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...
Pain in children is a public health concern of major significance in most parts of the world. Although the means and knowledge to relieve pain exists, children��s pain is often not recognized, is ignored or even denied. These guidelines address the pharmacological management of persisting pain in ch...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (25 August 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, Nor...
It has been 12 years since world leaders committed to Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which sets out to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (14 July 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...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (20 July 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, North...
To ensure that the right provider is in the right place with the right skills, countries require current, accurate data on human resources (HR). A strong human resources information system (HRIS) enables leaders to quickly answer the key policy and management questions affecting service delivery. Th...
The journey towards transforming mental health care systems in Kenya has gathered momentum following the launch of the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan (2021-2025). Ministry of Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi who unveiled the 74-page document on behalf of Health Cab...
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...
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.
The document titled Outbreak Brief 45: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic 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 A...
The revised National guidelines on antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and on infant and young child feeding contribute to the National Strategic Plan (NSP) and are targeted to reach all health providers who take care of HIV infected patients either directly or...
In response, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), supported by its regional and global partners, in collaboration with AU Member States, in 2019 launched the Regional Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative (BBI). The goal of the BBI is to strengthen the biosafety and bio...
The Statistical Abstract is an annual publication compiled by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, which provides the statistical summary on various socio-economic indicators for Uganda. Some figures in this edition may vary from those in the earlier editions due to the updates. Note that most of the 2014...
The revised BFHI Guidance for Operationalising of the MIYCAN Guidelines is aligned to�the global BFHI Implementation Guidance published in 2018 and contributes towards the attainment of the national and global nutrition targets. �It is intended to provide the basis for�the different stakeholders at...
Cognisant of these gaps in the IHR, the World Health Organization (WHO) formed an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a new legally binding Pandemic Agreement and to facilitate the conclusion of member state negotiations by the upcoming 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2024. Und...
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...
Management of Cord Prolapse
This document provides guidance to AU Member States, states/local bodies, and communities on how to construct and maintain non-contact hand washing stations like Tippy Taps and other alternative hand washing stations.
This document is to provide guidance to Local Governments (LGs) for budgeting and implementation of Health Service Delivery activities, utilizing the Primary Health Care (PHC) grants and other Decentralized Health Grants in Financial Year (FY) 2023/24. These guidelines should also be used to prepare...
