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Lab success story; No more guesswork: Lab staff and patients benefit from Lab SPARS

The Apapai Health Centre IV laboratory in Serere district, Eastern Uganda, is busy today with ten patients waiting to have their lab tests taken. The laboratory technician, Samuel Oule, is confident that he has enough of the right laboratory supplies to run tests for all the patients he will see tod...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 44, 31st October - 6th November, 2016

The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 81.6% representing a 59.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Subsequently, there has been a steady increase in the national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 15.5% (18/116) districts had 100% of thei...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Uganda Essential Medicines and Health Supplies Management Manual, Third Edition

This manual represents the revised and updated edition of the Essential Medicines and Health Supplies�(EMHS) Management Manual, following its initial publication in 2012. The Department of�Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM) of the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with�development partn...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
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Outbreak Brief 51: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 5 January 2021, a total of 2,852,491 COVID-19 cases and 67,943 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 3.4% of all cases reported globally. The majority (84%) of Member States continue to report community transmission....

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Occupational Safety and Health Act 2006

An Act to consolidate, harmonize and update the law relating to occupational safety and health; to repeal the Factories Act, Cap 220 and to provide for connected matters.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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National Medical Equipment Policy

Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and sta...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Supply Chain Management
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HIV Counselling Supervision Participants Manual

HIV Counseling Supervision is a crucial component of any HIV/AIDS counseling or care and support service. It provides a way to support counselors and to address clients�� needs while at the same time upholding the professional practice of counseling around the globe. Supervision is an excellent oppo...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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Report on Dissemination of the New Malaria Treatment Policy

Since mid 1990��s, WHO and partners have provided technical support to a large number of African countries to promote rational use of antimalarial medicines, monitor medicine efficacy and update treatment policies. In Uganda, resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to Chlororoquine rose to unacceptable...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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International Perspectives on Spinal Cord Injury

The report contains the best available scientific evidence about strategies to reduce the incidence of spinalcord injury, particularly from traumatic causes. The report also discusses how the health system can respond effectively to people who are injured. Finally, the report discusses how personal...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
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Human Resources for Health Audit Report 2017/18

This 2017/2018 Annual Human Resources for Health (HRH) Audit report is the 9th in series and was compiled by the Ministry of Health (Department of Human Resource Management) with support from USAID-funded Strengthening Human Resource for Health (SHRH) Activity that is implemented by IntraHealth Inte...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Management of Malaria in Pregnancy

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 50: 7th-13th Dec 2020

We are pleased to share our 50th 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...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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National Strategic Plan For Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2020/21 - 2024/25

The National TB and Leprosy Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020/21 - 2024/25, is in line with Global and National commitments and represents a new approach to the elimination of TB and Leprosy.

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (22 September 2020)

A. Executive summary ● Two studies report on a possibility of in-flight transmission of SARS-COV-2 over long commercial flights among passengers and flight attendants. The studies suggest that guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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World health statistics 2017: monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals

World Health Statistics 2017 focuses on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets by bringing together data on a wide range of relevant SDG indicators. In some cases, as indicator definitions are being refined and baseline data are being collected, pro...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Polio transition planning

The present document was prepared in response to decision EB140(4) and is based on inputs received from WHO country offices, the regional offices for Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia, together with relevant departments at headquarters. Common templates and structured interviews...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Lessons learned in Home Management of Malaria

The document is a comparative analysis and documentation of the processes that have enabled teams to implement HMM in various settings. It complements other WHO publications on the subject (WHO, 2004, 2005) in that it focuses on the processes, challenges, and lessons learnt in implementing the HMM s...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Guidelines for Drinkingwater Quality Fourth Edition incorporating the First Addendum

The primary purpose of the Guidelines for drinking-water quality is the protection of public health. The Guidelines provide the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for managing the risk from hazards that may compromise the safety of drinking-water. The recommendations should be co...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
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Uganda National Malaria control Policy 2011

The National malaria Control policy provides a framework and environment within the overall context of the national health policy and the health sector strategic and investment plan of the country for sustainable malaria prevention and control.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Report of the 6th Directors, Commissioners and Under Secretaries meeting held on November 5, 2019

This is the report of the Sixth Meeting of Directors, Commissioners and Undersecretaries Forum which took place at the Office of the President, Conference Hall on 5th November 2019. The purpose of the meeting was information sharing, knowledge and experience exchange, and peer learning for improved...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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