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Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

The coexistence of high rates of malnutrition and HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa creates an additional challenge for nutritionists. Providing adequate nutrition at community and individual levels, even in the absence of HIV/AIDS, remains a problem. The new challenge calls for the acceleration...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
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NHA Book Inserts

This report presents the National Health Accounts for Uganda covering the FY 2014/15 and 2015/16 The uniqueness of this NHA is that it also contains the analysis of household health expenditure based on the UDHS 2016 report. Uganda has committed herself to the achievement of SDGs and this has necess...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for Strengthening Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health Surveillance Systems

Non-communicable diseases, injuries, and mental health conditions (NCDI/MH) are substantial diseases and economic threats across African Union (AU) Member States (MS). The conditions are estimated to disable and prematurely end millions of lives across Africa each year. They constitute a serious imp...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Injuries and Mental Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 233 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Community Health Departments for hospitals

The health status of the Ugandan population is poor, with infant mortality rate of 97/1000 live birth (UDHS 1995) and Maternal mortality rate of 506/1000 live birth.The health status indicators reflect slow improvement over the past years.

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Hospital and Health Centre IV Census Survey

The SARA-hospital/HC IV census survey was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health, African Development Bank, and the World Health Organization. It was undertaken to provide information on availability of services and ability of hospitals and level IV primary care facilities to provide...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of the World Population 2017

In today��s world, gaps in wealth have grown shockingly wide. Billions of people linger at the bottom, denied their human rights and prospects for a better life. At the top, resources and privileges accrue at explosive rates, pushing the world ever further from the vision of equality embodied in the...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 15 hours ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 43, 24th - 30th October, 2016

In Week 43 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 86.3% which signifies a 56.9% increase in reporting rate as comparison to the same week in 2015. Since week 1 of 2016, there has been a steady national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 24.1% (28/116) districts h...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Local Government Management of Service Delivery Performance Manual September, 2020

The manual has been jointly developed by relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) in close consultation with local Governments. It provides detailed information and guidelines on the objectives, processes, organization and management of the Performance system to be applied including activ...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
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Global status report on road safety 2015

More than 1.2 million people die each year on the world��s roads, making road traffic injuries a leading cause of death globally. Most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries where rapid economic growth has been accompanied by increased motorization and road traffic injuries. As well...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 173 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 44: 26thOct -1st Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 44th 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
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

First WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics Report 1017

The three strategic priorities of WHO stated in its Thirteenth General Programme of Work 2019-2023 are to advance universal health coverage, address health emergencies and promote healthier populations (1). The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines contains the medications considered to be the most...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Communiqu Directors of Africa Regional Institutions for the Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021

We, the Africa Regional Directors of the AU, FAO, OIE, WHO, and UNEP, COMMIT TO: 1. Strengthen and accelerate implementation of previous commitments to tackle AMR including relevant resolutions of the governing bodies of the African Union, the Tripartite (WHO, FAO, OIE) and UNEP, and other relevant...

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Ministry of Health Weekly Malaria Report, Week 18, 2 - 8 May 2022

A total of 221,271 malaria confirmed cases were reported, up by 13% cases reported last week Reporting Increased to 74% from 70% last week 67 Districts reported malaria upsurge weeks. Manafwa, Budaka, Kween, Bukwo, Bugiri, Nabilatuk are in upsurge and have inadequate ACT stock Malaria incidence incr...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Enhanced Surveillance of Sudan Virus Disease

Transmission SUDV spreads through direct contact with blood, tissues, and body fluids (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears, mucus, vomit, faeces, breast milk, urine, and semen) of infected humans or animals. The virus can persist in certain areas of the body (e.g., eyes and placenta) and within fluids (e.g.,...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, July 2023

Cameroon: Since last update (21 July 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 103 new cases (3 confirmed;100 suspected) and no new deaths of cholera. Cumulatively 19,489 cases (1,890 confirmed; 17,599 suspected) and463 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) of cholera have been reported from Cameroon. The outbreak...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 181 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Status of Antiretroviral Therapy Service Delivery in Uganda

By end of June 2010, there were 414 accredited facilities providing ART services in the public and private sector in Uganda. The number of active ART clients had increased to 237,070 by June 2010, of whom 89 percent were adults aged over 15 years, 8 percent were children aged less than 15 years, and...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 170 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Revised National Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20

The Ministry of Health greatly acknowledges the contributions of various TB, TB/HIV and Leprosy stakeholders as well as institutions that supported the review of this five-year NTLP Strategic Plan, 2015/16 - 2019/20. The review was necessitated largely by the need to reflect the findings and program...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 221 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (7 June 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (7 June 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, Northe...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health master plan 2006 - 2015 : Quality health care Bridging the gaps

The purpose of this plan, HMP 1006-2015 is to inform the principles and objectives of the health policy and provide guidance to development of strategic and development plans within the sector and other sectors.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 164 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 9 June 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 9 June 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-9-june-2020/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 35 Minutes ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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