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World Health Organization (WHO) - Uganda
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Uganda Strengthens Emergency Response with AVoHC-SURGE Training

The AvoHC-SURGE training is part of the SURGE component of the emergency preparedness and response flagships

Over the years, Uganda has successfully responded to public health emergencies including Ebola, COVID-19, measles, anthrax, and others. This has been partly attributed to strong leadership and early rapid execution of outbreak response strategies. In a significant move to strengthen the country’s ability to combat infectious diseases, the World Health…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Uganda
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The Second Joint External Evaluation Exercise Applauds Uganda for Having one of the Best Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems in Africa

The JEE is a peer review, voluntary, collaborative, multi-sectoral capacity assessment exercise conducted every 4 to 5 years

Uganda has one of the best emergency preparedness and response systems in Africa. This is the finding of the second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) exercise that assessed the country's capacity to detect, prevent, and respond rapidly to public health emergencies in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). The…

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Involving men in tackling gender-based violence in Uganda

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue

As a community educator on child abuse and gender-based violence, Amos Ojandu often responds to domestic violence incidents in his local district of Yumbe in northern Uganda. “My neighbour used to fight with his wife every day because he suspected her of cheating on him. When she refused to have…

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WHO-REACT Team Concludes Twelve-day Mission in Uganda

The mission observed the importance of government in streamlining the process of market authorization of traditional based medical products to protect the public

The World Health Organization Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 Response (REACT) made a 12-day visit to Uganda, from 28th of February to the 11th of March, to introduce its work to the country, undertake a rapid appraisal of the available capacities in the country and develop…

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Coronavirus: Uganda receives 1,000 oxygen cylinders to boost the country’s response to COVID-19

The package includes 1,000 medical oxygen cylinders, 1000 oxygen cylinder regulators and humidifier bottles

The Ministry of Health has received a complete set of one thousand oxygen cylinders worth US$ 233,000 procured by the World Health Organization (WHO) with financial support from the Government of Denmark for the management of critical cases of COVID-19 in Uganda. The package includes 1,000 medical oxygen cylinders (J-type…