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Human Resources for Health Audit Report 2017

The HRH audits and production of reports over the seven years have been supported and funded by projects under USAID funding. The reports enabled the Ministry to monitor the staffing levels, staffing gaps and skills shortagges of the health workers (HWs) in all the Public Health Facilities; and to k...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Village Health Team Facilitators Guide for Training Village Health Teams

The guide offers a training methodology that will facilitate your work in preparing VHT members for the work they will do. This methodology will help them develop the skills required for their very important mission. The training should be carefully planned, and well organized. Handling adult learne...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health system resilience
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 14 hours ago 36 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Policy Brief for the Legal Framework on Infection Prevention and Control

2. RATIONALE FOR THE IPC LEGAL FRAMEWORK In October 2017, Africa CDC officially launched its Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Control, 2018-2023. One major component of this strategy involves decreasing the burden of antimicrobial resistance, particularly in healthcare settings. In April...

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Malaria Bulletin - week 31

The malaria weekly bulletin�for Epi week�31�(1st August - 7th August 2022).

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Chronic Diseases in Canada Volume 30 Number 2 March 2010

Chronic Diseases in Canada (CDIC) is a quarterly scientific journal focussing on current evidence relevant to the control and prevention of chronic (i.e. non-communicable) diseases and injuries in Canada. Since 1980 the journal has published a unique blend of peer-reviewed feature articles by autho...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 2 days ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Supervision Guidelines for Health Services

According to the mission statement of the Ministry of Health, "The overall goal of the health sector is the attainment of a good standard of health by all Ugandans in order to promote a healthy and productive life." The objectives of the health system, as stated in the Uganda National Health Policy,...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 39 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 1: 4th Jan -10th Jan 2021

We are pleased to share our 1st weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2021. This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and respondi...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Women and the Tobacco Epidemic Challenges for the 21st Century

Identifying issues and problems in the occupational health of women remains a challenge. Much of women's work remains unrecognised, uncounted and unpaid: work in the home, in agriculture, food production and the marketing of home-made products, for example. Within the paid labour force, women are di...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Guidelines for mainstreaming Malaria in the Multi-Sectoral National and District Plans

The MoH is implementing the Mass Action Against Malaria (MAAM) operational guidelines through a multi-sectoral approach involving all relevant actors. The Multi-sectoral approach includes; MDAs, LGs, Development Cooperation Agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Emergency Medical Services Strategic Plan 2018/19 - 2024/25

This Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Strategic plan operationalises the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Policy 2019, The National Policy for Disaster Preparedness & Management 2010 and the National Road Safety� Policy� 2017. It defines the EMS administration and service delivery system at...

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 6 hours ago 30 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Monthly Malaria Surveillance Status Report - JULY 2023

This document is�a Malaria�Surveillance Status�Report for the month of July 2023.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Planning Guide to Reduce Missed Opportunities for Vaccination

Global vaccination coverage has stagnated at about 80% since 2006. This means that one-fifth of the global annual birth cohort remains unvaccinated with DTP3. Recent calls to ��reach the 5th child�� through outreach services are based on the assumption that the 5th child has no access to health serv...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 31 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

African Union Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards

A chairperson, co-chairperson, and secretary were elected to engage the task force members. Three technical working groups were constituted to lead the drafting of the three sections of the document: 1. HIE Policy directions 2. HIE Standards 3. Implementation Use CasesFollowing several virtual meeti...

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Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
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Report: Virtual Meeting on The African COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy

• Since the beginning of the pandemic, the African Union’s response has been anchored in solidarity and collaboration and followed the “whole of Africa” approach. It has created institutions, such as the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), which are critical to the pandemic response and will a...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016

The data collection for the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was implemented between June 15 and December 18 2016 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is a global programme coordinated...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Data and Statistics Last updated: 7 hours ago 35 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Malaria weekly Status week 29, 2020

Reporting rate this week was at 78.2%, a slight decline from78.7% in the previous week.This week, a total of 206,138 malaria cases were reported, an increase by 10% from the previous week.The following districts are experiencing malaria upsurges : Abim, Agago, Amudat, Bug-weri, Buyende, Isingiro, Ka...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
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Declaration on Accelerating Implementation of International Health Regulations in Africa

Deeply Concerned about the increasing public health events and recurrent epidemics on our continent and their enormous socio-economic impact, as well as the inadequate implementation of the International Health regulations (IHR);Noting the progress made so far in improving the health security of Afr...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence 1005

The thirty-eighth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 18 November 2016. Dr Suzanne Hill, Director, WHO Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP), opened the meeting. She welcomed all...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 34 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 28 April 2020

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 28 April 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, Northe...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 27 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Ministerial policy statement 2014/15

The ministerial statement is about the vote functions of Ministry of health.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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