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Performance review of the implementation of the Ministry of Health work plan for the first and second quarters FY2021/22

The Semi-Annual Health Sector Performance review meetings highlight progress, challenges, lessons learnt and proposes a mechanism for improvement. The meeting focuses on the progress in the implementation of approved work plans and Budgets for FY 2021/22 and trends in performance for selected indica...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/FINAL%20MOH%20Q1Q2%20PERFORMANCE%20REPORT_...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Interim guidance on COVID-19 Rapid Antigen self-testing to African Union Member States

To counteract these gaps, the Africa CDC and partners have recommended the introduction, adoption and implementation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing to complement the existing facility-based testing protocols and improve access to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. The Africa CDC in collaborati...

https://africacdc.org/download/interim-guidance-on-covid-19-rapid-antigen-selftesting-to-african-uni...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 21 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2006 Final report

The 2006 UDHS was the fourth in the series that started in 1988. The primary objective of this survey was to provide up-to-date information for policy makers, planners, researchers and program managers, to use in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of population and health progra...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20DHS%202006%20Final%20Report.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 21: COVID-19 Pandemic 9 June 2020

As of 9 am EAT 9 June 2020, a total of 196,254 COVID-19 cases and 5,341 (CFR: 2.7%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 2.8% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (2 June 2020), 43,812 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 29% increase in new c...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-21-covid-19-pandemic-9-june-2020/?ind=1591772777519&fi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (03 August 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (03 August 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, Nor...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-03-august-2021/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing: a gateway to prevention and care

Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is the process by which an individual undergoes counselling, enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested for HIV1. In recent years, voluntary HIV testing, in combination with pre- and post-test counselling, has

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/HIV%20Voluntary%20counselling%20and%20test...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

World report on disability 2011.

In response to this situation, the World Health Assembly (resolution 58.23 on ��Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation��) requested the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General to produce a World report on disability based on the best available scientific evidence. T...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/World%20report%20on%20disability%202011.pd...
Theme: Community Engagement
Sub Theme: Disability and Rehabilitation
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) Framework for Action

The Framework for Action answers the call made by the African Union Commission and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a summit in April 2021 to develop a framework that will enable Africa to manufacture 60 percent of its vaccine needs locally by 2040. The bold programs it outl...

https://africacdc.org/download/partnerships-for-african-vaccine-manufacturing-pavm-framework-for-act...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 20 hours ago 190 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: 18 hours ago 121 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing

The document titled Know Your Epidemic through COVID-19 Testing 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 Afri...

https://africacdc.org/download/know-your-epidemic-through-covid-19-testing/?ind=1585321727874&filena...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 15 hours ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance for Strengthening Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health Surveillance Systems

Non-communicable diseases, injuries, and mental health conditions (NCDI/MH) are substantial diseases and economic threats across African Union (AU) Member States (MS). The conditions are estimated to disable and prematurely end millions of lives across Africa each year. They constitute a serious imp...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-for-strengthening-non-communicable-diseases-injuries-and-men...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Injuries and Mental Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 182 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 126: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 126: 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-126-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/?ind=16...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 144 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 49: 2nd -8th Dec 2019

This weekly epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakehold-ers at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, pre-venting and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/week_49_Epi_bulletin%20%281%29.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 28 Minutes ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Reproductive Health Commodity Security Strategic Plan 2009/10 -2013/14

Reproductive Health Commodity Security is central to achieving the targets set out in the ��Roadmap for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Uganda��, and eventually, Uganda��s performance in achievement of global targets set out in the Millennium Developmen...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Reproductive%20Health%20Commodity%20Securi...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 17 hours ago 129 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy, Second Edition, August, 2022

During the initial emergency response phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing efforts concentrated on identifying individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 for timely isolation, contact tracing and clinical care to break the chain of transmission and minimize morbidity and mortality.The purpose of this r...

https://africacdc.org/download/revised-covid-19-testing-strategy-second-edition-june-2022/?ind=16612...
Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Laboratory Systems and Network
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 155 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) in Africa Social media materials

All stakeholders are being called on to coordinate, communicate, collaborate, and cooperate to support the PACT Initiative to control COVID-19 in Africa.

https://africacdc.org/download/partnership-to-accelerate-covid-19-testing-pact-in-africa-social-medi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Implementation Guidelines for HIV Counselling and Testing in Uganda

Uganda has a mature generalised HIV epidemic with prevalence exceeding 6% and an estimated one million people living with HIV1. Sub-national longitudinal studies2 and indirect estimates3 indicate a rising rate of new infections with HIV incidence ranging from 0.2-2.0% in different regions of the cou...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 150 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Question and Answer Booklet on the Planned National Health Insurance Scheme

Health Insurance is the way of financing health care where individuals or households contribute money to a common pool and when they fall sick they access a defined package of health services withouthaving to pay from their pockets.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Questions%20and%20Answer%20Booklet%20on%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Economics and Financing
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 125 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda HF EVD IPC Scorecard Rapid Assessment tool

This job aide is a step-by-step procedure to guide the assessment of the health facility during response to a case or in preparedness. Form to be used exclusively in the context of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/20221020%20Uganda%20HF%20EVD%20IPC%20Score...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 130 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 44, 31st October - 6th November, 2016

The proportion of health facilities that reported this week was 81.6% representing a 59.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Subsequently, there has been a steady increase in the national reporting rate of 80% and above. Only 15.5% (18/116) districts had 100% of thei...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/week%2044%202016.pdf
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 12 hours ago 124 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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