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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 5: 27th Jan -2nd Feb 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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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Schemes of Service for the Nursing and Midwifery Cadre

The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Act (1996) section 2 defines a nurse and a midwife as ��persons trained and qualified in the promotion of health, prevention of disease and care of the sick and registered or enrolled under section 24 of the same Act��. A nurse or midwife therefore provides holistic ca...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 59 Minutes ago 211 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report

Malaria Weekly Report

Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Infection Prevention
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 3 days ago 196 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization 980

The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 15 to 19 October 2012. The meeting was opened jointly by Dr Jean��Marie Okwo��bele, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, and by Dr Kees de Joncheere, Director of the Department of Essential Me...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Expert%20Committee%20on%20Biological...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 174 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: 10 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

PERC Weekly Update: COVID-19 Epidemiology and Policy in Africa

While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decrease in most African Union (AU) Member States, the new variant first detected in South Africa (501Y.V2) has continued to spread. Across the continent and globally, countries have announced new restrictions limiting travel to/from South Africa...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-weekly-update-covid-19-epidemiology-and-policy-in-africa/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (Highlights of Day 1)

The document titled Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (Highlights of Day 1) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within C...

https://africacdc.org/download/framework-for-fair-equitable-and-timely-allocation-of-covid-19-vaccin...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Achieving the Milestones Set Out in th NRM Manifesto 2016-2021 The Health Sector Performance for the First Year

The government policy on health is to ensure that all Ugandans have access to high quality and affordable health care so as to contribute to social and economic development. Accordingly, the Mission of the MOH is to provide the highest level of health services to all people in Uganda through deliver...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 Minutes ago 188 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services 2001

This document has two sets of guidelines: service policy guidelines and service standards that aim at making explicit the direction of reproductive health within the context of primary health care. The service policy guidelines spell out the general rules and regulations governing reproductive healt...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nigeria Multi Harzard Risk Communication

This ducument details the step wise approach to be taken to deliver a comprehensive risk communication

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Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 197 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Empowering Africas healthcare future: the crucial role of human capital development in bio- and pharmaceutical manufacturing

The recently unveiled African Union’s Bio-manufacturing Workforce Development Workshop Report 2023 and the United Nations Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 spotlight the critical role of a skilled and adaptable workforce. Additionally, the commitment of BRICS member states, Africa CDC, and...

https://africacdc.org/download/empowering-africas-healthcare-future-the-crucial-role-of-human-capita...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: New Public Health Order
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Polio Campaign Round 2 Report, July 2023

Round Two nOPV2 supplemental immunization campaign (SIA) was a nationwide house-to-house�campaign targeting children under 5 years of age estimated at 9,785,094 (number of�children vaccinated in round 1).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20R2%20Polio%20Campaign%20report%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Curriculum for Certificate in Nursing 2018

A major challenge to the delivery of services in the health sector is the changing nature of skills demands to the various health cadres. The shifting demands of the expected performance and competencies in tasks at different levels arise from the emerging concerns that call for different approaches...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Curriculum%20for%20Certificate%20in%20Nurs...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 238 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines on Health Unit Management Committees for Health Sub Districts (HSD) (HC IV)

The functions of the committee shall be to monitor the general administration of the health Sub-district on behalf of the district local council and the Ministry of Health. this shall be done within the guidelines and policies of the Ministry of Health

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Resettlement Policy Framework For Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Improvement Project

Government of Uganda (GoU) with financing support from of World Bank (The Bank) plans to improve reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health from implementation of the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Improvement Project (RMNCAH Project). The Project Development Object...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 193 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Designation, Establishment and Upgrading of Health Units

These guidelines have been prepared by the Ministry of Health to enhance economy, efficiency and effectiveness in infrastructure development and harmonise it with other inputs to improve service delivery in the health sector. They are specifically aimed at providing criteria and procedures for desig...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 169 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: 2 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Feasibility Analysis of Community-based Health Insurance Scheme Structures and their Integration in the National Health Insurance Scheme

Uganda has a draft National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill, 2019 that provides for the establishment of a NHIS. The proposed health insurance scheme will pool resources, where the rich will subsidize the treatment of the poor and the healthy will subsidize the treatment of the sick, young and e...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Community%20Based%20Health%20Insurance%20S...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 205 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision Services A Report of Qualitative Research in Kampala, Kayunga, Pallisa, Kasese and Mbale Districts - Uganda March, 2010

This report contains the findings of the study on ��Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Services�� commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University - Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with funding from the United States Agency for International Develop...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention and treatment of obstetric fistulae

This technical working group on the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistulae is part of the effort to provide more effective support to countries particulary in areas where WHO is a unique contribution to make in norm setting and the establishment of agreed standards.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Prevention%20and%20treatment%20of%20obstet...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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