Service Availability Mapping (SAM) in Uganda was conducted by Uganda��s Ministry of Health (MoH) resource centre and the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2004. The goal was to collect information on the availability and distribution of key health services by interviewing the district directo...
Integrated Human Resources Information System (iHRIS) is a management tool that enables an organization to design and manage a comprehensive human resources strategy. iHRIS has five core modules: iHRIS Qualify for health workforce registration and licensing, iHRIS Manage for human resource managemen...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (13 April 2022) 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,...
Major progress in global tuberculosis (TB) control followed the widespread implementation of the DOTS strategy. The Stop TB Strategy, launched in 2006, builds upon and enhances the achievements of DOTS. New objectives include universal access to patient-centred treatment and protection of population...
The Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 puts the spotlight on human trafficking in armed conflict. Human trafficking is always a crime, committed with the intention to exploit; in conflict situations, characterized by violence, brutality and coercion, traffickers can operate with even great...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 74: 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...
Harmonisation of Development Partner practices on the provision of allowances is critical for the effective delivery of off-budget interventions and avoiding contradictions in how�implementing agencies facilitate public officials to do their work in service of the people of�Uganda.�This revised poli...
The draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia has close conceptual and 5.strategic links to, and builds upon, other global action plans and strategies adopted or endorsed by the World Health Assembly including: WHO��s Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2020,1 the G...
The MoH Strategic Plan has been developed in line with the long-term national development goals and objectives as spelt out in the Vision 2040, the second National Health Policy, the third National Development Plan 2020/21-2024/25 whose goal is��Improving productivity of labour for increased competi...
The reporting rate increased to 75.2% in this week from 73.2% in last week. A total of 157,735 malaria confirmed cases were reported, decreased by 2.1% in the previous week.Test positivity rate this week was 51.7% compared to 52.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in Nabila...
This United Nations Development Assistance Framework for 2016-2020 is a result of a highly consultative process under the high-level modality for engagement between the Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team which deliberated and approved the Results Framework that underpins the UN...
The Guide emphasizes practical teaching, projects and acquisition of skills by the learner. The competences that learners are expected to acquire are clearly spelt out in each module covered in the term. You should ensure that learners are well versed with practical work. The teaching methodologies...
In 2011, SPARS was adopted by the Ministry of Health (MoH) as a national strategy to build district level capacity in supply chainmanagement of medicines and health supplies. Medicines and health supplies are the second biggest expenditure in the health sector after human resources and therefore the...
This Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared within the context of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP). In a participatory framework, the Health Sector Budget Working Group worked with respective votes to compile the sector performance for FY 2010/11 and identified the Sector priorities for FY 2...
In week 24 of 2016, all 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 82.3% which is a more than 20% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. An overall of 19.6% of the districts had 100% of all their health facilities reporting; 23 districts (21%) had all their healt...
The new SDG roadmap is needed in order to ensure that the SDG Coordination Framework and related interventions are in conformity with the Third National Development Plan (NDP III) programme areas. The NDP III review revealed an increase in the alignment of SDG targets to the NDP from 69 percent duri...
The document titled Guidance on Contact Tracing for 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 Africa, Souther...
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...
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report is the most extensive and current source of information on global household wealth. Now in its ninth edition, the report not only provides insights into the wealth development of regions and segments, but for the first time it also focuses on the most recent ev...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (06 July 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, North...
