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Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Finding the Balance (Part IV) and Calls to action

At 78%, vaccine acceptance was higher than in the previous PERC survey fielded earlier this year (67%), which may indicate the success of risk communication campaigns. In five surveyed countries—Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Tunisia and Zimbabwe—acceptance was 90% or higher. Vaccine acceptance was hi...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Generic protocol for a population-based, age and gender stratified sero-survey study for SARS-CoV-2

With the expansion of testing, the cumulative number of cases reported in Africa has increased rapidly, however given the fact that majority of cases could be mild or asymptomatic, the true number of infections, their age and sex distribution, and the proportion that are severe or fatal is still unc...

https://africacdc.org/download/generic-protocol-for-a-population-based-age-and-gender-stratified-ser...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outcome Statement on the 2nd Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference under the theme Youth Leadership for a Safer and Healthier Africa

Africa has a high disease burden which not only poses a threat to the health of its people but also impedes its progress towards achieving the Goal 1.3 Healthy and well-nourished citizens of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Africa is also the youngest continent in terms of population, with approx...

https://africacdc.org/download/2nd-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-africa-cdc-unde...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Pre-Eclampsia International Framework

The pre-eclampsia interventional framework will provide a basis for tracking implementation and assessment of achievements against targets, with the overall aim of reducing the maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality due to pre-eclampsia. The framework has been designed to provide updated, pra...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/PET%20Implementation%20Framework.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monitoring and Evaluation of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Test Rollout in Africa

Africa CDC, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and partners have developed a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of Ag-RDT for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (https://aslm.org/courses/covid-19-antigen-training-materials/). These training materials are being used by Member State...

https://africacdc.org/download/monitoring-and-evaluation-of-covid-19-rapid-antigen-diagnostic-test-r...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 212 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20policy%20statement%20FY%2020...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 8 18th to24th Feb 2019

Reporting rate this week (87.8%) represents an about 10 percentage point increase from the previous week, 2019W7 (78%) There was a 6% increase reported malaria cases (100,336 in W6 vs. 106,503 this week. Key to note in this regard are net increases in Gomba, Butambala and Kyotera Districts which had...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Community involvement in tuberculosis care and prevention Towards partnerships for health

This publication provides guiding principles for WHO Member States to promote the involvement of people with tuberculosis (TB) and the community in TB care and prevention. These recommendations are designed to support health policy-makers - and patients�� groups and local partners - in including com...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Community%20involvement%20in%20TB%20care%2...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, July 2023

Cameroon: Since last update (21 July 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 103 new cases (3 confirmed;100 suspected) and no new deaths of cholera. Cumulatively 19,489 cases (1,890 confirmed; 17,599 suspected) and463 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) of cholera have been reported from Cameroon. The outbreak...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-july-2023/?ind=1693...
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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines to the Local Government Planning Process Health Sector Supplement July 2019

The Planning Guidelines herein are geared at improving governance and accountability of the health sector by enhancing coordination of the planning process through: �� Introducing the district comprehensive health workplan and budget concept. Interventions and activities supported by Health Developm...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/LG%20Planning%20Guidelines%20for%20the%20H...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The oaths Act: Chapter 19.

This publication is about the oaths to be taken by civil servants in their differnt capacities.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Oaths%20Act%20Chapter%2019.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Newsletter

Greetings and a warm welcome to our very first issue of the Health Sector Newsletter! We couldn��t be more excited to have made it to this point. In this issue, we bring you updates on the infrastructural development, public health policies and programs, a closer insight into the Internationally acc...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20sector%20newsletter1.pdf
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 175 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

MOH Stock Status Report AS At 1st April 2020

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20SSR%201st%20April%202020_Final%5B344...
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda 2022 Progress Brief on Family Planning

Uganda 2022 Progress Brief on Family Planning, commitments and National Goals.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%202022%20Progress%20Brief%20on%20Fa...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public health and social measures in Tunisia

This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,197 people conducted in September 2021, alongside local epidemiological and secondary data. The survey was approved by the Tunisian Ministry of Health, Primary Healthcare Administration to examine experiences and responses to public...

Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Workforce
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 3 days ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 3, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics in Uganda in the 3rd week of 2018

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20Status%20Report%20Week%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Issue 30: 1 July 2019- 30 September 2019

This issue focuses on the first quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this informa...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Jul-Sep%20Malaria%202019%20Bulletin%5B2862...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 25 Minutes ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Clients Charter 2021

The Ministry of Health (MoH) reviewed its Client Charter 2012/13 - 2014/15 in line with the long term international and national development goals and objectives as spelt out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Vision 2040, Second National Health Plan (NHP II), National Development Plan...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MoH%20Client%20Chater%20July%202021.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Uganda on Integrating the Integrated Community Case Management Model (iCCM)

Although Uganda has reported a reduction in the mortality rates of children under five years of age (under-five)��from 175 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011��child mortality and morbidity rates remain unacceptably high.1 Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Global%20Fund%20New%20Funding%20Mode...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status week 31, 2020

Reporting rate this week was 79.4%, a slight decline from 81% the previous week. This week, a total of 187,856 malaria cases were reported having declined by 15% from the previous week. Incidence this week was 4.5%, a decrease from 5.3% the previous week and 6.2% reported in the same week last year,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2031%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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