The webpage presents a guidance document developed by Uganda’s Ministry of Health for the assessment and management of healthcare workers who may have been exposed to Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) in the workplace. The document provides protocols for identifying and evaluating occupational expos ... ure risks, monitoring exposed healthcare workers, and implementing appropriate infection prevention and control measures. Its main purpose is to support healthcare facilities in protecting staff, reducing the risk of transmission, and ensuring a safe and effective response to suspected Ebola exposures before infection is confirmed. The guidance specifically focuses on exposures related to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus and serves as a practical tool for healthcare settings during Ebola outbreaks. more

The Private Sector Engagement Strategy on HIV, STIs and TB is a is a guide that is both comprehensive and focused, and it is to be used by businesses and corporations to actively participate in the HIV, STIs and TB and Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) response. The goal of this strategy is to devel ... op a culture in the workplace that actively promotes HIV, STIs and TB prevention, awareness, and support for employees impacted by HIV, STIs and TB. The strategy incorporates several essential components, such as those pertaining to prevention and education, accessibility to testing and treatment, reduction of stigma, community participation, strategic alliances, employee empowerment and wellness, and data-driven decision-making more

This form should be completed for all health workers who have been exposed to a patient with Ebola, their body fluids, or objects contaminated with body fluids. The form aids in the risk assessment for health workers (HW’s) after exposure to determine the risk categorization of each HW and inform ... the management of the exposed HW based on risk. This form is applicable for the Ebola virus (EBOV) belonging to Sudan Ebolavirus species and Zaire Ebolavirus species in the Genus Ebolavirus. more