Anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and young children. It is a disease with multiple causes, both nutritional (vitamin and mineral deficiencies) and non-nutritional (infection) that frequently co-occ...
The document titled Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide offers a comprehensive insight into Laboratory Systems and Network, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eas...
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 Unit covered in the Semester. ��You�� should ensure that learners are well versed with practical work. The teaching m...
The reporting rate decreased to 71.2% this week from 73.2% in last week. A total of 141,835 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 0.3% from 142,303 last week. Test positivity rate this week was 52.3% compared to 51.6% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in Buteb...
This manual describes how to manage supplies based on revised and harmonized tools. It will act as a reference guide for health workers and focus on basic principles of supply chain management. If properly followed, it will promote efficient stock control and ordering of all EMHS. Health workers at...
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – June 2019 offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, providing valuable g...
There has been great progress made in the control of malaria in Uganda with the incidence rate reducing from 272 cases per 1000 population in 2016/17 to 191 cases per 1000 population in 2017/18. The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and other...
Uganda has a large young population; approximately 52.7% of the population is under 15 years of age. One in every four Ugandans (23.3%) is an adolescent and one in every three (37.4%) is a young person.
We are pleased to share our 51st 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...
This United Nations Development Assistance Framework for 2016-2020 is a result of a highly consultative process under the high-level modality for engagement between the Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team which deliberated and approved the Results Framework that underpins the UN...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (8 June 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...
Metadata is a description of data (information about information). The primary role of metadata is to facilitate appropriate interpretation of statistics by both users and producers of data in the NSS and information sharing. The national Metadata dictionary has been revised to include the missing i...
During Week 48 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 83.3% indicating a 15.4% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 14.7% (17/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 68.1% (79/116) of the districts achieved...
The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization met in Geneva from 15 to 19 October 2012. The meeting was opened jointly by Dr Jean��Marie Okwo��bele, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, and by Dr Kees de Joncheere, Director of the Department of Essential Me...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (31 August 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, Nor...
At the beginning of the outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, this event was graded as a Level 2 based on the Emergency Response Framework (ERF). On 24 July 2014, the Director-General took the decision, based on the ongoing severity of the outbreak and a report of a case travelling from Liberia to Nigeria...
During week 40, a total of 52,261 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 34 deaths due to malaria. Malaria, Typhoid, Measles and Dysentery were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 179 babies died within one week of life and 14 moth...
Supporting delivery of vaccinations to millions more across the continent: The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is investing in a spectrum of activities required to turn vaccines into vaccinations, including safe storage and transportation of vaccines, ancillaries, and other supplies; to esta...
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...
The strategy recommends that AU Member States should enhance, where feasible, existing COVID-19 surveillance to include:To ensure successful implementation, testing and reporting considerations have been aligned with existing Africa CDC guidance on the implementation of rapid antigen testing and gen...
