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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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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Quality Of Care Implementation Guide For Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health & Nutrition Services

The Quality of Care Implementation Guide for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal,�Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N) provides practical guidance�on�RMNCAH-N�quality�improvement�activities�by�level of�care�and�facilitate�implementation�of RNMCAH-N health service quality standards in acco...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/QoC%20Implementation%20Guide%20for%20Repro...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 261 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Establishment of a Biobanking Network as a Sustainable Mechanism to Accelerate Development and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests in Africa

The document titled Establishment of a Biobanking Network as a Sustainable Mechanism to Accelerate Development and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests in Africa offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses crit...

https://africacdc.org/download/establishment-of-a-biobanking-network-as-a-sustainable-mechanism-to-a...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The effort to achieve the Millenium Development Goals in Uganda : Reaching for the sky?

This publication is about the MDGs of Health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Millenium%20Dev%20Goals%20in%20Uganda.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Essential Medicines Reproductive Health:Guiding Principles for Their Inclusion on National Medicines Lists

After immunisation for common childhood illnesses, appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care.2 In 1977, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first list of essential medicines. The model list was designed to prioritise the mo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Essential%20medicines%20for%20reproductive...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, March 2023

So far, seven African countries have already surpassed the target of vaccinating at least 70 of the population eligible for COVID-19 vaccination according to the WHO Liberia and Rwanda have fully vaccinated their eligible populations, while Mauritius and Botswana have vaccinated 94 percent Over 90 o...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Support Supervision Guidelines For Health Services

The revised support supervision guidelines are aligned to the comprehensive support supervision strategy 2019 which was designed to step-up efforts to support supervision at all levels of health care through improved planning, coordination and resourcing to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency o...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Support%20Supervision%20Guideli...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 days ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS ethical aspects : A report of an international symposium.

Throughout the symposium, global trends and perspectives concerning ethical aspects on HIV/AIDS� were reviewed by National and International experts including a researcher, health practitioner, a legal specialist, and a representative of suportive groups who made presentations and participated in a...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 139 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
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone density and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with a consequent increase in bone fragility (4). Early osteoporosis is not usually diagnosed and remains asymptomatic; it does not become clinically evident until fractu...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Joint WHO AFRO and Africa CDC Statement on the Use of Corticosteroid for the Management of Severe and Critical COVID-19 Cases

The document titled Joint WHO AFRO and Africa CDC Statement on the Use of Corticosteroid for the Management of Severe and Critical COVID-19 Cases offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical hea...

https://africacdc.org/download/joint-who-afro-and-africa-cdc-statement-on-the-use-of-corticosteroid-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2000/2001

The Government of Uganda (GOU) is implementing Result Oriented Management (ROM) across the public service as a means of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Ugandan Public Service. ROM is an approach to management, which seeks to make the best use of resources available by setting clea...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AHSPR%202000-2001.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

How to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene into HIV programmes

This document is the first comprehensive guide to integrating WASH practices into HIV care. It was written in response to requests from countries and programmes for clear instruction on how to develop care programmes at the national level. It contains guidance on implementing priority WASH practices...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Disasters Report 2018

The 2018 World Disasters Report asks challenging questions of affected states, admittedly overburdened donors, and local and international humanitarian organizations. It includes a strong call for more, for better and for more equitable, funding and action to meet the rising needs. It also calls for...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20disaster%20report%202018.pdf
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Human Rights
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 174 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National HIV Testing Services Policy and Implementation Guidelines Uganda

The revised HTS policy and Implementation guidelines replace the 2010 Uganda HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Policy and National Implementation guidelines for HCT, 2010. It is informed by new evidence generated from implementation of HTS at international, regional and national levels as well as le...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UGANDA%20HTS%20POLICY%20AND%20IMPLEMENTATI...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Antimicrobial Stewardship Newsletter Volume 1 : JUNE 2021

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has many drivers, with antibiotics use in the human and animal sectors being the most significant and modifiable factor. We all must work towards preservation of the available antimicrobials through judicious and thoughtful antimicrobial use in all sectors. All of us h...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AMR%20Newsletter%20June%202021_Final%20WEB...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Kampala City Act 2010

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Concise Report on the World Population Situation in 2014

The present report provides a demographic perspective on how the world has changed over the past 20 years. The world has witnessed many profound social, economic and political changes since the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994. Few factors will shape the...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infection Prevention and Control Training of Trainer's Manual 2018

This Manual is intended for Training of Trainers but may be used to guide training of other professional health workers, both pre-service and in service cadres. If used appropriately, the manual helps the trainer to deliver the infection control training package in a systematic and comprehensive man...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 201 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20world%20health%20report%201999.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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