The Role of Cultural Leaders in Promoting Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunisation Campaign

This circular is aimed at providing religious leaders with basic facts about Measles-Rubella Immunisation. It's benefita ans key messages to deliver to congregations and parents so that they can take their children for immunisation during this mass immunisation campaign.

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, June 2023

Response: The MoH continues to conduct active case search and risk communication in the affected region.

Annual Workplan and Budget FY 2017/18

Annual Workplan and Budget FY 2017/18

Malaria weekly Status - Uganda Week 22 27th May to 2nd June 2019

Due to seasonal variation, this is the period of the year when we have the highest incidence of malaria in the country ,districts are requested to be extra vigilant on stocks and management of malaria.�Reporting rate this week (78.2%) There were over 130,000 more malaria cases this week (243,591) co...

The World health report : 2003 : shaping the future.

A key message of this report is that real progress in health depends vitally on stronger health systems based on primary health care. In most countries, there will be only limited advances towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and other national health priorities without the develo...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (13 April 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (13 April 2022) 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,...

NRM Manifesto 2016-2021

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto 2016 is the fifth one since 1996. The NRM is a mass organisation that is on track in implementing policies and programmes in all these manifestos. Each of these manifestos has a theme in tandem with the stages of the country��s progress.

Outbreak Brief 61: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

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...

African Union List of Certified Assessors for the Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions Handling High Risk Pathogens

Biosafety aims to prevent the unintentional or accidental release of pathogens and toxins to personnel handling the pathogens, the general population, and the environment, while biosecurity aims to prevent the deliberate theft or diversion of high-risk biological agents or toxins for use for harmful...

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.

Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use

This document is one of two evidence-based cornerstones of the World Health Organization��s (WHO) new initiative to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines for family planning. The first cornerstone, the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (third edition) published in 2004, pr...

The increase in zoonotic diseases: the WHO, the why and the when?

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Outbreak Brief 98: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 98: 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 A...

Implementation Framework for the Integrated Human Resources for Health Information System in the Health Sector

Uganda like many of the developing countries is faced by a number of human resource challenges. An analysis of the Human Resources for Health (HRH) situation reveals a crisis in the country characterized by a critical shortage of health workers with nearly 50% of the districts operating below 50% of...

Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment

Keeping clean and disposing of human waste (feces and urine) are necessary for good health. If they are not taken care of in a safe way, our feces and urine can pollute the environment and cause serious health problems, such as diarrhea, worms, cholera, and bladder infections. Many of these problems...

AU COVID-19 at workplace joint communique

The document titled AU COVID-19 at workplace joint communique 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...

Technical Guidance on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Persons at Substantial Risk of HIV Infection in Uganda

This technical guideline is an important document that guides the implementation of PrEP as an HIV prevention option in Uganda.�The purpose of the guidelines is to provide a framework for health service providers to deliver quality PrEP services at all levels of the health system.

Assessing Public Expenditure Governance in Uganda's Health Sector: The case of Gulu, Kamuli and Luwero districts

This research report is one of the policy analyses prepared by ACODE to assess the governance of public expenditure (hereafter, public expenditure governance or PEG) in Uganda��s health, road, education and agriculture sectors. The report is premised against the dimensions of governance elaborated i...

Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres

The document titled Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres 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,...

National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention And Control Plan

Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.