HIV Sero Behavioural Survey in Fishing Communities of the lake Victoria Basin of Uganda

The survey fieldwork was conducted in forty six fishing communities of the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda in August 2010. The main aim was to establish HIV prevalence among fishing communities, the associated drivers of risk and vulnerability; and the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS response. The surv...

Management of Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage

Management of Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage

IAHO Master Facility List

Welcome to the AIho Facility List Master Facility List database, a comprehensive repository of healthcare facility information across all African countries. This platform allows users to explore and analyze key statistics on healthcare infrastructure across the continent.

For each country i...

Married adolescents : No place of safety.

This publication is about the negative effect of early marriages on adolescents.

The state of the world's children 2009 : Maternal and Newborn Health.

The State of the World��s Children 2009 focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and actions that must be scaled up to save lives.

National Strategic Plan For Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2020/21 - 2024/25

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.

Guidelines on Optimal feeding of low birth weight infants in low-and middle-income countries 2011

Low birth weight (LBW) has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as weight at birth less than 2500 g. The global prevalence of LBW is 15.5%, which means that about 20.6 million such infants are born each year, 96.5% of them in developing countries. There is significant variation in LBW...

Patients Rights and Responsibilities Charter 2019

The Patient Rights and Responsibilities Charter is a result of joint effort by Ministry of Health in partnership with key stakeholders. The patient rights and responsibilities charter and its constant review processes will enable health users�� to contribute to the development and contribution of th...

Annual Health Sector Performance Report Financial Year 2014/2015

The Annual Health Sector Performance Report for 2014/15 Financial Year provides analysis of health sector performance against set targets, goals and objectives for the Financial Year 2014/15 with a comparative analysis of the previous trends towards achieving the HSSIP 2010/11 - 2014/15 targets. Th...

AU Heads of State and Government endorse African common position on controlling Antimicrobial Resistance

The document titled AU Heads of State and Government endorse African common position on controlling Antimicrobial Resistance offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within C...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 23, 6th - 12th June, 2016

All the 112 districts reported in week 23, 2016 with an average reporting rate of 80.4% which was similar to that of 80.8%, for the previous week and a 17.5% increase as compared to the same week in 2015. 19.6% of the districts had 100% of all their health facilities reporting; 55% of the districts...

Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda: Results and Impact of U.S. Government Investments

This report details the results and progress achieved through United States investments in global health security, including efforts that enhance the global capacity to respond to and contain outbreaks of high-threat diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Rift Valley fever, and pandemic influenza.

Compendium of Concepts and Definitions on Gender Statistics

Harmonization of concepts, definitions and terminologies is a prerequisite for quality statistics, and there is an urgent need for such action in Gender Statistics to increase its coherence and comparability. Uganda Bureau of Statistics periodically produces a Compendium of Statistical Concepts and...

The world health report 2008 : primary health care now more than ever.

Why a renewal of primary health care (PHC), and why now, more than ever? The immediate answer is the palpable demand for it from Member States - not just from health professionals, but from the political arena as well. Globalization is putting the social cohesion of many countries under stress, and...

Outbreak Report, 26 August 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa

The increase in the number of mpox cases in Africa since the beginning of 2024, coupled with the spread of the disease in newly affected countries, has led to urgent measures being taken at the continental level. These include: • Assessed the severity level of the mpox epidemic during the recent ris...

Prevention and treatment of obstetric fistulae

This technical working group on the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistulae is part of the effort to provide more effective support to countries particulary in areas where WHO is a unique contribution to make in norm setting and the establishment of agreed standards.

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update 10 March 2020)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 10 March 2020) 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, W...

e-Health Quarterly Bulletin April 2016 Issue 1

he World Health Organization defines e-Health as the combined use of electronic communication and information technology in the health sector. In practical terms, e-Health is the means of ensuring that the right health information is provided to the right person at the right place and time in a secu...

Building Testing Capacity for Epidemic-Prone Diseases

The provision of health and other services in the African region is challenging due to protracted humanitarian emergencies, poverty, lack of political commitment, and fragile health systems. This has resulted in a number of retrograde health indicators, an increase in the burden of infectious diseas...

MOH BiMonthly Medicines Stock Status Summary Report as at 1st June 2021

This report aims to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the Uganda��s stock levels at Central warehouses to enable appropriate strategic and logistics decisions. The report highlights stock status, challenges, bottlenecks and recommends potential solutions to mitigate stock outs an...