This report is about improving maternal and newborn care in Northern Uganda.
Progress in cancer control has been uneven. In spite of known effective interventions, the burden of cervical cancer, for example, remains greatest in low- and middle-income countries, where progress has been the slowest. While there have been moderate improvements in age-standardized cancer mortali...
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of systematic instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with regulati...
The primary purpose of the Guidelines for drinking-water quality is the protection of public health. The Guidelines provide the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for managing the risk from hazards that may compromise the safety of drinking-water. The recommendations should be co...
Essential Surgery reflects an increased emphasis on health systems relative to previous editions of Disease Control Priorities. This volume identifies 44 surgical procedures as essential on the basis that they address substantial needs, are cost-effective, and can feasibly be implemented. This chapt...
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.
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...
When the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) entered into force in February 2005, it marked a momentous achievement in the history of tobacco control. In the decade that has ensued, the treaty has become one of the most rapidly embraced and measurably successful in united Nations...
There is evidence that Uganda is making progress toward the MDG 4 &5 targets by 2015 but this progress needs to be accelerated. Under- fi ve mortality rate declined from 152 per 1000 live births in 2000 to 137 in 2006 while the infant mortality rate declined by 76 from 88 per 1000 live births during...
The overall goal of these guidelines is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases which is in line with the Health Sector Development Plan goal (HSDP 2015/16-2019/2020); ��To accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essen...
This biennial report has been compiled by FAO and WHO for submission to both the Health Assembly and Conference of FAO (at its 40th session). It outlines progress made in the follow-up actions of the Second International Conference on Nutrition over the course of the period 2015��2016, including key...
The Government of Uganda regards Health as a fundamental human right. Good health of citizens is an indispensable prerequisite for socio-economic stability and sustainable development of a country. The Ministry of Health recognizes that good health is not a product of the health sector alone, but a...
This concept paper describes the Health sub-district strategy aimed at strengthening the management of health services and improving equity of access to essential health services by the population of Uganda. The strategy is intended to facilitate equity of access to health service delivery.
In 2006, the Special Session of African Union Health Ministers adopted the Maputo Plan of Action for implementing the Continental Policy Framework on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), which expired at the end of 2015. The goal was for all stakeholders and partners to join forces and...
The likelihood that someone at a family gathering will be carrying the SARS-COV-2 virus is directly related to the number of infected people that are present in that community. In areas that are experiencing high transmission, there is a high likelihood that someone at your holiday gathering could b...
This pocket book is for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by...
This report underlines two priorities that I see as key: breaking down silos and investing in new data. We are not going to make progress on nutrition or indeed wider sustainable development goals unless we address these two issues. I hope that those of us involved in the SUN Movement, especially th...
Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan countries to be affected by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The first Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) case reported in the country was recognized in 1982. Following this report, efforts were mounted to deal with the epidemic. The ef...
Meeting the specific nutritional requirements of infants and young children,1 including protecting, promoting and supporting optimal feeding practices (Annex 2), should be a routine part of any emergency relief response. Indeed, it should be at the centre of efforts to protect the right of affected...
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...
