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25 Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water : 2015 update and MDG assessment.

Section A provides an overview of progress against the parameters specified in the MDG target for water and sanitation, in both urban and rural areas. It presents data for the world as a whole, and compares progress across regions. The report goes on to examine trends over the MDG period by region a...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

One year and Half Journey: The Africa CDCs Program on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Injuries and Mental Health

In April 2022, Africa CDC developed the continental strategic priorities on NCDs, Injuries and Mental health including enhancing capacity to develop and implement policies to prevent, protect and manage them; political advocacy for better financing; workforce development; and increased access to ess...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Disease Control and Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 127 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Supply Chain Management, Monitoring and Reporting of Outpatient Therapeutic Care Programs

OTC provides home-based treatment and rehabilitation for clients who are severely, acutely malnourished but have appetite and are free of medical complications. This session will describe issues including criteria for entry and exit, activities in the OTC, link with other Care and planning and setti...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 10 hours ago 117 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 112 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 130: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 130: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-130-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Global vector control response 2017-2030

Vector-borne diseases pose a major threat to the health of societies around the world. They are caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, sandflies, triatomine bugs, blackflies, ticks, tsetse flies, mites, snails and lice.1 The major global vector-borne diseases...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 9 hours ago 163 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Training/Meetings in the context of COVID-19

The document titled Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Training/Meetings in the context of COVID-19 offers a comprehensive insight into Infection Prevention, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges withi...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Infection Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Linen and laundry management

Contaminated linen poses a risk of infection and should only be handled in personal protective equipment (PPE). Linen and laundry management presentation is an EVD IPC training material for Health facilities and pharmacies.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 142 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia

The draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia has close conceptual and 5.strategic links to, and builds upon, other global action plans and strategies adopted or endorsed by the World Health Assembly including: WHO��s Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2020,1 the G...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Neurological Disorders
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 11 hours ago 110 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Annual Needs Analysis and Quantification for Public Health facilities in Uganda for FY 2019/20

Procurement planning is an annual exercise conducted by Health Facilities (HFs) countrywide with technical assistance from National Medical Stores (NMS) and under the supervision of Ministry of Health (MoH) with the objective of quantifying or determining facility pharmaceutical needs for the next f...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 123 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Operation Manual for Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops and Medical Equipment Maintenance Guidelines

This manual helps to streamline the operations of the Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops. Additionally, the Maintenance guidelines will facilitate first-line Maintenance to be undertaken by both the Users of the equipment and technicians in a well-structured and safe manner.� This man...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 28, 11th - 17th July, 2016

Comparable to the previous week, all 112 districts reported and with an average reporting rate of 83.3% in week 28, 2016. This represents a 15.5% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. A total of 23% (26/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 50% (66/112) o...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 134: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 134: 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-134-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 111 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Malaria in Pregnancy

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon 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, Norther...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-cameroo...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 111 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Primary ear and hearing care training resource.

The purpose of this basic level training resource is to assist with the training of primary ear and hearing workers in developing countries, especially focused on Village Health Care Workers. The role of the village health care worker is vitally important for the prevention of ear and hearing disord...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 135 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

MOH Stock Status Report AS At 1st April 2020

The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 111 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Second National Development PLAN (NDPII) 2015/16 - 2019/20

This National Development Plan (NDPII) is the second in a series of six five-year Plans aimed at achieving the Uganda Vision 2040. The goal of this Plan is to propel the country towards middle income status by 2020 through strengthening the country��s competitiveness for sustainable wealth creation,...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Investigating cause of death during an outbreak of Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever : Draft verbal autopsy instrument

This document presents a draft verbal autopsy instrument based on best judgement and previousexperience in a variety of settings including outbreaks and research. It has been circulated widely toprofessionals involved in previous outbreaks and revised accordingly. This questionnaire is a first atte...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 114 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Third National CHF Conference Report 2018

This is a report of the 3rd National Community Health Financing Conference held at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, on 8th and 9th November, 2018. The conference was organized by Save for Health Uganda (SHU), with funding from Bread for the World and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, and...

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Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Community Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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