The National TB and Leprosy Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020/21 - 2024/25, is in line with Global and National commitments and represents a new approach to the elimination of TB and Leprosy.
This report contains various reports on the WHO progress in various fields.
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...
Currently, 14 African nations have vaccinated 70 percent of their eligible population with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the WHO Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe have fully vaccinated their populations, while Botswana has immunised 94 percent of theirs. Mauritius, Seychelles, and Somalia hav...
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be caused by infectious such as viruses, bacteria and non-infectious agents such as toxins, drugs, alcohol. Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by viruses. The commonest causes of viral hepatitis include one of the five heterotype...
The reduction of poverty and vulnerability is an integral part of Uganda��s national development. This report considers the national development process from the point of view of an individual household. From this perspective, socioeconomic transformation means that all households are made more secu...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 103: 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...
These guidelines are issued by the Ministry of Health to�Local Governments to provide them with information that�is used during budgeting and implementation.
With its population expected to double to 2.5 billion people by 2050, Africa has been disproportionally affected by the impacts of climate change. Africa contributes only 4% of the global carbon emissions; however, 7 out of the 10 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change globally a...
The guidelines provide for the context, definition of key terms, how to conduct performance planning, monitoring, appraisal, improvement, managing under performance, rewarding excellent performance while at the same time sanctioning poor performance.
Good governance and management of health services is a key element in ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in the health sector. The governance and managemnet structures described in the health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan intends to establish a substantive sector wide governance mechanism.
Nine years have elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first road map for neglected tropical diseases, which set targets for 2020. With exemplary country leadership and the continued support of industry and partners, we have been able to push back many of these diseases, bri...
The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2023 defines the strategies, actions, and priorities the Government of Uganda will adopt to improve the country��s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies. This plan is the first, full-fledged strategy of its kind in U...
These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the care of people living with HIV and the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection. The guidelines are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, tr...
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...
In Week 40 of 2016, the proportion of health facilities that submitted a report was 83.5% which represents a 49.1% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2015. Only 19.8% (23/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 64.7% (75/116) of the districts achiev...
Healthcare workforce development is critical to meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) and other health-related SDGs and to achieve universal healthcare coverage (UHC)2(p3) in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic further compounds the already ill equipped, under-staffed strained, and over-stretched...
As of 9 am East African Time (EAT) 27 October 2020, a total of 1,728,682 COVID-19 cases and 41,623 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African Union (AU) Member States. This is 4% of all cases reported globally. Of the countries actively reporting COVID-19 epidemiologic data, thirteen countr...
The total Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Uganda in 2012/13 was Shs.4,866 billion that translates to a per capita spending of Shs. 144,374 ($55). This increased in nominal terms by 1.7% and in real terms by Shs. 86 billion to 4,952 billion in 2013/14 that translates to a per capita spending of 1...
The document titled Strengthening and Establishing National Public Health Institutes as Part of a Network of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention offers a comprehensive insight into Administration, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health ch...
