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Social determinants of sexual and reproductive health

While the last two decades have seen improvements in access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, progress in many countries has been slow and - after decades of investments - disappointing. Social activists and health analysts have highlighted the potential role that...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV/AIDS in Uganda: The epidemic and the response

Two decades of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, the epidemic has entered the mature stage that presents enormous challenges of coping with the devastating social and economic impact in addition to the high HIV prevalence rates. The sickness and deaths of productive Ugandans has created a dent in all development...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 183 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Training/Meetings in the context of COVID-19

The document titled Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Training/Meetings in the context of COVID-19 offers a comprehensive insight into Infection Prevention, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges withi...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Infection Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Community-based Strategies for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in Developing Countries

Breastfeeding is an extension of maternal protection that transitions the young infant from the shelter of the in utero environment to life in the ex utero world with its variety of potentially harmful exposures. The promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding is an exceptionally cost-effect...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 142: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 142: 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-142-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 999

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 12 to 16 October 2015. The meeting was opened by Mr Kees De Joncheere,Director of the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP).

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Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 178 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union Handbook 2018

The book has at its heart information about the principal organs established by the AU Constitutive Act and subsequent protocols: the Assembly; Executive Council; Permanent Representatives Committee; Specialised Technical Committees; Peace and Security Council; AUC; Pan-African Parliament; Economic,...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Scale up of Medical Oxygen Implementation Plan 2018-2022

The National medical oxygen scale up implementation plan articulates a holistic approach to improving demand and supply of medical oxygen in Uganda. Specifically, the plan aims to put in place coherent and harmonized implementation of key interventions to achieve an optimal medical oxygen supply mod...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20National%20Oxygen%20Scale%20up%20Pla...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 186 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Lighthouse A centre for comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Malawi

The Lighthouse Trust was established in 2001 to provide a continuum of quality care and counselling as well as to improve the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including the terminally ill, in Lilongwe.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 125 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: 13 hours ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Critical Staffing needs for Support by Partners

As the lead institution on the continent in the fight against COVID-19, Africa CDC had anticipated that COVID-19 outbreak would inevitably impact Africa and has been working actively with African Union Member States and partners on preparedness and response to the disease in the continent.As part of...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS epidemic Report 2012

The global community has embarked on an historic quest to lay the foundation for the eventual end of the AIDS epidemic. This effort is more than merely visionary. It is entirely feasible. Unprecedented gains have been achieved in reducing the number of both adults and children newly infected with HI...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20AIDS%20Epidemic%20report%202012.p...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 123: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 123: 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-123-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Door to door delivery service: How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a private-not-for-profit organization that was established in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau to supply medicines and health supplies to its network of over 600 health facilities. As one of their strategies to increase access to essential...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/JMS%20success%20story%20to%20print_0.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 54 Minutes ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Certificate in Medical Theatre Techniques

The modular format of the curriculum allows learners to acquire job specific skills and knowledge (competences) module by module. In principle, and following the philosophy of Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET), the modules can be used as a guide for learning in a training centre or at t...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 22: 25th -31st May 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...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 47: 18th-24th Nov 2019

This weekly 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,...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 7 11th to 17th Feb 2019

Reporting rate this week (78%) represents no change from the previous week, 2019W6 (77.8%) Generally, there marginal drop in malaria incidence continued from previous weeks. As was last week, Adjumani (12 cases) & Moyo (24 cases) Districts reported incidence rates >10 cas-es/1,000 population, with t...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has produced regular estimates of global progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) since 1990. It has established an extensive global database and has been instrumental in developing global norms...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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