The document titled Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During 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, Norther...
The workshop to review the implementation of the Ministry of Health (MoH) work plan for the first and second quarters for 2018/19 financial year will take take place from 2nd to 3rd April 2019 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. The main objective of the workshop is to conduct a performance review of...
This document provides a high-level mapping of outbreak stages with guidance on how to time the minimum uptake of different interventions that have been recommended by Africa CDC, driven by evidence and science.
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 Outbreak Brief 126: 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 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...
Disease Situation (28 October – 10 November) • In Africa, new cases and deaths increased by 20% and 26%, respectively, between 28 October – 10 November compared to the previous two-week reporting period (14-27 October). Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia, Kenya and Libya accounted for more than three-fo...
Untreated HIV infection leads to progressive immunodeficiency and increased susceptibility to infections, including TB. HIV is driving the TB epidemic in many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and, increasingly, in Asia and South America.TB in populations with high HIV prevalence is a lead...
This document provides information on the election that will take place in the Health Assembly to appoint the Director-General.
The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs. 4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to� a per capita spending of...
Nine years have elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first road map for neglected tropical diseases, which set targets for 2020. With exemplary country leadership and the continued support of industry and partners, we have been able to push back many of these diseases, bri...
Despite major strides to improve the health of the population in the last 10 - 15 years, the health status of Ugandans remains relatively poor with high morbidity and mortality from preventable causes. The National Population and Housing Census 2014 show a life expectancy of 63.3 years and under fiv...
The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs.4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to a per capita spending of 1...
Government of Uganda (GoU) with financing support from of World Bank (The Bank) plans to improve reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health from implementation of the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Improvement Project (RMNCAH Project). The Project Development Object...
he World Health Organization defines e-Health as the combined use of electronic communication and information technology in the health sector. In practical terms, e-Health is the means of ensuring that the right health information is provided to the right person at the right place and time in a secu...
iHRIS Qualify is the system that is used by the Health Professional Councils to capture and aggregate data on a cadre of health workers from the time they enter pre-service training through registration and licensure. It can also track deployments, issue licenses for private practices and out-migrat...
The statistical brief is a Ministry of Health, weekly report on Malaria.
Keeping clean and disposing of human waste (feces and urine) are necessary for good health. If they are not taken care of in a safe way, our feces and urine can pollute the environment and cause serious health problems, such as diarrhea, worms, cholera, and bladder infections. Many of these problems...
This study follows on from the 2002 study entitled WTO Agreements and Public Health: A Joint Study by the WHO and the WTO Secretariat. This earlier study examined the linkages between trade and health policies in general to enable trade officials and health officials to better understand and monitor...
During Week 7 of 2017, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 81.3% reflecting a 7.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 11.2% (13/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 61.2% (71/116) of the districts achieved the nationa...
