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The Impacts of Decentralization on Health Behaviors in Uganda

This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on the demand for health care in Uganda in the 1990s. This work is an extension of a previous paper, which provided evidence of a shifting of priorities by local governments in Uganda��s decentralized health system away from...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 115 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Electronic Government (e-Government) Framework

The way of carrying out business in the world today is changing at a very high speed with new technologies taking a center stage. Both government and the private sector have no alternative other than to move in that direction and adopt the emerging new technologies to modernize their service deliver...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Care Waste Management Plan 2009/10- 2011/12

The National Healthcare Waste Management Plan identifies several opportunities and activities to advance HCWM in Uganda.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 37: 7th-13th SEP 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 Uganda on a weekly basis. In this issue, we showcase...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Outbreak Brief 148: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 148: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 Minutes ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Building Testing Capacity for Epidemic-Prone Diseases

The provision of health and other services in the African region is challenging due to protracted humanitarian emergencies, poverty, lack of political commitment, and fragile health systems. This has resulted in a number of retrograde health indicators, an increase in the burden of infectious diseas...

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Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 Minutes ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 2022) 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, N...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 51: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 5 January 2021, a total of 2,852,491 COVID-19 cases and 67,943 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 3.4% of all cases reported globally. The majority (84%) of Member States continue to report community transmission....

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 Minutes ago 151 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: 9 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Rapid Guidance on the Decommissioning of Ebola Care Facilities

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed this rapid guidance document in close collaboration�with the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention�(CDC), Atlanta, USA; the Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN); and the United Nations Chil...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 43:21st-27th Oct 2019

During week 43, the country experienced low reporting rates �National rate was 81.2% compared 76.4% of week 42.�Central regional had 71.4% compared to 68.2% in week 42�Eastern region had 78.3% compared to 70.5% in week 42�Western region had 88.1% compared to 81.2% in week 42�Northern region had the...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Management of Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The pandemic agreement: Achieving an African win for health security inequity

Cognisant of these gaps in the IHR, the World Health Organization (WHO) formed an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a new legally binding Pandemic Agreement and to facilitate the conclusion of member state negotiations by the upcoming 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2024. Und...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Hospital and Health Centre IV Census Survey

The SARA-hospital/HC IV census survey was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health, African Development Bank, and the World Health Organization. It was undertaken to provide information on availability of services and ability of hospitals and level IV primary care facilities to provide...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africas Leadership Role in the Development and Access to Potential COVID-19 Vaccine: Highlights for Day One

H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of South Africa opened the conference. He noted the need for strong partnerships, cooperation and a sense of urgency among Africans in finding a suitable vaccine against the COVID-19. He emphasized the nee...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Annual Monitoring Report Financial Year 2014/15

The annual monitoring focused on four Ministry of Health (Vote 014) projects namely; Uganda Health Systems and Strengthening (UHSSP-Project 1123), Support to Rehabilitation of Mulago Hospital (Project 1243), Rehabilitation and equipping of health facilities in the West (1314) and construction of the...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting 2015

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners actively involved in the country response to AIDS on use of core indicators to measure and report on the national response.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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World Health Statistics 2015

World Health Statistics 2015 has been compiled using publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO technical programmes and regional offices. A number of demographic and socioeconomic statistics have also been derived from data produced and maintained by a range of national and internati...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 10 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The world health report 1999

Part One begins, in Chapter 1, by reviewing the dramatic decline in mortality in the 20th century. Income growth and improved educational levels - and consequent improvements in food intake and sanitation - have accounted for part of the mortality decline; but access to new knowledge, drugs and vacc...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: Just now 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) : Annual report on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)

The Regulations have provided a global framework that has contributed significantly to an increase in information sharing, risk assessment and coordination of response in relation to international public health risks and emergencies. These communications have been carried out through the unique glob...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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