Primary Screening is to assess potential EVD symptoms before entering a health facility.
EVD Secondary and Tertiary Screening is used to carry out further assessment for potential symptoms of EVD and COVID-19, before accessing the health care facility.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed this rapid guidance document in close collaboration with the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA; the Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN); and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This document has been endorsed by the Governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone and is currently under review by the Government of Guinea. The information contained in this document is based on current evidence and expert opinion.
"Ebola threatens everything that makes us human," says Bruce Aylward of World Health Organisation. With calm measure, Bruce walks us through how the Ebola epidemic exploded.
In August 2014, WHO drafted the Ebola Response Roadmap to set out the core strategy for stopping this unprecedented outbreak and to provide the basis for a significantly increased response. This was the basis for the UN system’s Overview of Needs and Requirements (ONR) and STEPP Strategy that followed. These were designed to assist governments and partners in the revision and resourcing of country-specific operational plans for the Ebola response, and to aid the coordination of international support to fully implement those plans.
Agromet Bulletin is prepared and disseminated by the National Meteorological Agency (NMA), to provide agricultural sectors and related disciplines with the current weather situation in relation to agricultural practices. The information contained in the bulletin, are believed to assist planners, decision makers and the farmers at large, in minimizing risks, increase efficiency and maximize yield.
General Instructions on how to Use an Infrared Thermometer.
This report provides a monthly update on key program indicators in the health sector. It provides an overview of; OPD attendance, admissions, top causes of mortality and morbidity, teenage pregnancy, Maternal & Perinatal deaths and public health events
This handbook provides a set of requirements for the digital health standards and enterprise architecture framework for Uganda’s Health System. To derive these requirements, an exploratory study on the landscape for digital health in Uganda’s Health System was conducted to understand the challenges that impeded digital health standardization and data use for action when managing HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) diseases electronic health information systems.
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 indicators.
These work plans include Departments, Programmes, Councils and National Level Institutions all of which are mandated to present their achievements cumulatively for two Quarters.
For week 36, we have seen a one percentage point reduction in the test positivity rate (from 58% to 57% this week) and the number of districts in upsurge has reduced from 50 to 44 this week. Despite this decline, we saw an increase across all other indicators: confirmed cases, deaths, and the percentage of districts with an inadequate stock of ACTs and RDTs. Continuous efforts from all stakeholders are needed to respond to the current malaria situation in the country.
This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and
causes of death.
