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Implementation Guide for COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa

The approaches, checklists and principles in this Guide provide practical guidance on how to address the gaps identified through the assessment, highlighting areas not covered by the Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines and providing implementation...

https://africacdc.org/download/implementation-guide-for-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/?ind=16185884085...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

State of the World Population 2020

Every day, tens of thousands of girls have their health, rights and futures stolen. Some are subjected to female genital mutilation. Some are forced into ��marriages�� as children, and still others are neglected or starved, simply because they are female.

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Theme: Data Analytics
Sub Theme: Demographics
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 3 hours ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines on Hepatitis B and C Testing

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are major causes of acute and chronic liver disease (e.g. cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma) globally, and cause an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually. It is estimated that, at present, 248 million people are living with chronic H...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidlines%20on%20Hepatitis%20B%20and%20C%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Improving Maternal and Newborn Care in Northern Uganda

This report is about improving maternal and newborn care in Northern Uganda.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Improving%20Maternal%20and%20Nnewborn%20Ca...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Routine Management of Third Stage of labor

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 hour ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

The PIP Framework aims to balance virus sharing with benefit sharing on an equal footing. Advances in vaccine, antiviral and diagnostic technology alone are not enough to protect a world against a pandemic. Whereas access to health services and products remains unequal around the world, the influenz...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pandemic%20influenza%20preparedness%20revi...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 128 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package : Improving access and use of psychotropic medicines.

The guidance package consists of a series of interrelated user-friendly modules that are designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. The topic of each module represents a core aspect of mental health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Mental%20Health%20Policy%20and%20Service%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Policy Brief on Dismantling Silo Mentality in the Uganda Civil Service

This policy brief highlights the silo mentality, practices, causes and its negative impact in the Uganda Civil Service and makes recommendations to its dismantling in the Service. It is hoped to contribute to change of mind-set towards building strong partnerships, collaborations, cooperation and sy...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Dismantling%20Silo%20Mentality.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Rapid advice : treatment of tuberculosis in children

The World Health Organization (WHO) first published guidance for national tuberculosis control programmes on managing tuberculosis in children (hereafter called ��the Guidance��) in 2006. The Guidance follows the principles of a public health approach aimed at optimizing outcomes, including the qual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Treatment%20of%20Tuberculosis%20in%20Child...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 119 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 39, 26th September - 2nd October, 2016

During Week 39 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 84.8% which represents a 36.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Since week 1 of 2016, there has been a steady national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 20.7% (24/116) distri...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2039%202016.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The use of Rapid Syphilis Tests

Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20use%20of%20Rapid%20Syphilis%20Tests....
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 152 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 2, 9th - 15th January, 2017

The proportion of health facilities that reported during week 2 was 85% reflecting a 25.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 18% (21/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 70% (81/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%202%202017.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 130 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.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20AIDS%20Monitoring%202017_0.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 162 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status report Week 6, 2019

Reporting rate this week (77.8%) is a marginal rise from 75.7% in the previous week, 2019W5.There was a further 9% drop in reported malaria cases (96,488 this week vs. 105,566 in W5)�There was marginal drop in malaria incidence. As was last week, Adjumani (13 cases) & Moyo (18 cases) Districts repor...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Malaria%20Weekly%20status%20Report%202019%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

AFRICAN REGIONAL BIOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT (Certified Professionals 2023)

The document titled AFRICAN REGIONAL BIOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT (Certified Professionals 2023) 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 Af...

https://africacdc.org/download/african-regional-biological-waste-management-certified-professionals-...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

What is the Africa CDC?

The document titled What is the Africa CDC? 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 Africa, Western Africa,...

https://africacdc.org/download/what-is-the-africa-cdc/?ind=1567073215070&filename=What-is-Africa-CDC...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 160 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The management of nutrition in the major emergencies

The manual is inteneded to help health, nutrition and other health professionals involved in the management of major health emergencies with a nutrition component weather at local, national or international level.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Management%20of%20Nutrition%20in%20M...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 116 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of linen in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases

The job aide is a step-by-step procedure of�handling linen of suspected, confirmed or probable EVD cases at Ebola Treatment Units, healthcare facilities, or within the�community (household).� Contaminated linen poses a risk of infection and should only be handled in PPE.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2015_Management%20of%20L...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). This was followed the next day by the World Health Organization (WHO), which extended the alert internationally as a public...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other 3 Likes
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 260 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Teacher's Guide for Advanced Diploma in Public Health Nursing 2018

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...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Teachers%20guide%20for%20Higher%20Diploma%...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 133 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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Mpox Surveillance Reporting Protocol for African Union Member States

Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa

Mpox Technical Factsheet

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