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Safe and unsafe abortion

A central aim of the UK Government��s policy is to empower and enable women and adolescent girls1 to have sexual and reproductive choices; to avoid unwanted sexual contact, injury and infection; to make informed decisions about childbearing; and to face fewer risks in the course of pregnancy and chi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/safe%20and%20-unsafe-abortion%202014.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 81 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

First 100 Days: Delivering the New Deal

H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya was appointed as the first Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in February 2023 by the 36th Africa Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Upon assuming office on the 20th April 2023, he committed to three fundamental...

https://africacdc.org/download/first-100-days-in-delivering-the-new-deal-h-e-dr-jean-kaseya/?ind=169...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Country Profile Uganda

In order to develop and share Human Resources for Health Information an idea of developing country observatories came up within WHO system development. One of the outputs of the Observatory is to ensure information sharing on country HRH situations. One way to present HRH information is to develop H...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Human%20Resources%20for%20Health%20Country...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 80 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mainstreaming HIV/ AIDS issues in to the poverty eradication action plan ( PEAP ) : Guidance for sector and PEAP revision teams

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how and why HIV should be considered in each of the PEAP pillars. It provides a set of core questions, which need to be considered in developing Sector PEAP Review Papers (SPRP) and the construction of each pillar as well as suggestions to help guide the...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mainstreaming%20HIV-AIDS%20issues%20into%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 91 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Records And Archives Act,2001

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/national%20records%20and%20archaives%20Act...
Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 95 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19

As we cannot cover every situation here, this guidance can be adapted for individual situations as they arise. This guidance is focused on how to practically implement environmental decontamination and should be delivered as a part of a planned and resourced program, (1) which is integrated fully wi...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-environmental-decontamination-in-the-context-of-covid-19/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 82 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic 14 April 2020

The document titled Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic – 14 April 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 Africa, Sout...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-number-13-covid-19-pandemic-14-april-2020/?ind=1586954...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 77 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Safe Male Circumcision For HIV Prevention

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has developed this communication strategy to promote Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) in Uganda. The goal of the communication strategy is to contribute to the reduction in HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections incidences through in...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Safe%20Male%20Circumcision%20Communication...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 91 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africas Leadership Role in the Development and Access to Potential COVID-19 Vaccine: Rapporteurs Report for Day Two

The document titled Africa’s Leadership Role in the Development and Access to Potential COVID-19 Vaccine: Rapporteur’s Report for Day Two offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challe...

https://africacdc.org/download/africas-leadership-role-in-the-development-and-access-to-potential-co...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 72 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The use of Rapid Syphilis Tests

Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20use%20of%20Rapid%20Syphilis%20Tests....
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 78 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for management of community health workforce 2016

The first section is the introduction. The purpose of this section is to give the structural outline of the document. It is under this section that the justification (the why?) of the guidelines is presented. The other sub-sections include a brief description of how the guidelines were developed and...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20management%20of%20%20CH...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 72 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 11, 9th15th Mar 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis.In this issue, we bring...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 88 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Summary 2016 Program Review River Blindness Elimination Programs 2017

The Carter Center River Blindness Elimination Program held its 21st annual review, March 27-29, 2017 at its Atlanta headquarters. The review focused on the 2016 RBEP achievements, challenges, and operational research and provided recommendations for 2017 activities in each of the RBEP assited countr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Summary%202016%20Program%20Review%20River%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 73 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors in Uganda: A National Cross Sectional Study report 2017

Adolescents, as defined by the World Health Organization, are individuals aged 10-19 years. Adolescence is a period characterized by rapid biological, emotional and social changes and development. Twenty five percent (25%) of Uganda��s 34.6 million population are adolescents, who are faced with soci...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Adolescent%20Health%20Risk%20Behaviour%20S...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 88 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package : Improving access and use of psychotropic medicines.

The guidance package consists of a series of interrelated user-friendly modules that are designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. The topic of each module represents a core aspect of mental health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20Health%20Policy%20and%20Service%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 83 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Country implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Status report 2011

Globally, breastfeeding has the potential to prevent about 800 000 deaths among children under five each year if all children 0-23 months were optimally breastfed. Early initiation of breastfeeding could prevent about one fifth of neonatal deaths, but less than half of infants are put to the breast...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Country%20Implementation%20of%20the%20Inte...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 81 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 51: 14th -20th Dec 2020

We are pleased to share our 51st 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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Weekly%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%20Week...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 67 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 47: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 47: 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 A...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-47-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 78 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving Maternal and Newborn Care in Northern Uganda

This report is about improving maternal and newborn care in Northern Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Improving%20Maternal%20and%20Nnewborn%20Ca...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 83 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

malaria quarterly bulletin

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 information at all levels in order to foster improvement of our efforts and t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Quarterly%20Bulletin%20Oct%20Dec...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 92 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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