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Advisory on Disinfection Cards

Background There has been increasing use of body worn labels or tags, impregnated with chemical disinfectants, and worn on a lanyard or clipped to clothing, with the purpose of protecting against SARS-COV-2 virus. These are marketed as air purifier capable of removing viruses, bacteria and smog and...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Health Sector Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan 2010/11 - 2014/15

The Second National Health Policy (NHP II) puts the client and community at the forefront and adopts a client-centered approach with consideration of both the supply and demand side of healthcare. Good quality of care enhances clients�� satisfaction and their use of services. It increases job satisf...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Health%20Sector%20Quality%20Improvement%20...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 157 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Climate Change Profile Uganda

A landlocked country, Uganda��s regions - the mountain regions, lowlands, and the cattle corridor - differ in their vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Agriculture is the main economic sector, accounting for 25% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employing 70% of the labour force. Uganda faces...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Climate%20Change%20Profile%20Uganda%202015...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (24 November 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (24 November 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, N...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-24-november-2021/...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 139 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National policy on traditional medicine and regulation of herbal medicines

Traditionalȱ medicineȱ (TM)ȱ hasȱ alwaysȱ maintainedȱ itsȱ popularic

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 136 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Provider Initiated HIV Counselling and Testing in Clinical Settings : Participants Manual

This training manual is designed to equip service providers with knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide quality RCT services in a hospital or any health care setting.� The overall goal of the RCT training programme is to increase the production and provision of high quality HIV counseling...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 146 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

WHO model formulary for children 2010.

In 2007, the World Health Assembly passed a Resolution titled ��Better Medicines for Children��. This resolution recognized the need for research and development into medicines for children, including better dosage forms, better evidence and better information about how to ensure that medicines or t...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Infection Prevention and Control Training of Trainer's Manual 2018

This Manual is intended for Training of Trainers but may be used to guide training of other professional health workers, both pre-service and in service cadres. If used appropriately, the manual helps the trainer to deliver the infection control training package in a systematic and comprehensive man...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 196 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Health Policy 1999

According to the Burden of Disease Study in Uganda (Ministry of Health, 1995), over 75% of the life years lost due to premature death were due to ten preventable diseases. Perinatal and maternal conditions (20.4%), malaria (15.4%), acute lower respiratory tract infections (10.5%), AIDS (9.1%) and di...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National_Health_Policy_1999_1.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 149 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (30 June 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (30 June 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-30-june-2020/?ind...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 134 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Records And Archives Act,2001

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Theme: Health Policy and Governance
Sub Theme: Leadership, Governance, and Management
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 140 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

The document titled Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 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...

https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-pooled-testing-for-severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-coro...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 159 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control A guide to essential practice

This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care, in order to offer quality serv...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Cancers
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 172 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation

The Government of Uganda (GoU) is committed to achieving results through the efficient and effective delivery of key public services, maintaining law and order and in facilitating the transformation of the economy to enable the private sector to flourish, to expand enterprise and ultimately ensure t...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/National%20Policy%20on%20Public%20Sector%2...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 213 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The oaths Act: Chapter 19.

This publication is about the oaths to be taken by civil servants in their differnt capacities.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 179 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

AIDE Memoire 23rd Joint Review Mission for the Health Sector 28th - 29th September, 2017 .

The Compact for Implementation of the Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) 2015/16 - 2019/20 provides, as part of monitoring and evaluation, for the annual Joint Review Mission (JRM) so as to assess sector performance on the policies, strategies, plans and interventions, and capacity needs in line...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Final%20Aide%20Memoire%2023rd%20Health%20S...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 137 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Uganda National Infection Prevention And Control Guidelines 2013

This particular guideline is comprehensive and includes among others the National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines (MOH, 2004) and the Infection Control: Policies and Procedures (MOH, 2005). IPC guidelines will be used alongside with these and the other technical guidelines such as (1) PE...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Uganda%20National%20Infection%20Prevention...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health policy and planning
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 hours ago 171 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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...

https://africacdc.org/download/report-virtual-meeting-on-the-african-covid-19-vaccine-financing-and-...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 24 hours ago 117 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

HIV drug resistance to integrase inhibitors in low- and middle-income countries

Dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the cornerstone of HIV treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for use in both first- and second-line treatment. This follows evidence from clinical trials showing better effica...

https://africacdc.org/download/hiv-drug-resistance-to-integrase-inhibitors-in-low-and-middle-income-...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Disease Control and Prevention
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 143 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (31 August 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (31 August 2022) 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-31-august-2022/?i...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 131 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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