Africa Health Knowledge Management Portal

The Lighthouse A centre for comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Malawi

The Lighthouse Trust was established in 2001 to provide a continuum of quality care and counselling as well as to improve the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including the terminally ill, in Lilongwe.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20lighthouse%20a%20centre%20for%20comp...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Occupational Safety and Health, Including HIV in the Health Services Sector

All types of work are hazardous and persons at work are exposed to situations that may result into injury, disease or even death. While the economic cost is high, public awareness of safety and health tends to be quite low. All too frequently the subject does not get the priority it merits and the h...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20for%20Occupational%20safety%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/african-union-list-of-certified-assessors-for-the-regulatory-and-cert...
Theme:
Sub Theme:
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 177 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 140: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 140: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-140-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 126 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Western Africa Resources Dashboard

The Africa CDC Western Africa RCC Public Health Resources Dashboard provides a centralized, interactive overview of critical public health resources across the Western African region. Designed to support evidence-based decision-making, this dashboard enables public health professionals to assess...

https://app.powerbi.com/reportEmbed?reportId=a56e773b-375e-4b68-b437-bccb42556a6a&autoAuth=true&ctid...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Medical countermeasures
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 339 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Pediatric Emergency Triage and Treatment

This assessment report is the result of a combined effort of staff from the Uganda Ministry of Health, Maternal Child Health Technical Working Group-ETAT Steering Committee, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USAID Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity, World H...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2023-03-20-National%20ETAT%20Assessment%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 165 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: 12 hours ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sustainability Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program 2020-2025

The overall goal of the Uganda NTD Control Program Sustainability Plan 2020-2025is to bring together other sectors on board to strengthen mechanisms that will enable the Ministry of Health to sustain NTD efforts and strengthen the health system to provide sustainable, accessible, equitable, and qual...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Sustainability%20Plan%20for%20Neglected%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response

The document titled Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/interim-guidance-on-the-use-of-rapid-antigen-tests-for-covid-19-respo...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HPV Vaccine Communication Special considerations for a unique vaccine 2016 update

This guide presents communication guidance for countries introducing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the national or sub-national levels. HPV vaccination is a key strategy for comprehensive cervical cancer control and prevention. By the end of 2015, more than 65 countries introduced HPV vaccin...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HPV%20Vaccine%20Communication%202016.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 176 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines on establishment of health unit management committees for HCIII

The function of the committee is to monitor the general administration of the HCIII on behalf of the Local Council and the Ministry of Local Government. this shall be done within the policy and guidelines of Ministry of Health.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guide%20Lines%20on%20Establishment%20of%20...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Alert Notification: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8

1. Situation Summary: As of 22 November 2020, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 outbreak in wild birds and poultry has been reported in 12 countries, mainly in western Europe. The virus has been carried across from Southern Russia to Kazakhstan, and now Eastern Europe through migratory...

https://africacdc.org/download/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n8-notification/?ind=1606210...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health Manual of the national Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme

Uganda was ranked 18th out of the 22 tuberculosis (TB) high-burden countries in the world during 2009. The Annual Risk of TB Infection (ARI) for Uganda is estimated at 3 percent. The incidence of TB is 330/100,000 population for all TB cases and 136/100,000 population for sputum smear-positive pulmo...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20National%20TB%20Treatment%20Guide...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 192 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global AIDS Monitoring 2018

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/2017-Global-AIDS-Monitoring_en.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministry of Health, The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Week 22: 29 May - 04 June 2023

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Week%2029%20ESD%20Bulletine.pdf
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Mozambique

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Mozambique 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, North...

https://africacdc.org/download/finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-mozambique-2...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 203 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Review of the Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falsely labelled/ falsified/counterfeit medical products

The overall purpose of the review was to estimate the extent to which the Member State mechanism had progressed in achieving its objectives in the period 2012-2016; to identify gaps and remaining challenges; and to make recommendations on the way forward.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Member%20state%20mechanisms%20on%20counter...
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Eliminating Female genital mutilation An inter agency statement

In 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children��s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) issued a Joint Statement on Female Genital Mutilation (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, 1997) which described the implications of the practice for public health and human righ...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Eliminating%20Female%20Genital%20Mutilatio...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 145 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Accounts FY 2008/09 and FY 2009/10

Sustainable and equitable Health Financing systems play a critical role in improving health outcomes. However such policies must be built on foundation of sound evidence and analyses. The National Health Accounts (NHA) is a tool that helps countries to clearly visualize the flow and use of funds thr...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Health%20accounts%20Report%2020...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 190 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial policy statement 2014/15

The ministerial statement is about the vote functions of Ministry of health.

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: 4 days ago 180 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa Health Knowledge Management Portal

Informing Health Decisions and Actions

Mpox Surveillance Reporting Protocol for African Union Member States

Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa

Mpox Technical Factsheet

Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)

Search Results

Would you love to test your knowledge about Africa's health data?

If so, we are delighted to present this quiz!

1.Which country is currently experiencing EBOLA outbreak?

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments

Comments