With more than 56% of the population below 18 years of age, and over 78% under the age of 35, Uganda��s vision of becoming a middle-income country by 2040 remains highly contingent on the Government��s ability to safeguard its children��s right to contribute to national development.
Everyone hopes for a good death, or rather, ��a good life to the very end��1, but until recently there was little dedicated effort and investment to provide the resources and education that would make that possible. Public engagement and policy interventions to improve the quality of death through...
This year��s global TB report reveals that countries are making progress. About 7 million people were reported to have been reached with quality TB care in 2018, up from 6.4 million in 2017. In addition, TB-related deaths dropped from 1.6 million in 2017 to 1.5 million in 2018. However, TB remains t...
The Patient Rights and Responsibilities Charter is a result of joint effort by Ministry of Health in partnership with key stakeholders. The patient rights and responsibilities charter and its constant review processes will enable health users�� to contribute to the development and contribution of th...
The Malaria Control Strategic Plan is an instrument of the Government��s commitment and determination to address the malaria problem in Uganda in a sustainable manner. The plan is a complement to the broader five-year Health Sector Strategic Plan which again is part of the Poverty Eradication Action...
This Manual is intended for Training of Trainers but may be used to guide training of other professional health workers, both pre-service and in service cadres. If used appropriately, the manual helps the trainer to deliver the infection control training package in a systematic and comprehensive man...
All members of the Policy Updating Group were asked to complete a World Health Organization (WHO) Declaration of interests for WHO consultants form. Five members of the group declared a conflict of interest. Constance Benson declared consulting, scientific and technical advisory work on antiretrovir...
This ministerial statement is about the Vote Functions of ministry of health. A vote function is a set of programmes, projects, and Local Government Grants, defining the roles and responsibilities of a vote/institution, and contributing towards the attainment of vote and overall sector objectives
During week 52, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 81% reflecting a 28.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 14.7% (17/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 63.8% (74/116) of the districts achieved the national target...
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of 13 infections caused by parasitic worms, protozoa or bacteria. They strike the world��s poorest people, living in remote and rural areas of low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Americas, causing life-long disability, disfigurement...
Despite strong global consensus on the need to strengthen health systems, there is no established framework for doing so in developing countries, and no formula to apply or package of interventions to implement. Many health systems simply lack the capacity to measure or understand their own weakness...
Over 12 million COVID 19 cases have been reported on the African continent since the outbreak began Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia have the highest number of reported cases.
After a quarter of a century of a generalized HIV epidemic, Uganda continues to experience a severe and mature HIV epidemic. Currently, 6.4% of adults and 0.7% of children are infected with HIV - about one million people nationwide.
The underlying philosophy and rationale of this policy is that health laboratory services are essential for the delivery of quality health care and should be made available to all the people of Uganda. Poor health laboratory services subject patients to inappropriate treatments, chronic ill-health,...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the biggest cause of death worldwide. More than 17 million people died from CVDs in 2008. More than 3 million of these deaths occurred before the age of 60 and could have largely been prevented. The percentage of premature deaths from CVDs ranges from 4% in high...
The release of the 2010 edition of The State of World Population report coincides with the 10th anniversary of that historic resolution. The report highlights how women in conflict and post-conflict situations��as well as in emergencies or protracted crises�� are faring a decade later. The 2010 repo...
The PEAP provides an over-arching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared through a consultative process involving central and local Government, Parliament, Donors and Civil Society. In order to achieve middle-income status, Uganda needs to industrialise by enhanc...
The comprehensive set of family planning interventions the Government of Uganda is pursuing is spurred by the recognition that addressing the current situation requires a multi-pronged approach. For instance, as noted in the Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan, the contraceptive prevalence ra...
Globally, reduction of maternal and new born mortality remains a high priority in the Sustainable Development targets as unfinished MDG agenda. In 2013, about 0.3 million women died as result of pregnancy related causes. Sub-Saharan Africa alone contributed more than half of these deaths. Uganda is...
The Global Nutrition Report 2015 reminds us of the paramount importance of nutrition to human well-being and productivity. The underlying message of the report is that, unless governments, donors, and stakeholders commit to and make themselves accountable for improved nutrition in our societies, ach...
