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Village Health Team Participants Manual for Village Health Team Members

In each home, parents and guardians are very important because it is the family that puts into practice the daily care actions that are needed to be healthy and stay healthy. These actions include:�Wash hands with soap before eating and after using the latrine

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Establishing the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: the upside of a crisis

The document titled Establishing the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: the upside of a crisis 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 Afri...

https://africacdc.org/download/establishing-the-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-th...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Household and Facility Survey on HIV/AIDS Health and Education Interventions in 34 Ugandan Districts

The Uganda Program for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD) is a USAIDfunded program designed with the Government of Uganda (GoU) to strengthen human capacity through the delivery of improved services in Education, Health, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care in 34 districts of Uganda.� UPHOLD��s bro...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/LQAS%20Survey%20Report%202006.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the High-Level Ministerial Meeting | Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa

Fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, delivery and uptake are critical to protecting lives and stimulating economic recovery. With only 15% of the African population reported to be fully vaccinated as of 16 March 2022, African Union (AU) Member States need to identify innovative and effective...

https://africacdc.org/download/report-of-the-high-level-ministerial-meeting-partnerships-to-accelera...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Childrens Health Status in Uganda

This paper studies trends and determinants of children's standardized heights, a good overall measure of children's health status, in Uganda over the 1990s. During this period, Uganda made impressive strides in economic growth and poverty reduction (Appleton, 2001). However, there is concern that im...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Children%27s%20health%20status%20in%20Ugan...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Tuberculosis report 2016.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 were adopted by the United Nations in 2015. One of the targets is to end the global TB epidemic. The WHO End TB Strategy, approved by the World Health Assembly in 2014, calls for a 90% reduction in TB deaths and an 80% reduction in the TB incidence r...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Tuberculosis%20Report%202016.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Public Private Partnership in Health

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to mainstreaming, establishing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating partnerships between the Government of Uganda and the private health sector within existing laws, policies and plans. This document is a means to achieving the br...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 192 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 10, 6th - 12th March, 2017

All the 112 (100%) districts reported in week 10, 2017 with an average reporting rate of 84%, only 15.5% (18/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 60% (70/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80%. Only one Kagadi district; had �� 40% of its health faciliti...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 26, 27th June - 4th July, 2016

Similar to the previous week, all 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 82.7% in week 26, 2016. This represents a 14% increase in reporting rate compared to the same reporting period in 2015. 16% (18/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 57% (64/112) of the di...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2026%202016.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report -Week 4, 2021 WEEK 25TH-31ST JANUARY 2021

Reporting rate this week was at 70.4% compared to 72.9% in the previous week. A total of 158, 188 malaria confirmed cases were reported, an increase by 3.5% in the previous week Test positivity rate was 49.7% compared to 50.2% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in Busia (83%)...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 130: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 130: 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-130-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Public health emergency operations centre bronchure

Preparing for and protecting against public health threats is a key aspect of GOU's mission. In order to attain a resilient nation to disasters depends on how well the Government is prepared, organized, and coordinated. The emergency could be acute or evolving in form of disease outbreak, natural�di...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Public%20health%20Emergency%20operations%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Schemes of Service for the Nursing and Midwifery Cadre

The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Act (1996) section 2 defines a nurse and a midwife as ��persons trained and qualified in the promotion of health, prevention of disease and care of the sick and registered or enrolled under section 24 of the same Act��. A nurse or midwife therefore provides holistic ca...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 205 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa

The document titled FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa 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/faqs-waste-management-for-covid-19-in-healthcare-settings-for-africa/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services 2001

This document has two sets of guidelines: service policy guidelines and service standards that aim at making explicit the direction of reproductive health within the context of primary health care. The service policy guidelines spell out the general rules and regulations governing reproductive healt...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20National%20Policy%20Guidelines%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Compendium on gender equality and Women's Empowerment in Uganda's Health Sector 2018

The incentive for developing this resource was to compile the legal and policy frameworks pertaining to gender equality and women empowerment initiatives at the international, regional, sub-regional, and national levels applicable in Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Compendium%20on%20Gender%20and%20HR%20Laws...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Oral Health Policy 2009

Oral Health is central to our daily life and well-being and experts a fundamental influence on the quality of life of every citizen of uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Oral%20Health%20Policy%202009.p...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Guinea

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Guinea 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-guinea/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HCF Cleaning and disinfection procedures during EVD

This document is a detailed step-by-step procedure for the environmental cleaning and disinfection process�for the care of suspected, confirmed, or probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases at healthcare facilities.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2002_HCF%20Cleaning%20an...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
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Weekly Malaria Status Report - Week 34 August 2021 23RD 29TH AUG 2021

The reporting rate remained almost the same 75% in this week from 75.1% in last week. A total of 129,829 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 2% from 132,430 last week. In Test positivity rate this week was 50.2% compared to 49.9% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were rep...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20weekly%20report%20Week%2034%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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