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Ministry of Health Pharmacy Division Stock Status Report as at 1st April 2019

This is a 1st April 2019 stock status report with stock on hand data as of 31st March 2019. Warehouse data utilized includes information from NMS, JMS, MAUL, JCRC and UHMG. The PNFP sector: JMS is well stocked with most of the commodities having over 3 months of stock except DTG 50mg and NVP 50mg ta...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2011/2012

This Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared within the context of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP). In a participatory framework, the Health Sector Budget Working Group worked with respective votes to compile the sector performance for FY 2010/11 and identified the Sector priorities for FY 2...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria situation Brief, week 37, 24th September 2019

This week sees a marginal decline in the number of malaria cases in the Acholi, West Nile and Busoga regions. However, there is a similar increase in malaria cases in the Lango, Central, Karamoja, Toro and Western regions. As NMCD, with support from NTF, there is need to further reduce the number of...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Executive Brief - Week 26

This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 4 hours ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Dengue Fever Technical Factsheet

Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by any of the four existing dengue virus serotypes (DENV1,2,3,4). ● Dengue is found worldwide in tropical and sub-tropical regions, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is endemic in about 100 countries, including in tropical areas of Africa. ● Den...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Guidelines for Enhanced Surveillance of Sudan Virus Disease

Transmission SUDV spreads through direct contact with blood, tissues, and body fluids (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears, mucus, vomit, faeces, breast milk, urine, and semen) of infected humans or animals. The virus can persist in certain areas of the body (e.g., eyes and placenta) and within fluids (e.g.,...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 Minutes ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union and the Africa CDCs Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

The document titled African Union and the Africa CDC’s Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses cr...

https://africacdc.org/download/african-union-and-the-africa-centers-for-disease-control-and-preventi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention And Control Plan

Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Cholera
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs

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

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/JMS%20success%20story%20to%20print.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention of deafness and hearing loss

Globally, 360 million people (about 5% of the world��s population) live with disabling hearing loss, of whom 32 million are children. The prevalence of hearing loss increases from 1.7% among children to 7% in adults (including 183 million males and 145 million females).1 Nearly 180 million people ag...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Primary Screening tool

Primary Screening is to assess potential EVD symptoms before entering a health facility.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Female sex worker HIV prevention projects: Lessons learnt from Papua New Guinea, India and Bangladesh

The set of case studies in this collection emerged from a session entitled Best Practices in Female Sex Worker Projects held at the Fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Manila, October 1997. Preparation for the session began in May 1997 when UNAIDS sponsored an effort to...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 49 Minutes ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, August 2024

Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-august-2024/?ind=17...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Effective drug regulation A multi-country study

Problems related to the safety and quality of drugs exist in many places around the world today, in developing and developed countries alike. Some incidents have ended in tragedy, often with children as the victims. They are caused by the use of drugs containing toxic substances or impurities, drugs...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Baseline Assessment of District Health Systems Capacity: Use of the DHSS Progression Model 2020

UNICEF is making significant investments in health system strengthening at all levels of the health care system. The strategy targets national, sub-national, and community levels of the health system with inter-related systems strengthening interventions. To be able to link health system strengtheni...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/DHSS%20Baseline%20report%20January%202020....
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for Uganda (EMHSLU) 2023

The Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for�Uganda (EMHSLU) 2023 reflects the policy of the�Ministry of Health, for the appropriate procurement�of safe and efficacious essential medicines, health and�laboratory supplies in public institutions.�The EMHSLU 2023 was compiled based on�recommend...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda-EMHSLU-2023-Publication-Interractiv...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 202 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A model Quality Assurance System for Procurement Agencies

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children��s Fund (UNICEF) and many other organizations are involved in the procurement of pharmaceutical products. In particular, the supply of pharmaceutical products used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficie...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Policy Brief on Enhancement of Effective Communication in Public Service

Government exists to deliver quality and equitable services amidst increasing public expectations and growing fiscal pressures. One of the key aspects for the delivery of services is effective communication. The Forum of Directors, Commissioners and Under Secretaries observed that there was ineffect...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/ENHANCEMENT%20OF%20EFFECTIVE%20COMMUNICATI...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 138: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 138: 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-138-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of Uganda Population Report 2018

Uganda��s young population can be a valuable asset in driving the demographic dividend agenda. This will depend on the country��s ability to implement a development program that recognises the importance of population dynamics in development.3 In this regard, there is a need to deliberately change U...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/State%20of%20Uganda%20Population%20Report%...
Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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