The Republic of Uganda hereinafter the Recipient through Ministry of Health will implement the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Public Health Emergencies Systems Strengthening Project (the Project) financed by the International Development Association (hereinafter the Association).
During week 45, the reporting rates were as follows,�National rate was 78.0% less than 78.2% in week 44,�Central regional had 68.2% more than 67.9% in week 44 Eastern region had 76.3% less than 77.7% in week 44,�Western was 85.5%) less than 86.2% in week 44,�Northern was (82.1%) less than 86.9% in W...
��No child should be born with HIV; no child should be an orphan because of HIV; no child should die due to lack of access to treatment,�� urged Ebube Sylvia Taylor, an eleven year old born free of HIV, to world leaders gathered in New York to share progress made towards achieving the Millennium Dev...
Comparable to the previous week, all 112 districts reported and with an average reporting rate of 83.3% in week 28, 2016. This represents a 15.5% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. A total of 23% (26/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting and 50% (66/112) o...
This TB and Leprosy Management Desk Guide is produced by the Ministry of Health National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme based on current Tuberculosis and Leprosy guidelines and field implementation experiences. The flip chart is intended to support the roll out of updated guidelines and serve as...
The document titled Simple instructions on how to use a face mask 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 Africa, Southern Af...
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 decision making. This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate s...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 72: 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 A...
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...
This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.
The document titled Outbreak Brief 68: 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 A...
The guidelines are based on principles of scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness�and prioritization of conditions to maximize the health benefit�with limited resources.�The regular update of clinical guidelines and essential medicines lists�is one of the key interventions in the Health Sector Devel...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a disease of great public health concern in Uganda. The country is one of the 30 high TB/HIV burden countries in the world. The prevalence of TB estimated in the recently concluded National TB prevalence survey is almost two times higher than had previously been estimated (...
Confirmed Malaria cases per 1000: (Number of Malaria cases positive by microscopy and RDT/ district population )x 1000�Total Malaria cases per 1000. (Number of Confirmed + Presumed malaria cases) / district population)*1000 �Malaria Deaths: Number of Malaria deaths per week��% of Test Negative Treat...
Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by any of the four existing dengue virus serotypes (DENV1,2,3,4). ● Dengue is found worldwide in tropical and sub-tropical regions, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is endemic in about 100 countries, including in tropical areas of Africa. ● Den...
The proportion of health facilities that reported was 81.4% reflecting a 7.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 15.5% (18/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 60.3% (70/116) of the districts achieved the national target of 80%. Only o...
Since the emergence of COVID 19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 the disease has been declared a global pandemic and has been associated with the deaths of more than 2 3 million people around the world. It continues to be a dynamic and evolving pandemic.The first case in Africa was reported in Egyp...
The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...
Geographic Focus: Reports could either focus on events affecting single country or multiple countries.Inclusion criteria: While Africa CDC continues to track all public health events on the continent, this report highlights only moderate to very high-risk events (with new updates in the reporting we...
The document titled Communique by the Emergency Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, N...
