Participants were Member states representatives, experts from development agencies and civil society organizations involved in Community Health systems strengthening on the continent. One critical area that was highlighted by participants is the need to increase the protection of CHWs in terms of th...
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...
This, the firstWorld report on violence and health, is an important part of WHO��s response to Resolution WHA49.25. It is aimed mainly at researchers and practitioners. The latter include health care workers, social workers, those involved in developing and implementing prevention programmes and ser...
The development of this National Emergency Medical Services Policy comes in response to the�public outcry over limited response to emergencies right from the scene of an emergency (home,�school, work or location) to accident and emergency units in health facilities, non-functional�ambulances, and la...
The Uganda Human Development Report 2015 (2015 UHDR) focuses on development in Northern Uganda, broadly defined as the region covered by the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP). The report applies one dominant notion of postconflict research - that is, restarting the engines of growth. This...
This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 19th week of 2018.
This document provides a high-level mapping of outbreak stages with guidance on how to time the minimum uptake of different interventions that have been recommended by Africa CDC, driven by evidence and science.
The Acute Care including IDU management and Chronic HIV Care with ARV Therapy and preventionincluding IDU/HIV Co-management guidelines modules, including Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST )based on methadone or burprenorphine, can be used only after national adaptation. The guidelinesmodules need to...
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has developed this communication strategy to promote Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) in Uganda. The goal of the communication strategy is to contribute to the reduction in HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections incidences through in...
The Semi-Annual Health Sector Performance review meetings highlight progress, challenges, lessons learnt and proposes a mechanism for improvement. The meeting focuses on the progress in the implementation of approved work plans and Budgets for FY 2021/22 and trends in performance for selected indica...
The weekly report is a statistical document demonstrating the performance of Malaria indicators at the different administrative levels of the health sector.
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...
Africa stands at a critical juncture, where the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Ebola and Monkeypox outbreaks underlined the need for increased self-reliance in our continent’s health systems. There is a shared recognition that Africa can and must do more to safeguard its healt...
The Annual Health Sector Performance Report for 2014/15 Financial Year provides analysis of health sector performance against set targets, goals and objectives for the Financial Year 2014/15 with a comparative analysis of the previous trends towards achieving the HSSIP 2010/11 - 2014/15 targets. Th...
The Family Planning monthly performance update for December 2021 and 2021 annual highlights has been compiled using our service statistics data (DHIS 2) as one of the principal instruments to monitor program performances. Reporting rates for December greatly improved compared to November, there was...
In each home, parents and guardians are very important because it is the family that puts into practice the daily care actions that are needed to be healthy and stay healthy. These actions include:�Wash hands with soap before eating and after using the latrine
During Week 5 of 2017, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 82.4% indicating a 4.4% increase in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 19% (22/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 60.3% (70/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80%. Onl...
This document is a statistical report highlighting the performance of key nutrition program indicators for the month of March 2023.
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – September 2018 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,...
1. A significant component of Africa CDC’s work is undertaken through projects implemented directly by Africa CDC or through Implementing, Partners. While the objectives of projects are aimed at producing positive impacts, they may also give rise to uncertainties, unintended consequences or action...
