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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 52, 26th December - 1st January, 2017

During week 52, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 81% reflecting a 28.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 14.7% (17/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 63.8% (74/116) of the districts achieved the national target...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Statute of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

RECALLING decision Assembly/AU/Dec.499 (XXII) adopted at the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January 2014 that stressed the urgency of establishing the Africa CDC and requested the Commission to submit a report to the Assembly in January 2015 that will include...

https://africacdc.org/download/statute-of-the-africa-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-afri...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

High-Level Ministerial Side Event on Community Health Workforce, Systems and Programs in Africa

The World Health Assembly, convening together senior decision-makers on public health issues, was a crucial opportunity to step up the advocacy for investment in CHWs within the community health workforce needed to improve primary health care and epidemic/pandemic preparedness and response in Africa...

https://africacdc.org/download/high-level-ministerial-side-event-on-community-health-workforce-syste...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure to guide on healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).�In an emergency situation (epidemic), it is strongly recommended that all waste be considered as�hazardous waste and stored in suitable containers. All waste in an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2010_Healthcare%20waste%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Malaria Control Division - News Letter

This newsletter has been developed to update the public about the new developments in the fight against malaria in the country.�In this newsletter, we provide a highlight of a number of activities conducted in the last three months of the quarter.�Editor in chief:�Rukia Nakamatte

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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What you should know about the 2019 novel Coronavirus Disease

The document titled What you should know about the 2019 novel Coronavirus Disease offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western...

https://africacdc.org/download/what-you-should-know-about-the-2019-novel-coronavirus-disease/?ind=15...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (23 March 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (23 March 2021) 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, Nort...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-23-march-2021/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, March 2023

Eritrea is the only AU MS yet to start COVID-19 vaccination roll out. For Epi week 8 (20 – 26 February 2023), 2,311 new COVID-19 cases were reported, which is a 40% decrease in the number of new cases reported compared to the previous week (7). The Southern region accounted for 75% of the new COVID-...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-march-2023/?ind=169...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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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: 4 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients

The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses cri...

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WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children

Using weight-for-height: WHO and UNICEF recommend the use of a cut-off for weight-forheight of below -3 standard deviations (SD) of the WHO standards to identify infants and children as having SAM. The commonly used cut-off is the same cut-off for both the new 2006 WHO child growth standards (WHO st...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Child%20growth%20Standards%20and%20t...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Policy for Mainstreaming Occupational Health and safety in the Health Sector

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-cameroon/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Rapid assessment of trends and drivers of the HIV epidemic and effectiveness of prevention interventions in Uganda

Uganda has been heralded in the scientific media as one of the world's earliest and most compeling AIDS prevention success stories due its unprecedented HIV prevalence decline from 18% in 1992 to 6.2 in 2002

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20road%20towards%20universal%20access%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 19 May 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 19 May 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-19-may-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials (CONCVACT)

The document titled Africa CDC Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials (CONCVACT) 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, Nort...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-consortium-for-covid-19-vaccine-clinical-trials-concvact/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 16, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 16th week of 2018.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (03 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (03 August 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, Nor...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-03-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Report on Third Quarter review of the Health Sector Performance, FY 2009/10

The workshop to review the third quarter health sector performance was held from 12th to 13th April 2010 at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. The general Objective of the workshop was to review the performance of the Ministry of Health departments/Institutions against third quarter 2009/10 work-plan (Ja...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Report%20on%20Mid-year%20review%20of%20the...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Uganda Health Accounts

The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs. 4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to� a per capita spending of...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20Accounts-%20FINAL%20RE...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
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