African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 20202025

In accordance with the UN approach, and to meet the specific needs of African nations, the African Union (AU) established a Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2018. This Task Force represents the AU agencies involved in human, animal and plant health sectors that collaborate to measure, preve...

Monthly Malaria Surveillance Status Report - JULY 2023

This document is�a Malaria�Surveillance Status�Report for the month of July 2023.

Malaria Quarterly Bulletin Jan-March 2020

This issue focuses on the third quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this informa...

Antimalarial Drug CombinationTherapy Report of a WHO Technical Consultation

A WHO Technical Consultation on Antimalarial Combination Therapy was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 4 and 5 April 2001. Participants reflected a wide range of expertise in the development and use of antimalarial drugs (Annex 1).

Family Planning Performance Update- July 2021

The Family Planning monthly performance update for July, 2021 update has been compiled using our service statistics data (DHIS 2) as one of the principal instruments to monitor program performances. Reporting rates improved while Reporting rates on time slightly dropped when compared to the previous...

Internal Directive on Project Closure

The document titled Internal Directive on Project Closure 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, providing valuab...

Ministry of Health Pharmacy Division Stock Status Report as at 1st February 2020

Antiretroviral medicines Public sector: NMS is well stocked with ARV medicines above 3 MOS except EFV 600mg, ATV/r 300/100mg and LPV/r 100/25mg with less than 3 MOS. Stock is available in country for TDF/3TC/EFV 300/300/600mg (3.5 MOS), TDF/3TC/DTG 300/300/50mg (3.1 MOS), DTG 50mg (4.2 MOS), ABC/3TC...

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 45: : 2nd -8th Nov 2020

We are pleased to share our 45th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2020. This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and respond...

Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, Adopted by the Conference at its one Hundred and Eighth Session, Geneva, 21 June 2019

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 108th (Centenary) Session on 10 June 2019, and Recalling that the Declaration of Philadelphia affirms that all human beings,...

A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antimalarial medicines

This is a detailed manual giving a step by step approach to undertaking the pharmacovigilance of antimalarials. It is intended to be a source of practical advice for Pharmacovigilance Centres. A number of WHO publications are available that provide a background to pharmacovigilance and, as far as po...

Women and the Tobacco Epidemic Challenges for the 21st Century

Identifying issues and problems in the occupational health of women remains a challenge. Much of women's work remains unrecognised, uncounted and unpaid: work in the home, in agriculture, food production and the marketing of home-made products, for example. Within the paid labour force, women are di...

Intergrated Management of Malaria Training Facilitator's Manual Third Edition November, 2019

The purpose of this manual is to train all levels of health workers (e.g. clinical, dispensing, nursing, laboratory and records) on all aspects of malaria case management and the integrated management of malaria. Sessions which have job aids should be taught with the accompanying job aid (specifical...

2022 Integrated HIV Management Guidelines

Preface

Eswatini has made significant strides towards achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets set for 2025. This is evidenced by preliminary data from SHIMS3, which reported that 94% of adults 15 years and older living with HIV are aware of their status, 97% of those aware of their status...

Outbreak Brief 146: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 146: 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...

Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance

The document titled Guidance on Resumption of Travel and Cross-border Surveillance 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 Af...

EPI Data Quality Improvement Plan (DQIP) 2024-2028

The EPI Data Quality Improvement Plan (DQIP) details the processes, tools, and techniques employed to ensure data is accurate, consistent, complete, and up-to-date.�The purposes of a DQIP include serving as a roadmap to data quality improvement, promoting the importance of data quality and integrati...

Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) for Additional Financing to Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (P177273) November 2021

The Republic of Uganda (the Recipient) through Ministry of Health will implement the Additional Financing (AF) to the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (the Project) financed by the International Development Association (the Association).The Recipient shall carry out the Pr...

Report of the internal auditor

The Office views risk as the possibility of an event occurring that will influence the achievement of objectives. It assesses risk in terms of degree of impact and likelihood of occurrence. Methodical consideration of risk guides the Office��s prioritization of activities and provides a basis for wo...

Uganda Immunisation Act 2016

An Act to� provide for compulsory Immunisation of children, women of reproductive age and other target groups against immunisable diseases, to establish the Immunisation Fund and to provide for other incidental matters.

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 42, 14th - 20th October, 2019

During week 42, a total of 39,657 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 41 deaths due to malaria. Typhoid, Measles, Malaria, Dysentery, SARI and Animal bites were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 132 babies died within one week...