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The Adolescent Girls Vulnerability Index Guiding Strategic Investment in Uganda

The Adolescent Girls Multilevel Vulnerability Index (AGI) was developed based on a growing recognition of the need to channel resources to vital��yet highly vulnerable and vastly underserved��populations of adolescent girls in Uganda specifically, and the East and Southern Africa region in general....

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Adolescent%20girls%20vulnerability%2...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 187 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for national Tuberculosis programmes on the management of Tuberculosis in children

Important recent changes or additions to guidelines for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children have made it necessary to revise the first edition of Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, published by WHO in 2006. Like the 2006 guidance,...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidance%20for%20national%20TB%20programme...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 141 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Family Planning Performance Update- August 2021

Reporting rate for August slightly dropped compared to July, but Reporting rate on time modestly improved. Stock-out of Injectable contraception increased by 2% (about 902 facilities). An increase in the number of integrated outreach services. Uptake of post-partum family planning intervention remai...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Monthly%20FP%20Performance_Aug%202021-1%28...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Rising cases of Pneumonia in Mainland-China

• Firstly, the lifting of COVID-19 social measures such as wearing masks, social distancing, handwashing, and restricted movements which allowed individuals with compromised immune systems or those without necessary vaccinations/boosters to interact freely. • And secondly, seasonal fluctuations, inc...

https://africacdc.org/download/rising-cases-of-pneumonia-in-mainland-china/?ind=1703064504180&filena...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2015

When the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) entered into force in February 2005, it marked a momentous achievement in the history of tobacco control. In the decade that has ensued, the treaty has become one of the most rapidly embraced and measurably successful in united Nations...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/WHO%20Report%20on%20the%20Global%20Tobacco...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 13 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

This job aide is a detailed step-by-step procedure to guide on healthcare waste management in the context of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).�In an emergency situation (epidemic), it is strongly recommended that all waste be considered as�hazardous waste and stored in suitable containers. All waste in an...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/202210_Job%20Aide%2010_Healthcare%20waste%...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 151 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Neglected Tropical Diseases And Their Control In Uganda

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of 13 infections caused by parasitic worms, protozoa or bacteria. They strike the world��s poorest people, living in remote and rural areas of low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Americas, causing life-long disability, disfigurement...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 158 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 17 March 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 17 March 2020) 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, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-march-17-2020/?in...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The COVID-19 Situation Update and Adjustments on Travel Restrictions in Uganda April, 2022

To date the country has registered 164,118 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,596 deaths. Furthermore, there is a massive drop in the number of admissions at the health facilities. Currently there are two severely ill COVID-19 patients on admission at Mulago National referral Hospital and St Mary's H...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 167 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Enhanced Surveillance of Sudan Virus Disease

Transmission SUDV spreads through direct contact with blood, tissues, and body fluids (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears, mucus, vomit, faeces, breast milk, urine, and semen) of infected humans or animals. The virus can persist in certain areas of the body (e.g., eyes and placenta) and within fluids (e.g.,...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidelines-for-enhanced-surveillance-of-sudan-virus-disease/?ind=1673...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 45, 7th - 13th November, 2016

The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 75.5% which signifies a 19.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 12.1% (14/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 44% (51/116) of the districts achieved the national target...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global status report on road safety 2015

More than 1.2 million people die each year on the world��s roads, making road traffic injuries a leading cause of death globally. Most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries where rapid economic growth has been accompanied by increased motorization and road traffic injuries. As well...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Global%20Status%20Report%20on%20Road%20Saf...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Exploring health workforce inequalities Case studies from three countries

Investment in health systems so that they are able to extend coverage of health services to the world��s poor populations is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to saving lives, reducing poverty, spurring economic development and promoting global security (Commission on Macroeconomic...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Summary Report: The Official Launch of the Africa CDC Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (SA-RCC) on 31st March 2021, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The lunch was organised by the Southern Africa RCC in collaboration wi...

https://africacdc.org/download/summary-report-the-official-launch-of-the-africa-cdc-southern-africa-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 166 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Strategic Framework: Strengthening Cross-Border Surveillance and Information Sharing in Africa

The African Union Member States (AU MS) face significant health threats, particularly infectious diseases, due to its overstretched public health systems and infrastructure. Despite Its remarkable improvements and growth in health sector service delivery in recent times, the African continent remain...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 188 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Quantification Report for Public Health Facilities in Uganda for FY 2017/18

This report provides feedback on the FY2017/18 national quantification, an annual exercise conducted by NMS together with MoH and all government Health Facilities (HFs) and aimed to inform accurate planning for the supply of EMHLS in the public sector.

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Antimicrobial Stewardship Newsletter Volume 1 : JUNE 2021

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has many drivers, with antibiotics use in the human and animal sectors being the most significant and modifiable factor. We all must work towards preservation of the available antimicrobials through judicious and thoughtful antimicrobial use in all sectors. All of us h...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/AMR%20Newsletter%20June%202021_Final%20WEB...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Disability statistics 2016 Annual report

The Annual Report highlights state and trend data from national sources. A specific listing of source data for each figure is included in Appendix B. There is a great deal of variability in rates of people with disabilities by state and the Annual Report includes maps to highlight this information....

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 153 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Conference Report: 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2022)

As highlighted in the conference discussions, the future of health in Africa will be a story of hope and obstacles. The continent has come a long way toward realising the African Union’s New Public Health Order since 2020 but disease outbreaks are on the rise; climate change, food insecurity, popula...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 132 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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