The overall goal of these guidelines is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases which is in line with the Health Sector Development Plan goal (HSDP 2015/16-2019/2020); ��To accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essen...
Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.
This PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015 defines WHO��s commitment to help countries achieve agreed international goals on PMTCT, increase access to quality PMTCT services and integrate these services with maternal, newborn and child health and sexual and reproductive health programmes. The objectives...
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...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 44: 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 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...
We are pleased to share our 45th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2020. 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 respond...
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...
Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2022 had a significant impact on primary health care (PHC) in Tunisia. This case study examines PHC – known locally as basic health care (BHC) – in the context of the pandemic between March 2020 and August 2022, with a focus on prepar...
Executive summary
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2022 had a significant impact on primary health care (PHC) in Tunisia. This case study examines PHC – known locally as basic health care (BHC) – in the context of the pandemic between March 2020 and August 2022, with a focus on prepar...
The document titled The Use of Pulse Oximeter by Public & Healthcare Providers in the Community for Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health chall...
In April 2018 a historic partnership of governments, civil society, the private sector and multilateral organisations, came together in London for a momentous Malaria Summit, delivering US $4.1 billion investment for the global malaria fight. Two days later at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Me...
This report is an account of all that happened during the First Edition of the National Digital Health Conference held on the 13th and 14th of November 2023 at Kampala Serena Hotel. The main objective of the conference was to discuss Uganda��s progress in implementing digital health initiatives and...
Anaesthesia training program. Uganda��s population has increased to 34 million people which calls for increase Health Centre IVs (HCIVs), districts, and Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs). The training programme will take two (2) years, consisting of four (4) semesters with assessments carried out f...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 33: COVID-19 Pandemic – 1 September 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, Northern Africa, S...
Now these countries want to build on the many successes of the past 15 years, and go further. The new set of goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aims to end poverty and hunger by 2030. World leaders, recognizing the connection between people and planet, have set goals for the land, the...
Malaria cases have declined from 100,830 cases in week 32 to 99,672 cases in week 33 which can be attributed to a decline in reporting rates. 16 malaria deaths were reported. The highest number of deaths were in Mbale(3), Nebbi(2), and Hoima(2). Karamoja region has consistently reported the highes...
In order to properly guide Member States, the Africa Regulatory Taskforce has developed a framework (https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-emergency-expedited-regulatory-authorisation-and-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/) for market authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, which include three...
It is believed that fruit bats are the natural hosts of the Ebola virus Introduced into the human population through close contact with infected animals. Introduction to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) presentation is part of the EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and Pharmacies.
IntroductionThe Ministry of Health (MoH) identifies research as a key component for strengthening policy, planning,monitoring and evaluation of systems in the health sector. In order to safeguard the dignity, rights, safetyand wellbeing of research participants; the Eswatini...
Introduction
The Ministry of Health (MoH) identifies research as a key component for strengthening policy, planning,
monitoring and evaluation of systems in the health sector. In order to safeguard the dignity, rights, safety
and wellbeing of research participants; the Eswatini...
The document titled Call for Papers for a Special Edition on the COVID‐19 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, Northern A...
