Malaria prevalence has reduced from 42% in 2009 to 19% in 2014 and is currently at 9% in 2018 according to the preliminary results from the malaria indicator survey (MIS). This period had an increase in cases and Test Positivity rate (TPR) compared to the same period in 2018. It also had an increase...
The International Health Regulations (“the IHR” or “Regulations”) were adopted by the Health Assembly in 1969, having been preceded by the International Sanitary Regulations adopted by the Fourth World Health Assembly in 1951. The 1969 Regulations, which initially covered six “quarantinable diseases...
As the Covid-19 pandemic got under way, the world�had been reaching unprecedented heights on the�Human Development Index (HDI). People were, on�average, living healthier, wealthier and better lives�for longer than ever. But under the surface a growing�sense of insecurity had been taking root. An est...
After immunisation for common childhood illnesses, appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care.2 In 1977, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first list of essential medicines. The model list was designed to prioritise the mo...
Reporting rate this week (85,4%) represents an almost 20% improvement in reporting rate from the pre-vious week, 2019W12 (65.9%) There were almost 20,000 malaria cases more this week (117,040) ) compared to 97,077 reported the previous week. While there may be a real increase in the number of malari...
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to national AIDS programmes and partners actively involved in the country response to AIDS on use of core indicators to measure and report on the national response.
The document titled African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients offers a comprehensive insight into Antimicrobial Resistance Control, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses cri...
In August 2014, WHO drafted the Ebola Response Roadmap to set out the core strategy for stopping this unprecedented outbreak and to provide the basis for a significantly increased response. This was the basis for the UN system��s Overview of Needs and Requirements (ONR) and STEPP Strategy that follo...
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – September 2018 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, Southern Africa,...
This policy statement is about the vote functions of Ministry of health.
The Ministry of Health would like to very sincerely thank the University Research Co., LLC (URC) Nulife Program, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the technical and financial support which was so essential for the development, printing and dissemina...
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.
The goal of this tuberculosis (TB) infection control guidelines is to guide management staff, including health care workers, congregate settings managers and household heads to minimize the risk of TB transmission at Ugandan facilities in particular and the whole country in general. The current nati...
The 2018 Local Government Performance Assessment (LG PA) Report is the second edition under the new Local Government Assessment framework. The assessment was conducted between September-October 2018 with involvement of the Local Government Performance Assessment Task force, Ministries, Departments a...
The document titled Framework for Fair, Equitable and Timely Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (Highlights of Day 1) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within C...
In May 2023, Africa CDC and AUDA-NEPAD convened sixty experts from across the continent and the globe to discuss concrete solutions for strengthening the impact and efficiency of the African clinical trials ecosystem, with the goal of speeding access to new lifesaving technologies in line with publi...
The campaign achieved high OCV coverage, but the surveys provided insights for improvement. To achieve high vaccine coverage, more effort is needed for community sensitisation, and additional resources for staff transportation and timely payment for campaign staff is required. Pretest and post-test...
This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and�causes of death.
The document titled PERC: Brief on Public Health and Social Measure Implementation in Africa 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...
Globally, breastfeeding has the potential to prevent about 800 000 deaths among children under five each year if all children 0-23 months were optimally breastfed. Early initiation of breastfeeding could prevent about one fifth of neonatal deaths, but less than half of infants are put to the breast...
