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Communiqu of the Video-Teleconference (vtc) Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government extended to African Vaccine Manufacturing countries held on 1

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission H.E Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa and the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr John Nkengasong, also participated in the teleconference Meeting. M...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Continental Framework on Strengthening Mortality Surveillance Systems in Africa

The importance of robust mortality surveillance systems cannot be overstated in an era marked by increasing global health challenges where health threats loom large and population dynamics continue to evolve. Accurate and timely mortality data is essential for identifying trends and detecting emergi...

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Theme: Detection
Sub Theme: Mortality Surveillance
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 187 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: 23 hours ago 220 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Human Resources for Health Audit Report 2017/18

This 2017/2018 Annual Human Resources for Health (HRH) Audit report is the 9th in series and was compiled by the Ministry of Health (Department of Human Resource Management) with support from USAID-funded Strengthening Human Resource for Health (SHRH) Activity that is implemented by IntraHealth Inte...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 223 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

First steps for managing an outbreak of acute diarrhea

This publication is basically about how the outbreak of acute diarrhoea can be handled.

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Guidelines on Sanitation and Health

Safe sanitation is essential for health, from preventing infection to improving and maintaining mental and social well-being. The lack of safe sanitation contributes to diarrhoea, a major public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death among children under five years in low- and middl...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Guidelines%20on%20sanitation%20and%20Healt...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Environmental Health and Sanitation
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (22 December 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (22 December 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...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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Ministerial Policy Statement Financial Year 2009/2010

The Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared within the context of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP). The Sector Working Group in consultation with respective Votes, programmes and projects identified the Sector outputs and planned activities under the Vote Functions for FY 2009/1...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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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: 3 days ago 138 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision Services

This report contains the findings of the study on ��Factors that Influence Decisions to Seek Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Services�� commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University - Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with funding from the United States Agency for International Develop...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
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The Uganda public service standing orders

A single consolidated document which deals with management of the public service and issues concerning the terms and conditions of service.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Lab success story; No more guesswork: Lab staff and patients benefit from Lab SPARS

The Apapai Health Centre IV laboratory in Serere district, Eastern Uganda, is busy today with ten patients waiting to have their lab tests taken. The laboratory technician, Samuel Oule, is confident that he has enough of the right laboratory supplies to run tests for all the patients he will see tod...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Lab%20spars%20success%20story.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Advocacy and Communication Strategy for the Biosafety and Biosecurity Legal Framework

This effort also assists Member States in complying with international requirements and regulations, such as the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540.To ensure a comprehensive and sustainab...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 days ago 147 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Sound Choices Enhancing Capacity for Evidence-Informed Health Policy

This Review addresses a mismatch between what is known about how to respond to particular health problems in poor economies and what is actually done about them. It focuses on one cause of the problems that ensue from the mismatch - capacity constraints. Weak capacity at a number of levels in the in...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 3 days ago 154 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Medical waste management

The manual includes data sheets in the Annex. It deals with wastes that are created in the course of surgical, medical, laboratory and radiological activities with the exception of specialties such as oncology, nuclear medicine or prosthetic/ orthotic workshops. It deals mainly with so-called hazard...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Medical%20Waste%20Management.pdf
Theme: Digital Health
Sub Theme: Medical Products and Health Technology
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Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Jan-March 2020

This issue focuses on the third quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this informa...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Jan-Mar%20Malaria%20Bulletin%202020.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 23 hours ago 184 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Tackling the twin threats of pandemics and climate change: an agenda for action

The document titled Tackling the twin threats of pandemics and climate change: an agenda for action offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Souther...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Risk Ranking and Prioritization of Epidemic-Prone Diseases

A. Background The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) identify mapping and using priority health risks and resources as one of the core capacities in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR). Effective preparedness and swift response to epidemic is the goal of Africa Centres...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 19 hours ago 196 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Week 24

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis. In this issue, we showcase the...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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Global AIDS update 2019

Globally, new HIV infections among young women (aged 15-24 years) were reduced by 25% between 2010 and 2018. This is good news, but of course, it remains unacceptable that 6000 adolescent girls and young women become infected with HIV every week. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of wome...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/2019-global-AIDS-update_en.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: HIVAIDS
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