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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 5, 30th January - 5th February, 2017

During Week 5 of 2017, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 82.4% indicating a 4.4% increase in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 19% (22/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 60.3% (70/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80%. Onl...

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Quality Improvement Training Guide 2022

The 5S Quality Improvement (QI) Training Guide comes to address the current gap of inadequacy of the required materials for developing capacity towards improved implementation of 5S and QI in the country. There is increasing demand towards sharing knowledge to fulfil ability and one potential to per...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Outbreak Brief 57: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 16 February 2021, a total of 3,759,165 COVID-19 cases and 98,915 deaths (CFR: 2.6%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 3.5% 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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Malaria Status report Week 5, 2019

Reporting rate this week (75.7%) is a drop from the previous week, 2019W4 (83.9%). There was a 9% drop in reported malaria cases (105,566 this week vs. 116,330 in W4) There was marginal drop in confirmed malaria incidence. Only Adjumani & Moyo Districts reported incidence rates >10 cases/1,000 popul...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Outbreak Brief 151: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 151: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...

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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children 2017

The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health-care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost-effective medicines for priority conditions. Priority conditions are selected on the basis of current and estimated future public health relevance, and potential for sa...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Environmental and Social Management Framework for Uganda COVID-19 Response and Public Health Emergencies Systems Strengthening Project (P174041)

The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been prepared to guide COVID-19 outbreak response activities. This ESMF outlines the framework and mechanisms for environmental and social impact screening, determining extent of required environmental assessment and assessment of environm...

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Ugandan businesses? Results from a business climate survey

The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has continued to spread across the world leaving death and economic devastation in its wake. Although the number of confirmed cases in Uganda remain very low in comparison to other countries, the containment adopted to curb the spread of the virus have affect...

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Malaria Status Report- Uganda Week 14 1st Apr to 7th April 2019

Reporting rate this week (71.3) represents an almost 14% decline in reporting rate from the previous week, 2019W13 (85.4%) There were almost 28,000 malaria cases less this week (89,355) compared to 117,040 reported the previous week.�There were 22deaths this week, the same as in the previous week. H...

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Sub Theme: Malaria
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Infectious Diseases Institute College of Health Sciences Makerere University : Annual report

IDI continues to develop its range of programmes (Research; Training; Prevention, Care and Treatment;Laboratory; and Systems Strengthening) backed by solid support departments (Finance & HR;Grants Management; and IT). Through these programmes, IDI (as at June 2015) was providingcare and treatment se...

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Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2006

This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving these goals. The challenges the Goals represent are staggering. But there are clear signs of hope. The data on the following pages and other evidence suggest that providing every child with a primary school education is within our grasp.

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Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
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Dengue Fever Technical Factsheet

Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by any of the four existing dengue virus serotypes (DENV1,2,3,4). ● Dengue is found worldwide in tropical and sub-tropical regions, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is endemic in about 100 countries, including in tropical areas of Africa. ● Den...

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National Service Delivery Survey Report 2015

This Report is a manifestation of the commitment of the Government of Uganda to institutionalize strategies for encouraging service recipients to provide feedback regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.

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African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes Final Report

The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Final Report offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central...

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WHO Guidelines on use of Ferritin Concentrations to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations

Accurate determination of iron status is crucial for diagnostic and screening purposes in the clinical setting and to guide public health interventions at the population level. In an individual patient, diagnosis of iron deficiency or overload will help guide management, including further investigat...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
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Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes Dont be a victim Protect yourself

Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
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Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic

Preventing a crisis such as acute shortage of PPE for healthcare workers should be prioritised by health authorities in Africa, and in this context as part of the COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 response team or IPC team should include actions to prevent PPE shortages in their planning, as adequate...

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Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Pocket book of hospital care for children : Guidelines for the management of common illnesses, 2013 edition.

The Pocket book is part of a series of tools for improving the quality of care for severely ill children and is consistent with the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines for outpatient management of sick children. It is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health...

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Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (24 November 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (24 November 2021) 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...

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Interim guidance on the use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 response

The document titled Interim guidance on the use of rapid antibody 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,...

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