Use of surveys to evaluate an integrated oral cholera vaccine campaign in response to a cholera outbreak in Hoima district, Uganda

The campaign achieved high OCV coverage, but the surveys provided insights for improvement. To achieve high vaccine coverage, more effort is needed for community sensitisation, and additional resources for staff transportation and timely payment for campaign staff is required. Pretest and post-test...

Outbreak Brief 119: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 119: 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...

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (20 October 2020)

A. Executive summary  Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from samples collected during the early phase of the pandemic in Kenya identified 8 global lineages and at least 76 independent SARS-CoV-2 introductions into the Kenyan coast. The dominant B.1 lineage (European origin) accounted for...

Presidential Initiative On Healthy Eating & Healthy Lifestyle

In Uganda, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a public health problem. Although once considered the diseases of the affluent, it is noticeable that NCDs affect even those with low social economic status. The major shift in individuals�� health behaviours and lifestyles especially due to the rapid u...

HIV Prevention 2020 Road Map Accelerating HIV prevention to reduce new infections by 75%

The Prevention 2020 Road Map provides the basis for a country-led movement to scale up HIV prevention programmes as part of Fast-Tracking a comprehensive response to meet global and national targets and commitments to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Guidelines for management of Private wings of health units in Uganda

The Guideline for managing private wings sets a minimum management system, structures, processes, and expectations that the health units should have. All hospitals should use these guidelines as the basic foundation upon which they manage the private wing services.

Uganda HF EVD IPC Scorecard Rapid Assessment tool

This job aide is a step-by-step procedure to guide the assessment of the health facility during response to a case or in preparedness. Form to be used exclusively in the context of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013

This year��s report looks at the areas where action is needed most. For example, one in eight people worldwide remain hungry. Too many women die in childbirth when we have the means to save them. More than 2.5 billion people lack improved sanitation facilities, of which one billion continue to pract...

Ministry of Health, The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Week 22: 29 May - 04 June 2023

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.

Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, June 2023

Response: The MoH continues to conduct active case search and risk communication in the affected region.

World report on child injury prevention 2008

Child injuries have been neglected for many years, and are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Th rough this World report on child injury prevention, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children��s Fund and many partners have set out to elevat...

Reproductive health strategy

Reproductive and sexual health2 is fundamental to individuals, couples and families, and the social and economic development of communities and nations. Concerned about the slow progress made in improving reproductive and sexual health over the past decade, and knowing that the international develop...

Post of Director General : Note by the Legal Counsel

This document provides information on the election that will take place in the Health Assembly to appoint the Director-General.

Semi-Annual (First and Second Quarters) Performance Review Report, FY 2011/12

The review for the health sector performance for the first and second quarters (July to December 2011/12 Financial Year) was conducted from 6th to 8th January 2012 in a workshop held at Imperial Royal Hotel, Kampala

Framework for Supply Chain Management for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

The document titled Framework for Supply Chain Management for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response 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...

Guidance for Awake Prone Ventilation in the non-intubated Conscious Patient

This document provides guidance for African Union Member States on the use of awake prone positioning in non-intubated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. It is intended for use among clinicians taking care of moderate to severe COVID-19 cases. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought with it the need...

Working with men for HIV prevention and care

This document has been produced in order to help those working with men, specifically in the field of HIV prevention as well as more broadly in the areas of improved sexual and reproductive health.

Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa

As the pandemic continues to evolve across Africa, there is a need for African Union Member States to re-evaluate, re-strategize, and re-invigorate their COVID-19 response activities across the continent to ensure their countries are prepared to handle an inevitable second, and potentially third wav...

Malaria Bulletin - Epi week 32

The bulletin is a compilation of weekly statistics on malaria cases during week 32.