Geneva), and draws from the expertise and input made at these meetings in an effort to offer assistance in answeri...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Presidents Malaria Initiative Strategy 2015-2020

This updated President��s Malaria Initiative Strategy (2015- 2020) takes into account the progress over the past decade and the new challenges that have arisen, setting forth a vision, goal, objectives, and strategic approach for PMI through 2020, while reaffirming the longer-term goal of worldwide...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Health Statistics 2021 2021: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals

The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization (WHO) annual compilation of the latest available data on health and health-related indicators for its 194 Member States. The report is produced by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, in collaboration with WH...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan

The prevalence of infant and young child obesity is increasing in all countries, with the most rapid rises occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The number of overweight or obese young children globally increased from 31 million in 1990 to 42 million in 2015. In the African Region alone ove...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global status report on road safety 2015

More than 1.2 million people die each year on the world��s roads, making road traffic injuries a leading cause of death globally. Most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries where rapid economic growth has been accompanied by increased motorization and road traffic injuries. As well...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Status%20Report%20on%20Road%20Saf...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global MediXChange for combating COVID-19: the experience of China

The document titled Global MediXChange for combating COVID-19: the experience of China 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/global-medixchange-for-combating-covid-19-gmcc-the-experience-of-chin...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Risk assessments of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens

FAO and WHO undertook a risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens in response to requests for expert advice on this issue from their member countries and from the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Guidance on this issue is needed, as salmonellosis is a leading cause of foodborne illnes...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Risk%20Assessments%20of%20Salmonella%20in%...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 42: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 2 November 2020, a total of 1,803,464 COVID-19 cases and 43,389 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 4% of all cases reported globally. The majority of countries (41, 75%) are still reporting community transmission....

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 103: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 103: 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-103-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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