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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 49: 30th Nov- 6th Dec 2020

We are pleased to share our 49th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 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 respond...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016

The data collection for the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was implemented between June 15 and December 18 2016 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is a global programme coordinated...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 7 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Changing Malaria Treatment Policy to Artemisinin-Based Combinations

This document provides guidance to countries on what actions need to be taken when countries consider changing their national policy for the first-line treatment for malaria to an ACT consistent with WHO recommendations. It addresses operational and technical considerations for both the public and p...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Outbreak Brief 143: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 9 October 2022, a total of 12,079,592 COVID-19 cases and 255,843 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) have been reported by the 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 2% of all cases and 4% of all deaths reported globally. Forty (73%) AU MS are reporting CFRs hi...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 185 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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

Healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material to HC IIs and pharmacies. All waste in holding areas should be considered infectious. Staff should always wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling a...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (22 December 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (22 December 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, N...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 24 March 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 24 March 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, North...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 129: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 129: 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Certified African Regional professionals: Level 1 Biorisk Management

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and int...

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Global AIDS Monitoring 2017

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response.The 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AIDS...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Poverty mapping in Uganda using socio-economic, environmental and satellite data.

In this analysis, we explained to what extent satellite data (as a proxy for environmental conditions) are correlated with household survey data. Whilst correlation abviously does not automatically imply causation, we suggest an evironmental approach is more likely to reveal causes than will the tra...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Poverty
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 10 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Le Cadre Juridique de la Bioscurit et de la Biosret pour les Etats Membres de lUnion Africaine

L’évaluation externe conjointe de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) menée entre 2016 et 2019, l’Indice de sécurité sanitaire mondiale (GHSI) et les consultations régionales coordonnées par les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (CDC Afrique), une institution techniqu...

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Outbreak Brief 120: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 120: 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-120-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National health facility master facility list 2018

This Health Facility Master List is a complete listing of both public and private health facilities in the country. There are 6,937 health facilities and each are established under unique administrative units i.e. Region, district, health sub-district, sub-county etc. The need to uniquely identify...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 216 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Official Government of Uganda Inter- Ministerial/Agencies Monthly National Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning Bulletin

South western, West Nile, Teso and Elgon: The regions are under favourable crop and pasture conditions due to early onset of SOND rainfall. Above average rainfall is expected across the regions, a condition which will lead to improved yields if optimal rains persists up to the end of the season. Wee...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation

The Government of Uganda (GoU) is committed to achieving results through the efficient and effective delivery of key public services, maintaining law and order and in facilitating the transformation of the economy to enable the private sector to flourish, to expand enterprise and ultimately ensure t...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Sustainability Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program 2020-2025

The overall goal of the Uganda NTD Control Program Sustainability Plan 2020-2025is to bring together other sectors on board to strengthen mechanisms that will enable the Ministry of Health to sustain NTD efforts and strengthen the health system to provide sustainable, accessible, equitable, and qual...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Report on National Quantification of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies

The April 2007 Technical review meeting (4th MOH TRM) noted that whereas there were positive steps taken to improve on overall management of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS), stock outs of essential medicines were still common. This was mainly attributed to under funding but the actual...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2015.

The present report of the Board for 2015 contains a thematic chapter on the health and welfare ofmankind and the international drug control system. It shows that concern for health and welfare is at the core of the international drug control system. INCB emphasizes that the system in place,when full...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Rapid Guidance on the Decommissioning of Ebola Care Facilities

The 2014 Ebola outbreak, which has affected several countries in West Africa, is the largest in history. The three countries most affected by the outbreak - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -have reported almost 25,000 cases as of March 2015. In response to the urgent need for Ebola treatment beds,...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
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