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World Health Statistics 2019

World health statistics 2019 summarizes recent trends and levels in life expectancy and causes of death (Section 1) and reports on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets (Sections 2-8) It then summarizes the major findings, including the availabilit...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 2 days ago 101 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cervical Cancer Screening in Developing Countries

Worldwide, cervical cancer comprises approximately 12% of all cancers in women. It is the second most common cancer in women but the commonest in developing countries. Cervical screening is acknowledged as currently the most effective approach for cervical cancer control. However, in many countries,...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 107 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Audit Report 2017/18

This 2017/2018 Annual Human Resources for Health (HRH) Audit report is the 9th in series and was compiled by the Ministry of Health (Department of Human Resource Management) with support from USAID-funded Strengthening Human Resource for Health (SHRH) Activity that is implemented by IntraHealth Inte...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 108 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Drug and therapeutics committees A practical guide World Health

A drug and therapeutics committee (DTC) provides such a forum, allowing all the relevant people to work together to improve health care delivery, whether in hospitals or other health facilities. In many developed countries a well functioning DTC has been shown to be very effective in addressing drug...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Drug%20and%20therapeutics%20committees.pdf
Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 107 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

The document titled Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...

https://africacdc.org/download/medical-ppe-production-in-africa-promoting-local-manufacturers-to-sup...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 97 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Report

Malaria key highlights for week 26, 2022

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Bulletin-Epi%20week%2026.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 97 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: 1 day ago 103 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Food Security and Nutrition Assessment Karamoja Region

Nearly half of the households are currently food insecure with either Borderline or Poor Food Consumption Score, mainly due to the lean season that has seen a decline in food stocks at household level and contributed to food price rises (therefore reducing economic ability to purchase food).

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 108 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Cholera Outbreak, Assessing the Outbreak Response and Improving Preparedness Global Task

Cholera outbreak response generally focuses on medical aspects that are important for lowering mortality. However, a more comprehensive response is needed to limit the spread of the disease. As the outbreak response is often led by medical professionals, other aspects, such as environmental or commu...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Cholera%20outbreak%20assessing%20the%20out...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda AIDS indicator Survey Preliminary Report 2011

The 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator survey is a nationally representative, population-based, HIV Serological survey. The survey was designed with the objective of obtaining national and Sub-national of program coverage, such as knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behavior related to HIV/AIDS. Data collectio...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 111 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Lab Digest Newsletter issue 1, May 2019

Welcome to the first issue of The Lab Digest, a quarterly newsletter that brings you updates and insights from the world of laboratory and diagnostics, a brainchild of the department of National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services of the Ministry of Health.We are deeply delighted to have made...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Lab%20Digest%20Newsletter%20MAY%2020...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2015/2016

The Govemment of Uganda continues to facilitate the attainment of a good standard of health for all the people in Uganda. The goal of the Health Sector is therefore to reduce morbidity and mortality as a contribution to poverty reduction as well as economic and social development of the people of Ug...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ministerial%20Policy%20Statement%20for%20F...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Health Planning Guidelines : Supplement To the Local Government Planning Process

The multiple challenges facing the health sector in Uganda, as in many other developing countries, need a well defined course of action to address them at the different levels of the National Health System. The plans that evolve to address these health problems should have clearly set objectives tha...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Planning%20guidelines%202007.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 117 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 29, 18th - 24th July, 2016

Comparable to the previous week, all 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 85.0% in week 29, 2016. This represents a 52.3% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. A total of 24.1% (27/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 70.5% (79/112) o...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2029%202016_0.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 103 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Conference Report: 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2022)

As highlighted in the conference discussions, the future of health in Africa will be a story of hope and obstacles. The continent has come a long way toward realising the African Union’s New Public Health Order since 2020 but disease outbreaks are on the rise; climate change, food insecurity, popula...

https://africacdc.org/download/conference-report-2nd-international-conference-on-public-health-in-af...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 96 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Performance Report on Medicines Management

This report was made with Technical Assistance from the USAID/SURE Program

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Records And Archives Act,2001

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Statement on the Efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) against the SARS-CoV-2 Variants

The document titled Statement on the Efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) against the SARS-CoV-2 Variants offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges w...

https://africacdc.org/download/statement-on-the-efficacy-of-the-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-chadox1...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 101 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report: Expert and stakeholder virtual consultation meeting to develop the Africa CDC Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Strategy

The meeting was organized by Africa CDC to bring all stakeholders together to reflect and provide recommendations on the key functional areas of the strategy development framework. The functional areas in which partnership, collaboration and health systems strengthening are needed for NCDs and menta...

https://africacdc.org/download/report-expert-and-stakeholder-virtual-consultation-meeting-to-develop...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 98 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Position Statement on Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The document titled Position Statement on Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 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 Africa, Southern...

https://africacdc.org/download/position-statement-on-transmission-of-sars-cov-2/?ind=1594637720346&f...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 89 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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