The 26th Health Sector JRM was organised on the 24th-25th November, 2020 by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Health Development Partners, Cival Society and the Private Sector. The Theme of the JRM was '' Sustaining Health Care gains amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve the Universal H...
As of 9 am EAT 26 May 2020, a total of 115,346 COVID-19 cases and 3,471 (CFR: 3%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is about 2% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (19 May 2020), 27,164 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 31% increase in new cases...
The Climate Change and Development Series was created in 2015 to showcase economic and scientific research that explores the interactions between climate change, climate policies, and development. The series aims to promote debate and broaden understanding of current and emerging questions about the...
The document titled Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023 offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
The document titled Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 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, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa...
The overall purpose of the NHA study initiative is to reduce health inequalities affecting the poorest populations in the region by focusing on supply and demand-side interventions, particularly changes in policy, new interventions, the expansion of proven and cost-effective healthcare packages, and...
This Report explores the integral links between environmental sustainability and equity and shows that these are critical to expanding human freedoms for people today and in generations to come. The point of departure is that the remarkable progress in human development over recent decades that the...
The Eye Care Guidelines aim to provide easy to use, practical, complete and useful information on how to correctly diagnose and manage the seventeen common eye conditions in Uganda. These guidelines are to complement what is in the UCGs based on the fact that the eye is a very delicate organ and the...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 55: 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...
Two decades of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, the epidemic has entered the mature stage that presents enormous challenges of coping with the devastating social and economic impact in addition to the high HIV prevalence rates. The sickness and deaths of productive Ugandans has created a dent in all development...
Reporting rate this week was at 78.2%, a slight decline from78.7% in the previous week.This week, a total of 206,138 malaria cases were reported, an increase by 10% from the previous week.The following districts are experiencing malaria upsurges : Abim, Agago, Amudat, Bug-weri, Buyende, Isingiro, Ka...
The recently unveiled African Union’s Bio-manufacturing Workforce Development Workshop Report 2023 and the United Nations Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 spotlight the critical role of a skilled and adaptable workforce. Additionally, the commitment of BRICS member states, Africa CDC, and...
This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunizat...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 2022) 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, N...
The 2006 UDHS was the fourth in the series that started in 1988. The primary objective of this survey was to provide up-to-date information for policy makers, planners, researchers and program managers, to use in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of population and health progra...
The National Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan (NQIP & SP) 2020/21 - 2024/25, like previous editions, serves primarily to facilitate well-coordinated and streamlined implementation of the different quality of healthcare interventions in the country. The MoH has embraced the 5S (Sort-S...
In each home, parents and guardians are very important because it is the family that puts into practice the daily care actions that are needed to be healthy and stay healthy. These actions include:�Wash hands with soap before eating and after using the latrine
This report aims to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the Uganda��s stock levels at Central warehouses to enable appropriate strategic and logistics decisions. The report highlights stock status, challenges, bottlenecks and recommends potential solutions to mitigate stock outs an...
As of 9 am EAT 30 June 2020, a total of 393,305 COVID-19 cases and 9,879 (CFR: 2.5%) deaths have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 3.9% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief (23 June 2020), 77,895 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 25% increase compared to...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 125: 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...