2. The objective of this Internal Directive is to support Africa CDC’s commitment to the prevention of SEA and SH in its operations, programs and projects; and to taking appropriate measures in response to observed or alleged SEA and SH.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a leading cause of death in the African region, surpassing fatalities from malaria, HIV, and TB. In response to this critical threat, the region has adopted the AMR Global Action Plan and the African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2...
East Africa is highly affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are projected to be exacerbated by climate change. Consequently, understanding what research has been conducted and what knowledge gaps remain regarding NTDs and climate change is crucial to informing public health intervent...
This report shows how much progress has been made. Perhaps most important, it shows that� the Goals are achievable when nationally owned development strategies, policies and programmes are supported by international development partners.
The current assessment was conducted in 2020 for the years 2017/18 and 2018/19. These efforts provide indicators on HIV and AIDS financing, allowing international comparability and offering key data to monitor Uganda��s HIV and AIDS goals. The current NASA will be useful during the implementation of...
The document titled Guidance for mental health and psychosocial support for COVID-19 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...
HIV Counseling Supervision is a crucial component of any HIV/AIDS counseling or care and support service. It provides a way to support counselors and to address clients�� needs while at the same time upholding the professional practice of counseling around the globe. Supervision is an excellent oppo...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 49: 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...
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...
The document titled Statement on Herbal Remedies and Medicines for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 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, Easter...
The facts and figures on maternal health contained in this report highlight the challenges that our country still faces in improving the lives of women, especially during pregnancy and at childbirth. The government will continue to put in place the necessary programs and measures to ensure that mat...
In 2001, Ministry of Health established the Village Health Teams (VHT) strategy as an innovative approach to empower communities to participate in improving their own health as well as strengthen the delivery of health services at both the community and house hold levels. Despite implementing this s...
This Family Planning (FP) Research and Learning Agenda presents a great opportunity for the country to tailor future research to respond to key FP evidence gaps; synthesize, package, and promote the use of existing evidence to ensure future investments are evidence-based; harmonize stakeholder effor...
The Public Investment Plan (PIP) sets out planned investment decisions that the Government of Uganda plans to realise over the medium term (FY2016/17 - FY2018/19). The PIP provides an overview of all investment profiles for Central Government Votes with development funding (either GoU and or Externa...
This document is a statistical report of malaria activities that occurred across the country during the seventh epidemiological week of the year 2024.
In May 2023, Africa CDC and AUDA-NEPAD convened sixty experts from across the continent and the globe to discuss concrete solutions for strengthening the impact and efficiency of the African clinical trials ecosystem, with the goal of speeding access to new lifesaving technologies in line with publi...
The plan presents an opportunity for the development of comprehensive, integrated, coordinated and multi-sectoral interventions to Early Childhood Development. It also provides guidance and elaborates strategies that Government and partners will employ to undertake the execution of the NIECD policy...
These principles can be used in managingmany diseases and risk conditions.
Unsafe use of injections contributes to the spread of diseases, including EVD.�Injection Safety in the context of an EVD outbreak presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and pharmacies.
The action plan builds upon, but does not duplicate, the work of WHO's mental health gap action programme (mhGAP). The latter was to expand services for mental health in low resource settings. The action plan is global in its scope and is designed to provide guidance for national action plans. It ad...