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Ministry of Health Weekly Malaria Report, Week 18, 2 - 8 May 2022

A total of 221,271 malaria confirmed cases were reported, up by 13% cases reported last week Reporting Increased to 74% from 70% last week 67 Districts reported malaria upsurge weeks. Manafwa, Budaka, Kween, Bukwo, Bugiri, Nabilatuk are in upsurge and have inadequate ACT stock Malaria incidence incr...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin week 10, 2nd8th Mar 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Improving Maternal and Newborn Care in Northern Uganda

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

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 30 Minutes ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Village Health Team Guide for Training the Trainers of Village Health Teams

The Ministry of Health is implementing the Village Health Team (VHT) strategy to ensure that every village in Uganda has capacity to mobilize individuals and households for better health. VHT members are community volunteers who are selected by communities to provide correct health information, mobi...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/VHT%20ToT%20Guide.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 Minutes ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (16 June 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (16 June 2020) 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/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-16-june-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

2nd QUARTERLY UGANDA RBM PARTNERSHIP MEETING Friday, 8thDecember, 2017 at Hotel Africana, Kampala

Roll Back Malaria Country Partnership meetings (RBMCPM) are a necessary for malaria endemic countries if they have to dent a disease that has consumed a big chunk of national budgets over and above inflicting socio-psychological sequel on communities with children under five years of age and pregnan...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Extended Strategic Plan for Statistics 2018/19 - 2019/20

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) developed its first Strategic Plan for Statistics (SPS I) in 2006 to cover the period 2006/07 - 2011/12 while the second one (USP II) was developed in 2012 to cover the period 2013/14 - 2017/18. The UBOS SPS II constitutes one of the building blocks of Uganda��...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 7 hours ago 148 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Clinical Guidelines, 2023

The guidelines are based on principles of scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness�and prioritization of conditions to maximize the health benefit�with limited resources.�The regular update of clinical guidelines and essential medicines lists�is one of the key interventions in the Health Sector Devel...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 45 Minutes ago 523 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Inpatient surveillance in health facilities in the context of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure used�to implement daily monitoring of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) symptoms in hospitalised�patients.� It is a very important procedure because patients may have no symptoms of EVD on screening/triage and admission. However, these symptoms may develop�...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 111: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 6 p.m. East African Time (EAT) 28 February 2022, a total of 11,188,490 COVID-19 cases and 248,812 deaths (CFR: 2.2%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States (MS). This represents 3% of all cases and 4.2% of all deaths reported globally. Thirty-four (60%) AU MS are reporting C...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-111-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 Minutes ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Finding the Balance (Part IV) and Calls to action

At 78%, vaccine acceptance was higher than in the previous PERC survey fielded earlier this year (67%), which may indicate the success of risk communication campaigns. In five surveyed countries—Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Tunisia and Zimbabwe—acceptance was 90% or higher. Vaccine acceptance was hi...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic 14 April 2020

The document titled Outbreak Brief 13: COVID-19 Pandemic – 14 April 2020 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, Sout...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-number-13-covid-19-pandemic-14-april-2020/?ind=1586954...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Goal Oriented Antenatal Care Protocol

Goals are different depending on the timing of the visit. Minimum 8 contacts are aimed for in an Uncomplicated pregnancy. If a woman books later than in first trimester, preceding goals should be combined and attended to. At all visits address any identified problems, check the BP and measure the Sy...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Goal%20Oriented%20ANC%20updated.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Family Planning Advocacy Strategy & Costed Implementation Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25

The comprehensive set of family planning interventions the Government of Uganda is pursuing is spurred by the recognition that addressing the current situation requires a multi-pronged approach. For instance, as noted in the Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan, the contraceptive prevalence ra...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 Minutes ago 122 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan

This five-year National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and AIDS is a coordination tool for the national response developed from the efforts and experiences of the national HIV/AIDS Partnership.� The Plan sets priorities for the three thematic service areas of Prevention, Care and Treatment and Social...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks

The document titled Africa CDC Support Program to Combat COVID-19 and Future Public Health Risks 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 Afric...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-support-program-to-combat-covid-19-and-future-public-healt...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 30: 20th -26thJuly 2020

his 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. This issue, we showcase...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 hours ago 118 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global Tuberculosis report 2015.

The year 2015 is a watershed moment in the battle against tuberculosis (TB). It marks the deadline for global TB targets set in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and is a year of transitions: from the MDGs to a new era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the Stop...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 116 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 47: 16th -22nd Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 47th 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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WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence 1018

The forty-first meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) was held from 12-16 November 2018 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 168 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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