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The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy Action Plan (2016-2021) of Uganda

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...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria Weekly update report for week 19, 2018

Weekly reporting improved to 74% in week 19 from 60% in the previous week,28 deaths due to malaria have been reported this week. Confirmed incidence of Malaria is highest in West Nile, greater than 6 people per 1,000 population. Test Positivity Rate is highest in the Western Region, West Nile and so...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 33 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The State of Uganda Population Report 2020

The year 2020, has been marked with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged the world and set a new normal in the lives of people, the way we interact and the way we deliver and access services. The pandemic has taken a staggering toll on people, communities and economies everywhere. B...

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 1 day ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 MANAGMENT: Curriculum for Community Health Workers

In view of the infrastructural and resource gaps, technology should be considered for remote management of healthcare deliver to patients during this period. As it is abundantly clear, even countries with more advanced healthcare infrastructure and resources have struggled to treat COVID-19 and non-...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey 2014-15

The 2014-15 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (2014-15 UMIS) was implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Uganda Ministry of Health from December 2014 to January 2015. The funding for the UMIS was provided by the United States Agenc...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 40: 28th SEP-4th Oct 2020

We are pleased to share our 40th 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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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week2, 2019.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics of Uganda in the 2nd week of 2019.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

6th National Quality Improvement Conference Report (3rd to 5th December 2019)

The Annual Health Care Quality Improvement Conference promotes the sharing of best practices, successes, and challenges across Uganda. The event is organized by the Ministry of Health -Standard Compliance Accreditation and Patient Protection (SCAPP) Department. The conference was held at Speke Resor...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2013/2014

The Annual Health Sector Performance Report for 2013/14 Financial Year provides analysis of health sector performance against set targets, goals and objectives for the Financial Year 2013/14 with a comparative analysis of the previous trends towards achieving the HSSIP 2010/11 - 2014/15 targets. Th...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023

The document titled Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023 offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence 1005

The thirty-eighth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 18 November 2016. Dr Suzanne Hill, Director, WHO Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP), opened the meeting. She welcomed all...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly malaria status - Uganda week 3, 2018.

This publication is about the malaria case statistics in Uganda in the 3rd week of 2018

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 28 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Guidelines for Managing COVID-19, April 23, 2020

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new virus that had not been previously identified in humans and therefore no population-level immunity exists. This virus belongs to the coronaviridae family grouped together in 1968 due to existence of crown-like appearances on t...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Anti Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World Report

This is the fourth report of the WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance. The three previous reports were published in 1997, 2000 and 2004 and included data from 35, 58 and 77 countries, respectively. This report includes drug susceptibility test (DST) results fro...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 32 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Family Planning Advocacy Strategy & Costed Implementation Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25

The comprehensive set of family planning interventions the Government of Uganda is pursuing is spurred by the recognition that addressing the current situation requires a multi-pronged approach. For instance, as noted in the Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan, the contraceptive prevalence ra...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 29 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Malaria Control Strategic Plan 2005/06 - 2009/10

The Malaria Control Strategic Plan is an instrument of the Government��s commitment and determination to address the malaria problem in Uganda in a sustainable manner. The plan is a complement to the broader five-year Health Sector Strategic Plan which again is part of the Poverty Eradication Action...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 37 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Prevention of deafness and hearing loss

Globally, 360 million people (about 5% of the world��s population) live with disabling hearing loss, of whom 32 million are children. The prevalence of hearing loss increases from 1.7% among children to 7% in adults (including 183 million males and 145 million females).1 Nearly 180 million people ag...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Inpatient surveillance in health facilities in the context of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure used�to implement daily monitoring of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) symptoms in hospitalised�patients.� It is a very important procedure because patients may have no symptoms of EVD on screening/triage and admission. However, these symptoms may develop�...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 38 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 51: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 5 January 2021, a total of 2,852,491 COVID-19 cases and 67,943 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 3.4% of all cases reported globally. The majority (84%) of Member States continue to report community transmission....

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan

The prevalence of infant and young child obesity is increasing in all countries, with the most rapid rises occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The number of overweight or obese young children globally increased from 31 million in 1990 to 42 million in 2015. In the African Region alone ove...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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