The Public Investment Plan (PIP) sets out planned investment decisions that the Government of Uganda plans to realise over the medium term (FY2016/17 - FY2018/19). The PIP provides an overview of all investment profiles for Central Government Votes with development funding (either GoU and or Externa...
In 2006, the Special Session of African Union Health Ministers adopted the Maputo Plan of Action for implementing the Continental Policy Framework on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), which expired at the end of 2015. The goal was for all stakeholders and partners to join forces and...
Uganda has the sixth highest number of annual deaths from malaria in Africa, as well as some of the highest reported malaria transmission rates in the world, with approximately 16 million cases reported in 2013 and over 10,500 deaths annually. In addition, malaria has an indirect impact on the econo...
The National medical oxygen scale up implementation plan articulates a holistic approach to improving demand and supply of medical oxygen in Uganda. Specifically, the plan aims to put in place coherent and harmonized implementation of key interventions to achieve an optimal medical oxygen supply mod...
A customer/client service charter is a set of standards that an organisation promises to uphold when dealing with customers. A customer/client charter publically sets out a number of minimum standards that citizens/ clients should expect when accessing public services. The clients�� Charters greatly...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 14 April 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, Northe...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 109: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic 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, Northern...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Ethiopia 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, Norther...
These guidelines are developed to support the onboarding process of health workers, promote their levels of engagement and improve the rate of retention. This is against the background that the Ministry of Health planned to conduct massive recruitment at all levels of health service delivery. Curren...
In view of the infrastructural and resource gaps, technology should be considered for remote management of healthcare deliver to patients during this period. As it is abundantly clear, even countries with more advanced healthcare infrastructure and resources have struggled to treat COVID-19 and non-...
In order to properly guide Member States, the Africa Regulatory Taskforce has developed a framework(https://africacdc.org/download/guidance-on-emergencyexpedited-regulatory-authorisation-and-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-africa/) for market authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, which include three sc...
The document titled AFRICAN REGIONAL BIOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT (Certified Professionals 2023) 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, Southern Af...
Africa stands at a critical juncture, where the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Ebola and Monkeypox outbreaks underlined the need for increased self-reliance in our continent’s health systems. There is a shared recognition that Africa can and must do more to safeguard its healt...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & injuries and mental health conditions constitute a serious impediment to achieving the vision of Agenda 2063 to build an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa driven by its own citizens. Each year, these conditions cause millions of premature deaths and disab...
The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decisions making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...
Management of Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage
Putting on and Removing PPE in the context of EVD presentation is an EVD IPC training material for HC IIs and pharmacies.
This guidance complements the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Physical Distancing, which includes further details on how to engage communities, implement physical distancing, and support organisations, and the Africa CDC Guidance for Community Use of Face Masks.
The burden of disease due to malaria in Uganda is unacceptably high and the resistance of the malaria parasites to Chloroquine (CQ) and Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine (SP) has aggravated the situation. Because of this, in May 2004, the Ministry of Health decided to change the malaria treatment policy fro...
The document titled Position Statement on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals – Africa CDC offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges wit...
