COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (06 October 2020)

A. Executive summary • Two preprint studies demonstrated that SARS-CoV2 D614G substitution enhances infectivity, replication fitness, and early transmission in hamsters. Findings indicate the D614G variant exhibited significantly faster droplet transmission between hamsters and clinical evidence tha...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 47: 18th-24th Nov 2019

This weekly 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 responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue,...

Outbreak Brief 140: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

The document titled Outbreak Brief 140: 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 (28 September 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (28 September 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, No...

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.

WHO medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use 2008 update.

This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods. It is based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 3rd edition (2004) and its 2008 Update, one of WHO��s evidence-based guidelines. It tells family planning providers if a woman presenting...

Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa

The document titled Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa 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...

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.

5S Hand Book Practical Hints for 5S in Health Care Facilities 2019

In order to set the best stage for health care personnel to make maximum use of their skills and knowledge, the Ministry of Health of Uganda (MoH) recommends the 5S method as the foundation for all quality improvement initiatives in the country. The 5S method was developed in the mid-1980s by the au...

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

This report shows how much progress has been made. Perhaps most important, it shows that� the Goals are achievable when nationally owned development strategies, policies and programmes are supported by international development partners.

integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Investment Case Brief

Nationally, about 5 million cases of malaria,�diarrhoea, and pneumonia annually are brought to�care late or go untreated; hence, integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) addresses�an unmet need.� The iCCM strategy accelerates the reduction in childhood�mortality, which is still soaring high in Ug...

Consolidated Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of HIV in Uganda

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...

Round 1 Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIAs) Polio Campaign Report, June 2022

The 2022 Ugandan polio SIA was conceived with the notion that the number of unimmunized children over the years through routine immunization and the additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization in the region led to the accumulation of susceptibility overtime leading to cVDPV2 o...

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2012 / 2013

The Annual Health Sector Performance Report for 2012/13 Financial Year provides progress of the annual work plan as well as the overall health sector performance against the set targets for the Financial Year 2012/13 with a comparative analysis of the previous trends and progress toward achieving th...

Roadmap for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda 2020/21- 2024/25

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...

Nutrition Care and Support for People Living with HIV

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 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, N...

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation : Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade

This study follows on from the 2002 study entitled WTO Agreements and Public Health: A Joint Study by the WHO and the WTO Secretariat. This earlier study examined the linkages between trade and health policies in general to enable trade officials and health officials to better understand and monitor...

Infectious Diseases Institute College of Health Sciences Makerere University : Annual report

IDI continues to develop its range of programmes (Research; Training; Prevention, Care and Treatment;Laboratory; and Systems Strengthening) backed by solid support departments (Finance & HR;Grants Management; and IT). Through these programmes, IDI (as at June 2015) was providingcare and treatment se...

Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...