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Guidance on Setting Up an Isolation Ward for COVID-19 Cases

This document simplifies the WHO guidance on severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) treatment centres and is meant to be accessible to healthcare workers, policymakers and others who want a quick overview of the key requirements for a COVID-19 isolation centre either within an existing facility o...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-setting-up-an-isolation-ward-for-covid-19-cases/?ind=1597...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 120 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

First WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics Report 1017

The three strategic priorities of WHO stated in its Thirteenth General Programme of Work 2019-2023 are to advance universal health coverage, address health emergencies and promote healthier populations (1). The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines contains the medications considered to be the most...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/First%20WHO%20Model%20List%20of%20Essentoi...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Management Information Systems Rapid Needs Assesment For the Teso Region Districts of Bukedea, Kumi, Soroti, Amuria, Katakwi, Kaberamaido

trengthened health systems form the bedrock for sustainable evidence based interventions against communicable diseases in Africa. Despite that, there is mounting evidence to show that several African nations are failing to maximize on the opportunities offered by the unprecedented amount of resource...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HMIS%2C%20Rapid%20assessment%20for%20the%2...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Malaria Control Program

Malaria has been the leading cause of sickness and death in Uganda, claiming over 150 lives daily.�However efforts by Government in partnership with donors from the international community to combat the disease through the increased access and use of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) among the po...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/LLIN%20News%20letter%20final%20March%20201...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 188 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report - Epi Week 51 (18th Dec to 24th Dec 2023)

This weekly report is a statistical representation of the malaria events that happened in the country during the week of�18th Dec to 24th Dec 2023.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin%20-%20Epi%20week%2051.p...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Redistribution Strategy for Prevention of Expiry and Handling of Expired Medicines and Health Supplies

Uganda is currently using both a push (kit -based) and pull (order -based) system to supply essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) to health facilities. Higher-level health facilities (Hospitals and Health Centres level (HCIV) utilize the pull system by requesting EMHS from the National Medi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Redistribution%20Guidelines%202012.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic 14 April 2020

The document titled Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic – 14 April 2020 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, Sout...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-number-13-covid-19-pandemic-14-april-2020/?ind=1586954...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The occupational safety and health Act, 2006

This publication is basically about� the terminologies used in health ministry of Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/occupational-safety-and-health-act-2006_0....
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 230 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 67: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 67: 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 A...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-67-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=161...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 29 Minutes ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu Directors of Africa Regional Institutions for the Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021

We, the Africa Regional Directors of the AU, FAO, OIE, WHO, and UNEP, COMMIT TO: 1. Strengthen and accelerate implementation of previous commitments to tackle AMR including relevant resolutions of the governing bodies of the African Union, the Tripartite (WHO, FAO, OIE) and UNEP, and other relevant...

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Anti Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World Report

This is the fourth report of the WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance. The three previous reports were published in 1997, 2000 and 2004 and included data from 35, 58 and 77 countries, respectively. This report includes drug susceptibility test (DST) results fro...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Anti-Tuberculosis%20Drug%20Resistance%20in...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Selection and use of Essential Medicines 950

The WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines met in Geneva from 24 to 25 October 2007. The meeting was opened on behalf of the Director-General by Dr Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General for Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals. He welcomed participants to the meeti...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Selection%20and%20use%20of%20essential%20M...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 32 Minutes ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Electronic Human Resource Information System Access for Implementating Partners and all other Stakeholders

The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from Implementing Partners (IPs) across the country has been able to train key personnel from 112 districts in iHRIS - a web based electronic system. The trainees included people from the Ministry of Health Headquarters, District CAOs, HR officers, Biostatis...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS_Data_Access_Guidelines.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems 1 Like
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Consolidated Guidelines on use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection.

WHO guidelines on the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection provide a public health approach for scaling up HIV care and treatment programmes and focus on simplified, harmonized and effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens for use in resource-limited sett...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20on%20the%20use%20of%20ARV%20d...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report - Week 24

Ministry of Health, Malaria key highlights for week 24

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2024.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 131: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 131: 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-131-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 31 Minutes ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Implementation of workload Indicators of Staffing need methodology in Uganda 2019

This guide presents the Workload Indictors of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology as an analytic planning and management tool for the management of human resources for health in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Implementation%20of%20w...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Role of Cultural Leaders in Promoting Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunisation Campaign

This circular is aimed at providing religious leaders with basic facts about Measles-Rubella Immunisation. It's benefita ans key messages to deliver to congregations and parents so that they can take their children for immunisation during this mass immunisation campaign.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MR%20-%20Circular%20for%20Cultural%20Leade...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 194 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 37, 9th - 15th September, 2019

We are pleased to share with you our 37th weekly epidemiological bulletin. 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 respondin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiologicl%20Bulletin%20week%...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The regulatory and certification framework for institutions handling high risk pathogens in the Africa Region

In response, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), supported by its regional and global partners, in collaboration with AU Member States, in 2019 launched the Regional Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative (BBI). The goal of the BBI is to strengthen the biosafety and bio...

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