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Atlas Global Resources for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities 2007

At present, information on resources and services for persons with intellectual disabilities is scarce, fragmented, and relates�mainly to high-income countries. To find data about availability of services, their nature, and access to them for a given�country is hard, and such data does not exist at...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 166 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-7-june-2021/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World Health Statistics Monitoring Health for the SDGs 2018

The World Health Statistics series is WHO��s annual compilation of health statistics for its 194 Member States. The series is produced by the WHO Department of Information, Evidence and Research, of the Health Metrics and Measurement Cluster, in collaboration with all relevant WHO technical departme...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Patients Rights and Responsibilities Charter 2019

The Patient Rights and Responsibilities Charter is a result of joint effort by Ministry of Health in partnership with key stakeholders. The patient rights and responsibilities charter and its constant review processes will enable health users�� to contribute to the development and contribution of th...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Final%20copy%20of%20the%20PATIENT%20RIGHTS...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 202 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Senegal

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Senegal 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/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-senegal/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 50: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 50: 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-50-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=160...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Technical Guidance on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Persons at Substantial Risk of HIV Infection in Uganda

This technical guideline is an important document that guides the implementation of PrEP as an HIV prevention option in Uganda.�The purpose of the guidelines is to provide a framework for health service providers to deliver quality PrEP services at all levels of the health system.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/PrEP%20Technical%20Guidelines.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 169 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on the Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19

While there are some studies that suggest potential effectiveness of ivermectin in the prevention and management of COVID-19, existing data has limitations: 1. Most of the studies had small numbers of participants. 2. The doses and schedules of Ivermectin administration varied. 3. Some patients taki...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-the-use-of-ivermectin-for-covid-19/?ind=1613576692447&fi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 161 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health 2014 Statistical Abstract

Uganda covers 241,551 square kilometers of which 197,323 square kilometers are land area. The country is divided into 112 Districts all of which have a decentralized local governance system. Uganda has one of the highest growth rates in the world standing at a rate of 3.2% per annum and higher than...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20Statical%20ABSRACT%202014.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 165 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 42, 14th - 20th October, 2019

During week 42, a total of 39,657 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 41 deaths due to malaria. Typhoid, Measles, Malaria, Dysentery, SARI and Animal bites were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 132 babies died within one week...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

A Community Guide to Environmental Health

When we talk about environmental health, we mean the way our health is affected by the world around us, and also how our activities affect the health of the world around us. If our food, water, and air are contaminated, they can make us sick. If we are not careful about how we use the air, water, an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/A%20Community%20Guide%20to%20Environmental...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Monitoring 2017

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners on the use of indicators to measure and report on the country response.The 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AIDS...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20AIDS%20Monitoring%202017.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Maternal, Infant, Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) - Facilitator's Manual

The Health Facility training package aims to build the capacity of district level health�managers and health facility service providers to counsel women, adolescents, and�caregivers of children under-5 on appropriate maternal, infant, and young child and�adolescent nutrition practices. This Health F...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MIYCAN_Health%20Facility_Facilitators_Manu...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 159 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: 1 day ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Stock Status Report as at 1st December 2020

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making. This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate s...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/MOH%20SSR%201st%20December%202020_Final-1....
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

25 Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water : 2015 update and MDG assessment.

Section A provides an overview of progress against the parameters specified in the MDG target for water and sanitation, in both urban and rural areas. It presents data for the world as a whole, and compares progress across regions. The report goes on to examine trends over the MDG period by region a...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Progress%20on%20Sanitation%20and%20Drinkin...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Malaria Treatment 2005

Malaria continues to be the most frequent cause of ill health in Uganda. The greatest toll hits young children and pregnant women. Malaria impacts negatively on the household, community incomes and the national economy, thus keeping the rural communities trapped in perpetual poverty.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention and control of Cholera : Operational Guidelines for the National and District Health Workers & Planners

The overall goal of these guidelines is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases which is in line with the Health Sector Development Plan goal (HSDP 2015/16-2019/2020); ��To accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essen...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Cholera
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 209 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of Implementation of The Ministry of Health Work plan Semi-annual (1st and 2nd QUARTERS) July to December 2018 - FY 2018/19

The workshop to review the implementation of the Ministry of Health (MoH) work plan for the first and second quarters for 2018/19 financial year will take take place from 2nd to 3rd April 2019 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. The main objective of the workshop is to conduct a performance review of...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Use of Pulse Oximeter by Public & Healthcare Providers in the Community for Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

The document titled The Use of Pulse Oximeter by Public & Healthcare Providers in the Community for Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health chall...

https://africacdc.org/download/the-use-of-pulse-oximeter-by-public-healthcare-providers-in-the-commu...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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