The nutrition annual performance report 2022/23 highlights the progress made by the Division��s objectives, challenges, lessons learnt and proposes mechanisms for improvement. The report presents the performance on key nutrition indicators stated in the Ministry of Health��s Nutrition M&E framework...
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) met in Geneva from 17 to 26 October 2017. The meeting was opened by Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses of the World Health Organization (WHO), on behalf of the directors-general of WHO and the Fo...
The importance of robust mortality surveillance systems cannot be overstated in an era marked by increasing global health challenges where health threats loom large and population dynamics continue to evolve. Accurate and timely mortality data is essential for identifying trends and detecting emergi...
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is home to one of seven of Uganda��s public health satellite laboratories under the World Bank-funded EAPHLN Project. The hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital is situated in the heart of Mbarara Municipality and is a hub for health services for the locals.
En décembre 2022, le CDC Afrique a organisé la première Pré-conférence des Jeunes (YPC) en marge de la deuxième Conférence Internationale annuelle sur la Santé Publique en Afrique (CPHIA), donnant le coup d’envoi d’un engagement stratégique à long terme avec les jeunes professionnels africains dans...
Agencies of the State, all citizens, organisations and other bodies and persons in applying or interpreting the Constitution or any other law and in taking and implementing any policy decisions for the establishment and promotion of a just, free and democratic society. (ii) The President shall repor...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in South Africa 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, Nor...
Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (11 May 2022) 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...
The curve continues to trend downward to the level reported in October 2020. The majority (91%) of Member States continue to report community transmission. Of the countries actively reporting COVID-19 epidemiologic data, 21 are reporting case fatality rates higher than the global case fatality rate...
Reporting rate this week (71.3) represents an almost 14% decline in reporting rate from the previous week, 2019W13 (85.4%) There were almost 28,000 malaria cases less this week (89,355) compared to 117,040 reported the previous week.�There were 22deaths this week, the same as in the previous week. H...
Preventing a crisis such as acute shortage of PPE for healthcare workers should be prioritised by health authorities in Africa, and in this context as part of the COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 response team or IPC team should include actions to prevent PPE shortages in their planning, as adequate...
The Guide emphasises practical teaching, projects, and acquisition of skills by the learner. The competences that learners are expected to acquire are clearly spelt out in each module covered in the semester. You should ensure that learners are well-versed with practical work. The teaching methodolo...
It is the responsibility of governments to assure a safe and sufficient supply of blood and blood products for all patients requiring transfusion (1). Each country�should formulate a national blood policy and plan, as part of the national health policy, to define how safe blood and blood products w...
In Uganda HCT began in 1990 with VCT as the main model of implementation. In 2002 the MoH planned to place high-quality VCT services within the reach of every Ugandan by developing the 1st VCT policy. This worked well but only a small percentage of the population accessed the services. With the adve...
Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been pushing for universal health coverage. According to WHO, the goal of universal health coverage is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship by having to incur out of pocket expenses to pa...
The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 108: 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...
The 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was designed to provide information on demographic, health, and family planning status and trends in the country. Specifi cally, the UDHS collected information on fertility and fertility preferences, marriage, sexual activity, awareness and use of...
