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National policy on HIV/AIDS and the world of work 2007

The National Policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work provides the principles and a framework for mounting an optimum response to HIV/AIDS in the entire Ugandan world of work.� It forms the basis for the development of workplace policy guidelines, which address the more specific issues related to th...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 48: 23rd-29th Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 48th 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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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (20 July 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-20-july-2021/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Tools for advancing tobacco control in the 21st century Tobacco control legislation: an introductory guide

WHO is disseminating this guide as a necessary tool for those working in tobacco control or in health promotion. These actors include governmental agencies, public health practitioners, lawyers, nongovernmental organizations and academia. It is hoped that the guide will add value to existing referen...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Tools%20for%20advancing%20tobacco%20contro...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-march-24-2020/?in...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Success story: Improving Malaria Treatment and Saving Lives in Uganda

Malaria is the leading cause of sickness and death in Uganda. Prevention, correct diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reduce malaria cases and mortality as well as lower the risk of resistance to antimalarial medicines and decrease medicine waste and misuse. However, due to inappropriate practice...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MTC%20success%20story%20to%20print.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infant Mortality in Uganda 1995-2000

Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Infant%20Mortality%20in%20Uganda%20%28fina...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 168 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: 8 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (28 July 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (28 July 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-28-july-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Week 01: 31st December 2023 to 6th January 2024

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district, and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance, and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing, and responding to public health events in Uganda every week.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ug%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin%202024Wk01...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 95: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 a.m. East African Time (EAT) 9 November 2021, a total of 8,548,064 COVID-19 cases and 219,787 deaths (CFR: 2.6%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This represents 3.4% of all cases and 4.4% of all deaths reported globally. Twenty-seven (49%) AU Member States are repo...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-95-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=163...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Medical Equipment Policy

Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and sta...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Medical%20equipment%20Policy%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Baby-Friendly Health Facility Initiative - BFHFI

The revised BFHI Guidance for Operationalising of the MIYCAN Guidelines is aligned to�the global BFHI Implementation Guidance published in 2018 and contributes towards the attainment of the national and global nutrition targets. �It is intended to provide the basis for�the different stakeholders at...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/BFHI%20Implementation%20Guide_Final_Versio...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 208 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Role of Cultural Leaders in Promoting Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunisation Campaign

This circular is aimed at providing religious leaders with basic facts about Measles-Rubella Immunisation. It's benefita ans key messages to deliver to congregations and parents so that they can take their children for immunisation during this mass immunisation campaign.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MR%20-%20Circular%20for%20Cultural%20Leade...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 194 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: 5 hours ago 252 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy

Ending the AIDS epidemic and leaving no one behind in the response will profoundly affect the entire lifespan of millions of people around the world, for generations to come. The post- AIDS world will be very different from the one we know today��and it is one we can create.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/UNAIDS%20strategy%202016-2021%20fast%20tra...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resource Information System (HRIS) Strategic Plan 2016 - 2018

A well functioning health information system is one that ensures the production, analysis, dissemination and use of reliable and timely health information by decision- makers at different levels of the health system, both on a regular basis and in emergencies. The Human Resource Information Systems...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HRIS%20Strategic%20plan%202016-2018.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Health Information Systems
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comparative Study of Malaria Risk factors and Access to Healthcare Services By Batwa and Non-Batwa Communities in Kanungu District Southwestern Uganda

This study focused on risk factors for contracting malaria and access to health centre/hospital-based healthcare services by making a comparison of the Batwa indigenous people and their non-Batwa neighbours in Kanungu district. The researcher investigated how the two independent variables namely: ri...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Sector Gender Statistics Profile Uganda

Development of the Gender Statistics Profiles is anchored in the Beijing Platform for Action, which underscores the need for gender analysis as one of the critical starting point for Gender Mainstreaming. The main objectives of compiling the Gender Statistics Profile were to establish the level of...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 156 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union List of Certified Assessors for the Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions Handling High Risk Pathogens

Biosafety aims to prevent the unintentional or accidental release of pathogens and toxins to personnel handling the pathogens, the general population, and the environment, while biosecurity aims to prevent the deliberate theft or diversion of high-risk biological agents or toxins for use for harmful...

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